
Monsignor Charles Pope Takes Adoration to the Streets for Divine Mercy Sunday
After the procession returned to the parish, Msgr. Pope displayed the Eucharist on a table outside of the building, and the group prayed for “an end to the plague.”
After the procession returned to the parish, Msgr. Pope displayed the Eucharist on a table outside of the building, and the group prayed for “an end to the plague.”
Millions of people look forward to and are profoundly moved by this day.
User’s Guide to Sunday, April 19: Divine Mercy Sunday
The Mass at Santo Spirito in Sassia, a short walk from St. Peter’s Basilica, marked the 20th liturgical anniversary of St. Faustina Kowalska’s canonization and the official institution of the feast of Divine Mercy Sunday by St. John Paul II.
COMMENTARY: The Holy Father’s Sunday visit to the Church of Santo Spirito takes place 20 years after the canonization of St. Faustina and 15 years after the death and funeral of St. John Paul II.
Located near St. Peter’s Basilica, Santo Spirito in Sassia is Rome’s official Divine Mercy church.
Most American parishes observe the feast only minimally, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
Divine Mercy Sunday is the perfect day to start listening to what Jesus himself tells us.
The depiction of Jesus invoking mercy reminds the faithful to trust Christ.
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