Joseph Pronechen on Putting Trust in Jesus into Practice

"Last August, Hurricane Harvey forced the Rojas family's evacuation from Robstown, Texas. Reaching shelter after a three-hour drive, Jesse and Jennifer and their children watched helplessly as someone on Facebook livestreamed the Rojas home as it, along with Jesse's mother’s and sister’s houses, was burning.

"'All three burned down completely during the night of the hurricane,' Jesse said. 'We prayed right away. My wife's favorite prayer is the Divine Mercy Chaplet. We said a Divine Mercy Chaplet on our way being evacuated, and we were praying the Rosary, too. They were signs to us that we weren't alone.'

"Despite losing everything, the family's faith remains unshaken in the midst of their suffering because of their continuing prayer, 'Jesus, I trust in you' - what Jesus told St. Faustina was his 'signature' when he gave her the image of Divine Mercy (St. Faustina's diary, 327).  The Church celebrates Divine Mercy Sunday on the Second Sunday of Easter. The Rojas family attest that they are indeed blessed: None of the family was lost.

"Jesse Rojas said that before the hurricane nobody knew the Divine Mercy Chaplet was his wife's favorite prayer, yet, surprisingly, a family called them from out of state wanting to make a donation. 'They were calling from the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy.'"

In a recent commentary, National Catholic Register staff writer Joseph Pronechen reflected on how the Rojas family strove to put the 'Jesus, I trust in You' prayer into practice and on the importance of trust in Jesus..

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