On Divine Mercy Sunday, an image of The Divine Mercy will be blessed and displayed in the sanctuary. The image represents the Risen Christ bringing Mercy to the whole world. Please take a moment and, with gratitude and trust in God’s Mercy, recall the mystery of the passion, death and resurrection of Our Lord while viewing the image. In this way the image will be venerated as Our Lord asked through St. Faustina.
“I want the image (which he instructed St. Faustina to have painted as she saw him) to be solemnly blessed on the first Sunday after Easter, and I want it to be venerated publicly so that every soul may know about it. By means of this image I shall be granting many graces to souls.” (341)
Join the hundreds of thousands across the world who have responded to this message of God’s mercy and have found hope, healing and answers to many prayers.
The Feast of Divine Mercy is a day when we should approach the Lord with great faith and trust and appreciation. Don’t be afraid to ask for great things, spiritual as well as temporal. Rejoice in our Lord’s unfathomable mercy!
“My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity.” (699)
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The Essentials: Observe Divine Mercy Sunday
According to tradition a Plenary Indulgence can be obtained by fulfilling the usual conditions.
A plenary indulgence, granted under the usual conditions (sacramental Confession, Eucharistic Communion and prayer for the intentions of Supreme Pontiff) to the faithful who, on the Second Sunday of Easter or Divine Mercy Sunday, in any Church or Chapel, in a spirit that is completely detached from the affection for a sin, even a venial sin, take part in the prayers and devotions held in honor of Divine Mercy, or who, in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament exposed or reserved in the tabernacle, recite the Our Father and the Creed, adding a devout prayer to the merciful Lord Jesus (e.g. Merciful Jesus, I trust in You!)…”
To fittingly observe the Feast of Mercy, we should:
1. Celebrate the Feast on the Sunday after Easter (or its Vigil).
2. Sincerely repent of all our sins.
3. Place our complete trust in Jesus.
4. Go to Confession, preferably before the Feast.
5. Receive Holy Communion on the day of the Feast (or its Vigil).
6. Venerate the Image of the Divine Mercy.
7. Be merciful to others, through our actions, words, and prayers on their behalf.
To receive the Extraordinary Graces of this Feast, the only condition is to receive Holy Communion worthily on Divine Mercy Sunday (or the Vigil) by making a good confession 7 days before or after and staying in the state of grace and trusting in His Divine Mercy.