Divine Mercy Sunday
Divine Mercy Sunday (also known as the Feast of the Divine Mercy) is a feast day that is observed in the Roman Rite calendar, as well as some Anglo-Catholics of the Church of England (it is not an official Anglican feast). It is celebrated on the Second Sunday of Easter, which concludes the Octave of Easter. It is originally based on the Catholic devotion to the Divine Mercy that Faustina Kowalska reported as part of her encounter with Jesus, and is associated with special promises from Jesus and indulgences issued by the Catholic Church.
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The first Divine Mercy painting by Kazimierowski (1934) at the Divine Mercy Sanctuary (Vilnius) | |
Official name | Feast of the Divine Mercy |
Observed by | Roman Catholic Church |
Observances | Mass, sacramental confession |
Date | Second Sunday of Easter |
2023 date | April 16 |
2024 date | April 7 |
2025 date | April 27 |
2026 date | April 12 |
First time | April 30, 2000 |
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The feast of Divine Mercy, according to the diary of Kowalska, receives from Jesus the biggest promises of grace related to the Devotion of Divine Mercy, in particular that a person who goes to sacramental confession (the confession may take place some days before) and receives holy communion on that day, shall obtain the total expiation of all sins and punishment. That means each person would go immediately after death to heaven without suffering in purgatory. Additionally, the Catholic Church grants a plenary indulgence (observing the usual rules) with the recitation of some simple prayers.