Since the year 2000, the universal Church has concluded the Octave of Easter by celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday. This great solemnity calls the faithful to rejoice in the merciful love of God as it is most profoundly manifested in the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ.

But what exactly is the Divine Mercy? Where did this devotion to the Divine Mercy begin? Is this a new feast day in the Church?

Learn more here:  A History of Mercy

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY APRIL 7th

St. Joseph the Worker will host the Divine Mercy Sunday Devotions this year beginning with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 2:30PM.  Father Bechtel and Father Simchock will be available for confessions. Please pray for God’s blessings and His Mercy to be upon all of us and the whole World.

Immaculate Conception Church, beginning at 2:30PM, we will gather to offer prayers, the rosary for world peace, the Divine Mercy Chaplet in song, and the litany to The Divine Mercy.

The Chaplet of Divine Mercy

Our Lord gave St. Faustina a set of prayers to invoke His mercy, called the Chaplet of Divine Mercy. On standard rosary beads, pray the following prayers:

First, on the crucifix, one Our Father, Hail Mary and the Apostles’ Creed.

On each Our Father bead, pray: “Eternal Father, I offer You the most precious Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins, and those of the whole world.”

On each Hail Mary bead, pray: “For the sake of His sorrowful passion, have mercy on us, and on the whole world.”

Repeat for five decades. To conclude, pray three times: “Holy God, holy mighty One, holy immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.”