Divine Mercy & Saint Faustina

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The GRACES ON DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY (APRIL 27, 2025)

In Divine Mercy Sunday, Jesus has given us an incredible gift of mercy and an incredibly easy way to attain it. So what was the promise Jesus made for this one day only, and what two easy things do you need to do to receive this life-changing grace?

As you prepare to receive Holy Communion in any Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday, offer a prayer as follows: “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, You promised St. Faustina that the soul that has been to Confession (I have) and the soul that receives Holy Communion with trust in Divine Mercy (I am) will receive the complete forgiveness of all sins and punishment. Lord, please give me this grace. Jesus, I trust in You.” https://www.youtube.com/@DivineMercy_Official

Fr. Mark Baron, MIC, invites you to come in person to the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, to celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday on April 27! Jesus told St. Faustina, “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.” This is a day of extraordinary grace. Our Lord promised that whoever receives Holy Communion on Divine Mercy Sunday, having already made a good Confession and being in a state of grace, will receive not only full forgiveness of sin, but also remission of all punishment due to sin.

https://www.thedivinemercy.org/articles/mercy-sundays-special-graces-plenary-indulgence-are-they-same

Divine Mercy has been called “the greatest grassroots movement in the history of the Catholic Church” and has changed millions of lives.

Divine Mercy gets to the heart of Sacred Scripture. To begin, mercy is “love’s second name,” as John Paul II said. It’s a particular kind of love, a particular mode of love when it encounters suffering, poverty, brokenness, and sin. Divine Mercy is when God’s love meets us and helps us amid our suffering and sin. In fact, because we’re all sinners on this side of eternity, and suffering is our lot in life, God’s love for us here always takes the form of mercy. The Lord always steps out in compassion to help us poor, weak, and broken sinners. From our perspective, every good we receive is an expression of Divine Mercy. https://marian.org/divine-mercy/what-is-it

The “Divine Mercy Chaplet” was given to St. Faustina by Jesus as a means of honoring His Sacred Passion and imploring mercy for poor sinners and the world.

The Diary of Saint Faustina- Divine Mercy in My Soul