Easter (April 20) - Pentecost (June 8)

Easter Octave (April 20 - April 27, 2025)

• April 20, 2025 (Easter Sunday) – The Resurrection of the Lord (Solemnity)
• April 21, 2025 (Monday in the Octave of Easter) – Easter Day continues, with Mass celebrating the joy of the resurrection.
• April 22, 2025 (Tuesday in the Octave of Easter) – Easter continues.
• April 23, 2025 (Wednesday in the Octave of Easter) – Easter continues.
• April 24, 2025 (Thursday in the Octave of Easter) – Easter continues.
• April 25, 2025 (Friday in the Octave of Easter) – Easter continues.
• April 26, 2025 (Saturday in the Octave of Easter) – Easter continues.
• April 27, 2025 (Second Sunday of Easter) – Divine Mercy Sunday (Solemnity) – Celebrates the mercy of God and the institution of the sacrament of reconciliation. (This is a feast instituted by Pope John Paul II.)

Second Week of Easter (April 28 - May 4, 2025)

• April 28, 2025 (Monday in the 2nd Week of Easter) – Easter continues.
• April 29, 2025 (Feast of St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church) – Optional Memorial, particularly important for those devoted to her.
• May 1, 2025 (Feast of St. Joseph the Worker) – Optional Memorial, celebrating St. Joseph in his role as a worker and protector of families.
• May 4, 2025 (Third Sunday of Easter) – The continued celebration of the Resurrection.

Ascension of the Lord (May 29, 2025)

• May 29, 2025 (Thursday of the 6th Week of Easter) – The Ascension of the Lord (Solemnity) – Marks the moment when Jesus ascends to heaven in the presence of His disciples, signifying His return to the Father.

Pentecost (June 8, 2025)

• June 8, 2025 (Pentecost Sunday) – The Descent of the Holy Spirit (Solemnity) – This day marks the birth of the Church and the final day of the Easter season. It commemorates the Holy Spirit descending upon the apostles and Mary, empowering them to begin their mission to spread the Gospel.



• Divine Mercy Sunday (April 27): Mark Divine Mercy Sunday with prayers for mercy, especially focusing on the message of God's boundless mercy revealed to St. Faustina Kowalska.
• Feasts of Saints During the Easter Season:
• April 29 – Feast of St. Catherine of Siena: Include a reflection or prayer on St. Catherine’s role as a mystic and patroness of Italy.
• May 1 – Feast of St. Joseph the Worker: A day to celebrate work and the dignity of labor in Christian tradition, especially associated with St. Joseph, Jesus' earthly father.
• May 3 – Feast of St. Philip and St. James, Apostles: Reflect on the lives of these apostles.
• May 4 – Third Sunday of Easter: Reflect on the continued joy of the Resurrection and the first post-resurrection appearances of Jesus.
• May 15 – Feast of St. Isidore the Farmer: A feast that reflects the connection between faith and work.
• Ascension of the Lord (May 29): A time to reflect on the promise of Christ’s return and the continuation of His mission on earth through the apostles.
• Pentecost (June 8): Conclude the Easter season with a powerful reflection on the descent of the Holy Spirit, which empowered the apostles to go out and spread the Good News.

Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet

How to Recite the Chaplet:

1. Make the Sign of the Cross

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

2. Optional Opening Prayers

St. Faustina’s Prayer for Sinners
O Jesus, eternal Truth, our Life, I call upon You and I beg Your mercy for poor sinners. O sweetest Heart of my Lord, full of pity and unfathomable mercy, I plead with You for poor sinners. O Most Sacred Heart, Fount of Mercy from which gush forth rays of inconceivable graces upon the entire human race, I beg of You light for poor sinners. O Jesus, be mindful of Your own bitter Passion and do not permit the loss of souls redeemed at so dear a price of Your most precious Blood. O Jesus, when I consider the great price of Your Blood, I rejoice at its immensity, for one drop alone would have been enough for the salvation of all sinners. Although sin is an abyss of wickedness and ingratitude, the price paid for us can never be equalled. Therefore, let every soul trust in the Passion of the Lord, and place its hope in His mercy. God will not deny His mercy to anyone. Heaven and earth may change, but God's mercy will never be exhausted. Oh, what immense joy burns in my heart when I contemplate Your incomprehensible goodness, O Jesus! I desire to bring all sinners to Your feet that they may glorify Your mercy throughout endless ages (Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, 72).

You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us.

(Repeat three times)
O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You!

3. Our Father

Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, Amen.

4. Hail Mary

Hail Mary, full of grace. The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death, Amen.

5. The Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the Resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

6. The Eternal Father

Eternal Father, I offer You the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.

7. On the 10 Small Beads of Each Decade

For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

8. Repeat for the remaining decades

Saying the "Eternal Father" (6) on the "Our Father" bead and then 10 "For the sake of His sorrowful Passion" (7) on the following "Hail Mary" beads.

9. Conclude with Holy God (Repeat three times)

Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

10. Optional Closing Prayers

Eternal God, in Whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion — inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself.

O Greatly Merciful God, Infinite Goodness, today all mankind calls out from the abyss of its misery to Your mercy — to Your compassion, O God; and it is with its mighty voice of misery that it cries out. Gracious God, do not reject the prayer of this earth's exiles! O Lord, Goodness beyond our understanding, Who are acquainted with our misery through and through, and know that by our own power we cannot ascend to You, we implore You: anticipate us with Your grace and keep on increasing Your mercy in us, that we may faithfully do Your holy will all through our life and at death's hour. Let the omnipotence of Your mercy shield us from the darts of our salvation’s enemies, that we may with confidence, as Your children, await Your [Son’s] final coming — that day known to You alone. And we expect to obtain everything promised us by Jesus in spite of all our wretchedness. For Jesus is our Hope: through His merciful Heart, as through an open gate, we pass through to Heaven (Diary, 1570).