Divine
Mercy Sunday
On
Sunday, 30 April 2000, Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass for the canonization
of Sr. Mary Faustina Kowalska, a 20th-century Polish religious known as the
apostle of Divine Mercy.
In his homily
(Sr.
Faustina: God’s Gift to Our Time), Pope John Paul II said, “It
is important then that we accept the whole message that comes to us from
the word of God on this Second Sunday of Easter, which from now on throughout
the Church will be called ‘Divine Mercy Sunday.’”
According to revelations that our
Lord made to the saint, he promised to grant complete forgiveness of sins
and punishment on the Feast of Mercy, if we should:
| 1. |
Celebrate
the Feast on the Sunday after Easter; |
 |
| 2. |
Sincerely
repent for all our
sins; |
| 3. |
Place our
complete trust in Jesus; |
| 4. |
Go to
Confession, preferably before that Sunday; |
| 5. |
Receive Holy
Communion on the day of the Feast; |
| 6. |
Venerate
the Image of The Divine Mercy; |
| 7. |
Be
merciful to others, through our actions, words, and prayers on their
behalf. |
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