Mercy in My Soul

The Sunday following Easter is Divine Mercy Sunday. This feast is one of the greatest gifts of our Church. The April 5th edition of the National Catholic Register had a wonderful and informative article by Robert R. Allard explaining this great feast as it should be understood and celebrated. The article is a good reminder of how this Easter Week should be celebrated. Mr. Allard tells us that each of the days between Easter and Divine Mercy Sunday are all like a Sunday; they are solemnities.The link will take you to the article, Nothing to Fear on Mercy Day by Robert R. Allard. Mr. Allard is the director of the Apostles of Divine Mercy.

Our Lord Jesus said, "The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. On that day all the divine floodgates through which graces flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet.... Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy." (699) The plenary indulgence that was issued for Divine Mercy Sunday does not change the promises of Our Lord. Rather it provides the Church's highest mark of approval and endorsement and gives souls more time to go to Confession. (Congregation of Marians of the Immaculate Conception) Who could refuse an offer like that! I look forward to this awesome feast each year. As a side note, I also began my committment to Our Lord in my parish's Perpetual Adoration Chapel on Divine Mercy Sunday 6 years ago this month.

Check out the article and then celebrate this beautiful feast of Our Lord's precious gift of His mercy.

If you haven't read St. Faustina's Diary, it really is a must read. It is long, but very easy to read (and reread). It is set up much like the Catechism of the Catholic Church; paragraphs are numbered.

Happy and Blessed Divine Mercy Sunday!