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THE FEAST OF THE DIVINE MERCY During the course of Jesus' revelations to Saint Faustina on the Divine Mercy He asked on numerous occasions that a feast day be dedicated to the Divine Mercy and that this feast be celebrated on the Sunday after Easter. The liturgical texts of that day, the 2nd Sunday of Easter, concern the institution of the Sacrament of Penance, the Tribunal of the Divine Mercy, and are thus already suited to the request of Our Lord. This Feast, which had already been granted to the nation of Poland and been celebrated within Vatican City, was granted to the Universal Church by Pope John Paul II on the occasion of the canonization of Sr. Faustina on 30 April 2000.
In a decree dated 23 May 2000, the Congregation for
Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments stated that
"throughout the world the Second Sunday of Easter will receive the name
Divine Mercy Sunday, a perennial invitation to the Christian world to
face, with confidence in divine benevolence, the difficulties and trials
that mankind will experience in the years to come." These papal acts
represent the highest endorsement that the Church can give to a private
revelation, an act of papal infallibility proclaiming the certain
sanctity of the mystic, and the granting of a universal feast, as
requested by Our Lord to St. Faustina.
Concerning the Feast of Mercy Jesus said:
Whoever approaches the Fountain of Life on this day will be granted complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. (Diary 300)
Concerning the Feast of Mercy Jesus said:
Whoever approaches the Fountain of Life on this day will be granted complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. (Diary 300)
I
want the image solemnly blessed on the first Sunday after Easter, and I
want it to be venerated publicly so that every soul may know about it.
(Diary 341)
This Feast emerged from the very depths of My mercy, and it is confirmed in the vast depths of my tender mercies. (Diary 420)
On one occasion, I heard these words: 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. 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. The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment.* [our emphasis] On that day all the divine floodgates through which grace flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet. My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity.
This Feast emerged from the very depths of My mercy, and it is confirmed in the vast depths of my tender mercies. (Diary 420)
On one occasion, I heard these words: 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. 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. The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment.* [our emphasis] On that day all the divine floodgates through which grace flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet. My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity.
Everything that exists has
come forth from the very depths of My most tender mercy. Every soul in
its relation to Me will contemplate My love and mercy throughout
eternity. The Feast of Mercy emerged from My very depths of tenderness.
It is My desire that it be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after
Easter. Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My
Mercy. (Diary 699)
Yes, the first Sunday after Easter is the Feast of
Mercy, but there must also be deeds of mercy, which are to arise out of
love for Me. You are to show mercy to our neighbors always and
everywhere. You must not shrink from this or try to absolve yourself
from it. (Diary 742)
I want to grant complete pardon to the souls that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion on the Feast of My mercy. (Diary 1109)
Jesus asked that the Feast of the Divine Mercy be preceded by a Novena to the divine Mercy which would begin on the Holy Friday. He gave an intention to pray for each day of the Novena.
In her diary, St. Faustina wrote that Jesus told her:
On each day of the Novena you will bring to My heart a different group of souls and you will immerse them in this ocean of My mercy On each day you will beg My Father, on the strength of My passion, for the graces for these souls.
Sara Giudizi
I want to grant complete pardon to the souls that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion on the Feast of My mercy. (Diary 1109)
In a decree dated 23 May 2000, the Congregation for
Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments stated that
"throughout the world the Second Sunday of Easter will receive the name
Divine Mercy Sunday, a perennial invitation to the Christian world to
face, with confidence in divine benevolence, the difficulties and trials
that mankind will experience in the years to come." These papal acts
represent the highest endorsement that the Church can give to a private
revelation, an act of papal infallibility proclaiming the certain
sanctity of the mystic, and the granting of a universal feast, as
requested by Our Lord to St. Faustina.
Concerning the Feast of Mercy Jesus said: Whoever approaches the Fountain of Life on this day will be granted complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. (Diary 300) I want the image solemnly blessed on the first Sunday after Easter, and I want it to be venerated publicly so that every soul may know about it. (Diary 341) This Feast emerged from the very depths of My mercy, and it is confirmed in the vast depths of my tender mercies. (Diary 420)
Concerning the Feast of Mercy Jesus said: Whoever approaches the Fountain of Life on this day will be granted complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. (Diary 300) I want the image solemnly blessed on the first Sunday after Easter, and I want it to be venerated publicly so that every soul may know about it. (Diary 341) This Feast emerged from the very depths of My mercy, and it is confirmed in the vast depths of my tender mercies. (Diary 420)
On
one occasion, I heard these words: 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. 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.
The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall
obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment.* [our emphasis] On
that day all the divine floodgates through which grace flow are opened.
Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet.
My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of angel, will be
able to fathom it throughout all eternity. Everything that exists has
come forth from the very depths of My most tender mercy. Every soul in
its relation to Me will contemplate My love and mercy throughout
eternity. The Feast of Mercy emerged from My very depths of tenderness.
It is My desire that it be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after
Easter. Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My
Mercy. (Diary 699) Yes, the first Sunday after Easter is the Feast of
Mercy, but there must also be deeds of mercy, which are to arise out of
love for Me. You are to show mercy to our neighbors always and
everywhere. You must not shrink from this or try to absolve yourself
from it. (Diary 742)
I want to grant complete pardon to the souls that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion on the Feast of My mercy. (Diary 1109)
As you can see the Lord's desire for the Feast
includes the solemn, public veneration of the Image of Divine Mercy by
the Church, as well as personal acts of veneration and mercy. The great
promise for the individual soul is that a devotional act of sacramental
penance and communion will obtain for that soul the plenitude of the
divine mercy on the Feast.I want to grant complete pardon to the souls that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion on the Feast of My mercy. (Diary 1109)
Jesus asked that the Feast of the Divine Mercy be preceded by a Novena to the divine Mercy which would begin on the Holy Friday. He gave an intention to pray for each day of the Novena.
In her diary, St. Faustina wrote that Jesus told her:
On each day of the Novena you will bring to My heart a different group of souls and you will immerse them in this ocean of My mercy On each day you will beg My Father, on the strength of My passion, for the graces for these souls.
Sara Giudizi
