DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY

SUNDAY, APRIL 27TH, 2025 AT 2PM

AT IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH

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Pray the Divine Mercy Novena starting on Good Friday

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Come and Receive The Mercy of Jesus. 

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Special Prayer Service on Divine Mercy Sunday is April 27 at 3:00PM


Father will be hearing Confessions at 2pm on April 27th

What is the difference between the plenary indulgence available to the faithful on Divine Mercy Sunday, and the extraordinary graces of Divine Mercy Sunday mentioned in St. Faustina's Diary?

It is important to remember that both are available to you on Divine Mercy Sunday.

The plenary indulgence for Divine Mercy Sunday was something granted by the Church, whereas the special graces offered on Divine Mercy Sunday mentioned in St. Faustina's Diary were promised to the faithful through a revelation from Jesus Christ given to St. Faustina (Diary, 699).

Moreover, a plenary indulgence can only be received if the indulgenced acts (e.g., going on pilgrimage, or reciting special prayers) are undertaken out of pure love for God; otherwise the indulgence is only partial. The extraordinary grace of Divine Mercy Sunday, however, was promised to all those who receive Holy Communion on Divine Mercy Sunday in a state of grace,



with trust in God's merciful love. Furthermore, a plenary indulgence can be obtained for oneself, or for the poor souls suffering in purgatory, whereas the special grace promised by our Lord for Divine Mercy Sunday can only be received for oneself. Finally, a plenary indulgence removes any temporal punishment still remaining for sins already forgiven, whereas the extraordinary grace that our Lord promised to devout communicants on Divine Mercy Sunday amounts to a complete renewal of baptismal grace in the soul. Please consider attending ICC beautiful Divine Mercy Prayer Service (this is not a Mass) at 3pm. There will be scripture, readings from the Diary of St. Faustina, veneration of the Image, Litany in Praise of Divine Mercy and the Divine Mercy Chaplet. 

In a series of revelations to St. Maria Faustina Kowalska in the 1930s, our Lord called for a special feast day to be celebrated on the Sunday after Easter. Today, we know that feast as Divine Mercy Sunday, named by Pope St. John Paul II at the canonization of St. Faustina on April 30, 2000. 

The Lord expressed His will with regard to this feast in His very first revelation to St. Faustina. The most comprehensive revelation can be found in her Diary entry 699:

My daughter, tell the whole world about My inconceivable mercy. I desire that the Feast of Mercy be a refuge and a 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. On that day are opened all the divine floodgates through which graces flow. 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 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.

In all, St. Faustina recorded 14 revelations from Jesus concerning His desire for this feast. 

Nevertheless, Divine Mercy Sunday is NOT a feast based solely on St. Faustina's revelations. Indeed, it is not primarily about St. Faustina — nor is it altogether a new feast. The Second Sunday of Easter was already a solemnity as the Octave Day of Easter[1]. The title "Divine Mercy Sunday" does, however, highlight the meaning of the day. 


How Divine Mercy Came to Be - Explaining the Faith