DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY

APRIL 27TH, 2025

Join us for a Holy Hour in honor of Divine Mercy
 from 3PM to 4PM

 The Holy Hour will include:

 The Chaplet of Divine Mercy
 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
 Confessions which will be heard starting at 2PM
 Veneration of the Divine Mercy image
 And a 1st Class Relic of St. Faustina

A Guide to the Holy Hour

 Preparing for Divine Mercy Sunday:

In the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, Jesus asked that the Feast of Divine Mercy, known today as Divine Mercy Sunday, be preceded by a Novena to The Divine Mercy. A Novena is nine days of prayer in preparation for a feast. In the case of the Novena to Divine Mercy, we pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy each day for a specific intention. Those intentions are:

• Day 1 - all mankind, especially sinners
• Day 2 - the souls of priests and religious
• Day 3 - all devout and faithful souls
• Day 4 - those who do not believe in God and those who do not yet know Jesus
• Day 5 - the souls who have separated themselves from the Church
• Day 6 - the meek and humble souls and the souls of little children
• Day 7 - the souls who especially venerate and glorify His mercy
• Day 8 - the souls detained in purgatory
• Day 9 - souls who have become lukewarm

NOTE: Click on the desired day in the list above to view the intention for that day - or use this 9 Day Novena.
Our Lord told St. Faustina, "I desire that during these nine days you bring souls to the fountain of My mercy, that they may draw ... strength and refreshment and whatever grace they need in the hardships of life, and especially at the hour of death" (Diary, 1209)*.

Jesus also said, “My daughter, tell the whole world about My inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and a shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the fount of My mercy... The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion on this day shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment… Let no soul fear to draw near to me, even though it’s sins be as scarlet.” (Diary, 300)*.

St. Pope John Paul II established that Divine Mercy Sunday be enriched by a plenary indulgence which you may receive by attending any Mass with the intention of receiving His great mercy, as well as following the directives outlined below. 

• Celebrate the Feast on the Sunday after Easter; (can be done on this day at any Mass with this intention) and pray for the intentions of Our Pope
• Sincerely repent of all our sins;
• Place our complete trust in Jesus; Trust in His message of mercy - the graces of His mercy are dependent on our trust. Jesus said, “I am Love and Mercy itself. When a soul approaches Me with trust, I fill it with an abundance of graces that it cannot contain them within itself, but radiates them to other souls.”*  
• Go to Confession, preferably 8 days before or after that Sunday;
• Receive Holy Communion on the day of the Feast;
• Venerate the Image of the Divine Mercy; (which Jesus instructed St. Faustina to have painted) Jesus said, “I want the image 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.”*
• Be merciful to others, through our actions, words and prayers on their behalf.