The Divine Mercy Image hung over the high altar, surrounded by golden rays. Also above the high altar, wooden carvings of the Twelve Apostles stood shoulder to shoulder.

So, finally, Jesus in the Divine Mercy devotion, said to St. Faustina, “I’m coming to you.” That’s why every image of Divine Mercy has the left foot of Jesus stepping forward.

Tens of thousands of young pilgrims, who took part in Jubilee of Teenagers festivities from April 25-27, 2025, were also present at the Divine Mercy Mass dedicated to the late pontiff, including ...

4. It only takes five minutes. The Divine Mercy Chaplet is prayed with a rosary. It begins with the sign of the cross and then by praying an Our Father, a Hail Mary, and the Apostles Creed.

Pope John Paul II called Saint Faustina the “great apostle of Divine Mercy in our time.” Born in Poland on Aug. 25, 1905, Saint Faustina was baptized as Helen Kowalska.

In 1937 the first holy cards with the Divine Mercy image were created and Sister Faustina provided instructions for the Novena of Divine Mercy, which she reported as a message from Jesus Christ ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Every year on the second Sunday of Easter, Catholics are called to confess, take part in holy communion, and pray at the ‘Chapel of the Divine Mercy’.

Focusing only on certain texts, the Hayses argue, can obscure the big picture: the continuously expansive divine mercy that is revealed through the biblical story. In this way, The Widening of God’s ...

Archbishop of the Archdiocese for Military Services, the Most Rev. Timothy P. Broglio, JCD, blesses the pilgrims during Solemn Holy Mass on the grounds of the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy in ...

The Divine Mercy shrine at Our Lady of Consolation Church in Ohio. (Photo provided by wikimedia.org) By Rev. Gus Puleo | For MediaNews Group PUBLISHED: April 5, 2024 at 8:08 AM EDT ...