In order to understand the mission and objectives of EADM, one must be made aware of who the Marians of the Immaculate Conception (MIC) are.
The Marians or MIC, which originated from Poland, is a worldwide religious congregation consisting of over 600 priests and brothers and more than 200 seminarians and students.
The founder, Father Stanislaus Papczynski, was one of the first to honor Mary under the title of her Immaculate Conception. When he founded the Congregation of Marians in 1673, he had three basic ends in mind:
Divine Mercy in America
In 1939, an MIC priest escaped Nazi-occupied Poland with a photo of the image of Jesus Christ as He appeared to St. Faustina and information about the revelations granted her. Within a few years, news of this Divine Mercy message and devotion has spread around the country. In 1944, the Marians started America's first Divine Mercy Apostolate in Eden Hill, Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Our Lord called the MIC to be not only the custodians of the U.S. National Shrine of the Divine Mercy and the sponsors of the work of the John Paul II Institute of Divine Mercy, but also to be the official translators of St. Faustina's diary into English and Spanish - and indeed, the first agent of the worldwide spread of The Divine Mercy message and devotion.
The Marians are the stewards of the Divine Mercy message. They were given that role from Rome. This means that they ensure the correctness of the message that is true to the writings of St. Faustina and true to the desires of Jesus, The Divine Mercy.
Following the charisms of the MIC, the worldwide mission of the Eucharistic Apostles of the Divine Mercy is to encourage the laity to propagate the Divine Mercy and the Truth of the True Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, and then live the message in their local areas. They are seeking people who will form small faith groups (cenacles) that will pray, study the teachings of the Church including the diary of St. Faustina and at the same time perform corporal and spiritual works of mercy. These cenacles are also called Small Christian Communities.
The founder, Father Stanislaus Papczynski, was one of the first to honor Mary under the title of her Immaculate Conception. When he founded the Congregation of Marians in 1673, he had three basic ends in mind:
- to extend the devotion to Mary,
- to bring relief to the suffering souls in Purgatory, for whom we have a serious obligation to implore God's mercy; and
- to conduct apostolic work through assistance to pastors, especially in educating and ministering to those most in need of mercy.
Divine Mercy in America
In 1939, an MIC priest escaped Nazi-occupied Poland with a photo of the image of Jesus Christ as He appeared to St. Faustina and information about the revelations granted her. Within a few years, news of this Divine Mercy message and devotion has spread around the country. In 1944, the Marians started America's first Divine Mercy Apostolate in Eden Hill, Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Our Lord called the MIC to be not only the custodians of the U.S. National Shrine of the Divine Mercy and the sponsors of the work of the John Paul II Institute of Divine Mercy, but also to be the official translators of St. Faustina's diary into English and Spanish - and indeed, the first agent of the worldwide spread of The Divine Mercy message and devotion.
The Marians are the stewards of the Divine Mercy message. They were given that role from Rome. This means that they ensure the correctness of the message that is true to the writings of St. Faustina and true to the desires of Jesus, The Divine Mercy.
Following the charisms of the MIC, the worldwide mission of the Eucharistic Apostles of the Divine Mercy is to encourage the laity to propagate the Divine Mercy and the Truth of the True Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, and then live the message in their local areas. They are seeking people who will form small faith groups (cenacles) that will pray, study the teachings of the Church including the diary of St. Faustina and at the same time perform corporal and spiritual works of mercy. These cenacles are also called Small Christian Communities.