Menlo Park parish to host retreat on angels and Divine Mercy

Aug. 29, 2019
Nicholas Wolfram Smith
 
Michaelite Father Peter Prusakiewicz will visit the Church of the Nativity in Menlo Park at the end of September to lead a retreat on angels.

From Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, Father Prusakiewicz will offer a parish mission on the angels, archangels and guardian angels, discussing their role in the spiritual life and their connection to Divine Mercy. The mission will include Mass, daily talks, confession, Holy Hour and veneration of a relic of St. Maria Faustina. 

“Having him preach in the diocese is a rare gift for our times that will energize and encourage the faithful,” Patsy Gonzalez, a Nativity parishioner, said. Gonzalez added that the Polish priest is “a messenger of mercy for our times.”

Father Prusakiewicz began his priestly ministry as a chaplain to the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy, the order of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska. A mystic who recorded the apparitions of Jesus Christ to her, St. Maria Faustina emphasized God’s divine mercy and love toward all, encouraged trust in God, and urged people to beocme channels of God’s mercy toward others. She was canonized in 2000. 

In 1996, the sisters asked him to travel around the world preaching about the Divine Mercy, sending him forth on a mission that has brought him to nearly every continent. Gonzalez said his explanations of the theology behind the Divine Mercy devotion and understanding of St. Maria Faustina’s writings have been inspirational in her faith. 

For more information on attendng Father Prusakiewicz’s parish mission, go to  www.stmichaelthearchangel.info or email Patsy Gonzalez at patsygee@yahoo.com.