Every living encounter with Jesus enables us to have more life.” Divine Mercy Sunday, instituted by St. John Paul II during the Jubilee Year of 2000, is celebrated on the Second Sunday of Easter.

Pope Francis greets a child at the Divine Mercy Sunday Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on April 24. (photo: National Catholic Register / Vatican Media) Jonah McKeown/CNA Vatican April 24, 2022 ...

Introdution to the Divine Mercy Novena Novena taken from: www.ewtn.com. Jesus asked that the Feast of the Divine Mercy be preceded by a Novena to the Divine Mercy which would begin on Good Friday.

Just as when St. Faustina recounted in her diary of Divine Mercy, 1565, “The rays which issued from Jesus’ Heart enveloped the sick man, and the powers of darkness fled in panic,” Bauer’s ...

Jesus said to St. Faustina “My daughter, tell the whole world about My inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners.

The gospels claim that Jesus’ birth was foretold in advance. Matthew quotes from the prophet Isaiah to establish Jesus’ birth as a divine promise that would usher in a time of peace and justice.

The Divine Mercy novena prayers were given to St. Faustina through an apparition of our Lord Jesus. Each day has a new petition that seeks God’s mercy for different purposes.

An image of Jesus of Divine Mercy is seen as Pope Francis celebrates Mass on the feast of Divine Mercy in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 3, 2016.(Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.) Listen It’s ...

Children visit the Merciful Heart of Jesus Farm outside Marshfield, Wisconsin. The Franciscan Association of Divine Mercy formally organized in 2019, after Mother Mary Veronica Fitch received ...

The opening prayer for the Mass of Divine Mercy Sunday begins with: “Heavenly Father and God of Mercy. We no longer look for Jesus among the dead, for He is alive and has become the Lord of Life.” ...

An image of Jesus of Divine Mercy and the "Angels Unawares" sculpture are seen in St. Peter's Square as people wait for Pope Francis to lead the "Regina Coeli" April 24, 2022, at the Vatican.