An Angel Appears at Saintly Woman's Funeral

The Angel of Mercy

My friend Mary was truly a saintly woman. She belonged to a group of lay apostles who pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy at the bedside of the sick and dying. After battling breast cancer for several years, Jesus took Mary home to her reward.

It was something that happened at her funeral, that has truly left me with a lasting impression of God's mercy.

After the funeral luncheon, several of us had noticed that the three o'clock hour was approaching. We decided to go to a quiet place outdoors and pray a Chaplet of Divine Mercy for Mary's soul.

As we seated ourselves at a nearby table, we could not help but notice soft music coming from the outdoor sound system. Knowing this would not interfere with our prayers, we decided to begin the Chaplet. At almost an instant...as we began the prayer of the Chaplet...the music suddenly stopped.

The most beautiful, angelic, heavenly voice became audible to all of us who were praying!

It seemed this was the voice of an angel...who was singing praises to God with the most awe-inspiring voice we had ever heard!

Could this have been our dear friend Mary...trying to instill upon our hearts the power of this prayer?

A gentle breeze began to swirl all around us. This beautiful voice and the soft gentle breeze stayed with us during the entire prayer of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. We all sensed Mary's presence and wondered if God allowed her to pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy with us one last time...so that we may always remember to continue on in her legacy.

With the final words of the Chaplet...the angelic voice, and the delicate flowing breeze came to a complete halt. We all remained in our chairs. It seemed to us that for this one short moment...time stood still.

Some of us were crying; all of us were transformed.

This experience left us with a tremendous feeling of peace and love. We became more aware of the Supreme Authority of the mercy of God.

O Jesus, how great is Your love...how great is Your Mercy!

May God's mercy remain close to our hearts, our homes and our family.

Jesus, I Trust in You!
Kathy