Divine Mercy Hit & Runs

We are a little over a month in to the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. How can we help make this an extraordinary year?

In Fr. Michael Gaitley's book "You Did It to Me." He talks about all kinds or practical ways we can put the Spiritual and Corporal works of Mercy into action in our modern lives. This is great read for the Year of Mercy. He has one suggestion that I would like to highlight, "Divine Mercy Hit & Runs."

Fr. Gaitley's suggestion is to purchase a box of a 1000 wallet sized Divine Mercy prayer cards. Then pass them out to strangers we encounter on a daily basis such as cashiers, bank tellers, waiters & waitresses. The cards can be purchased from his website: divinemercyart.org (Click here for the direct link. 1000 cards only cost $14.95 with no shipping fee!

I purchased a box of these cards awhile back. I'm going to admit to you that I did not have the nerve to hand them out to strangers as Fr. Gaitley suggested. I'll blame this on being an introvert! Instead, I've been putting them into the bills I mail out! My sister told me she bought a box and has been putting them into magazines and books on store shelves. She had a great idea of targeting popular books that are known for their blatant sinful content. She also suggested leaving them on the table at a restaurant along with the tip.

During this Year of Mercy, I think it would be extraordinary if we Catholics could make this a nationwide phenomenon! Divine Mercy cards showing up in the most unexpected places by the thousands or even hundred thousands all over the country. This could be a visible symbol of the way God's Mercy is raining down on us during this Extraordinary Year! If you like this idea, please let your Catholic friends and family know as well. If every Catholic gave/placed one card then 1.2 billion cards would go out! What a great way to tell the world God still loves us.