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Divine Mercy Sunday, therefore, point us to the merciful love of God that lies behind the whole Paschal Mystery — the whole mystery of the death, burial and resurrection of Christ — made present for us in the Eucharist. In this way, it also sums up the whole Easter Octave.
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Apr 19, 2011 · The celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday is an opportunity to reflect on the theme of how God’s mercy can overcome sin and, as the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments states, “a perennial invitation to the Christian world to face, with confidence in divine benevolence, the difficulties and trials that mankind ...
What is the meaning of Divine Mercy Sunday? Divine Mercy Sunday is celebrated on the Sunday after Easter, which is the last day of the Easter Octave. In 2024, the feast is on April 7. (continued below)
- Opening Prayer
- Liturgy of The Word
- Reflection/Meditation on God’s Merciful Love For Mankind
- Recitation of The Chaplet of Divine Mercy
- Intercessions
- Benediction
- Divine Praises
- Closing Hymn
Presiding Minister: Lord our God, in this great sacrament we come into the presence of Jesus Christ, your Son, born of the Virgin Mary and crucified for our salvation. May we who declare our faith in this fountain of love and mercy drink from it the water of everlasting life. Through Christ our Lord. All: Amen.
(select 1 or 2 readings and a passage from Luke’s Gospel or a similar passage illustrating God’s merciful love) 1. Jn 4:1–11(LFM 463) And should I not pity Nineveh? 2. Psalm 103:1–14(LFM 377) The Lord is kind and merciful 3. 1 Pt 1:3–9 (LFM 347) The death and resurrection of Jesus has won us the hope of salvation 4. Eph 2:4–10(LFM 32) God, who is r...
The Presiding Minister may offer insights on the revelation of God’s mercy throughout salvation history—in Scripture, through the writings of saints and, in a particular way, through the revelations recorded in the Diary of St. Faustina Kowalska. Attached is a brief description of Divine Mercy and the origin of devotions and the observance of Divin...
[A pamphlet or the attached instruction sheet may be made available to congregants to enable full participation in the chaplet.]
Presiding Minister: God is the Father of all mercies. In him we place our faith as we pray the following petitions: Deacon or Lector: For our Holy Father, Pope Francis, bishops, priests, and all the faithful: that in this Year of Faith, each will bear witness to the love and mercy of God; We pray to the Lord: All: Lord, hear our prayer. For all who...
“Tantum ergo” or another suitable Eucharistic song is sung as the presider incenses the Blessed Sacrament. Presiding Minister: Let us pray. O God, who in this wonderful Sacrament have left us a memorial of your Passion, grant us, we pray, so to revere the sacred mysteries of your Body and Blood that we may always experience in ourselves the fruits ...
Blessed be God. Blessed be his Holy Name. Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man. Blessed be the Name of Jesus. Blessed be his Most Sacred Heart. Blessed be his Most Precious Blood. Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete. Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy. Blessed...
“Holy God, We Praise Thy Name” or another suitable hymn. Lectionary for Mass for Use in the Dioceses of the United States, second typical edition, Copyright © 2001, 1998, 1997, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine; Psalm refrain © 1968, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Excerp...
Divine Mercy Sunday (also known as the Feast of the Divine Mercy) is a feast day that is observed in the Roman Rite calendar, as well as some Anglo-Catholics of the Church of England (it is not an official Anglican feast). It is celebrated on the Second Sunday of Easter, which concludes the Octave of Easter.
This year, we celebrate this Feast on Sunday, April 11. In numerous passages, Jesus spelled out for her "why," "when," "who," and "what to expect" at this special banquet. First, why did Jesus ask the Church, through St. Faustina, to institute the Feast of Mercy? As recorded in Diary entry 965, Jesus said to Faustina:
Feb 12, 2024 · Divine Mercy Sunday. Lydia Borja. 8 min read. Since the year 2000, the universal Church has concluded the Octave of Easter by celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday. This great solemnity calls the faithful to rejoice in the merciful love of God as it is most profoundly manifested in the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ.
