On April 30, 2000, His Holiness John Paul II, in response to the wishes of the Christian faithful, declared that “the Second Sunday of Easter henceforth throughout the Church will also be called Divine Mercy Sunday” (cf. Homily: 30 April 2000 and Decree: Congregation for Worship). The desire for this celebration was ex- pressed by Our Lord to St. Faustina, and can be found recorded in her Diary:
The Feast of Mercy emerged from My very depths of tenderness. It is My desire that it be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter. Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy (Diary 699).
The Novena to the Divine Mercy begins on Good Friday and
concludes on Saturday.
The chaplet will be sung on Divine Mercy Sunday at 3:00PM at St. Hugh Church.
Click here for how to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
Click here for the Divine Mercy Novena.
Click here for the Divine Mercy Chaplet for CHILDREN.
On the official site of The Marians of the Immaculate Conception, www.thedivinemercy.org, to watch / Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet daily online at 3:00pm .
Although these means of receiving God’s mercy are new in form, they all proclaim the timeless message of God’s merciful love. They also draw us back to the great Sacrament of Mercy, the Holy Eucharist, where the living Lord, who suffered and died on the Cross and whose Heart was pierced with a lance, pours forth His mercy on all mankind, and grants pardon to all who draw near and honor Him. As Jesus told St. Faustina:
My Heart overflows with great mercy for souls, and especially for poor sinners…[I]t is for them that the Blood and Water flowed from My Heart as from a fount overflowing with mercy. For them I dwell in the tabernacle as King of Mercy. (Diary, 367)
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New Podcast: ‘Saint Faustina’s Diary in a Year’ (see below)
Saint Faustina wrote what has become a modern-day spiritual classic. But for many, her Diary can seem formidable. Well, Fr. Joe has a solution! In this new podcast, he’ll read from the Diary each day and offer commentary. Over the span of one year, you will have “read” the Diary, beginning to end. Together, let’s come to better know the tender love of Jesus for all humanity.