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 Good Friday (April 15th) and
Divine Mercy Sunday (April 24th) at 3:00pm in 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 .

Divine Mercy Devotions

Through St. Faustina, the Merciful Savior has given the aching world new channels for the outpouring of His grace. These new channels include the Image of The Divine Mercy, the Feast of Mercy (Divine Mercy Sunday), the Chaplet, the Novena to The Divine Mercy, and prayer at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, the Hour of Great Mercy.

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) 

"Jesus, I Trust in You!"

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.

Divine Mercy with Fr. Michael Gaitley

Fr. Michael Gaitley tells the dramatic history of God's love and mercy as interwoven through the transformative message of St. Faustina, the miraculous appearance of Mary at Fatima, the witness of Maximilian Kolbe, and the world-changing papacy of Pope St. John Paul II. Featuring the brilliant cinematic artistry of the Augustine Institute's film studio, the vast panorama of God's work of mercy in the world unfolds as a story to be experienced. 

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