Divine Mercy Sunday
Today we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday that was established by Pope John Paul II on April 30, 2000, the Second Sunday of Easter, at the Mass of the Canonization of Sr. Mary Faustina Kowalska, a Polish religious sister who died in 1938. A short explanation of the significance of Divine Mercy Sunday can be viewed here.
Instructions regarding how to recite the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, together with other information regarding St. Faustina and The Divine Mercy, can be viewed here.
Let us also call to mind the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy that we are called to provide to help our neighbors:
Corporal Works of Mercy
Charitable actions where we help our
neighbors in their bodily needs
Feed the hungry
Give Drink to the thirsty
Clothe the naked
Shelter the homeless
Visit the imprisoned
Visit the sick
Bury the dead
Give Alms to the Poor
Spiritual Works of Mercy
Actions that help our neighbor
in their spiritual needs
Admonish sinners
Instruct the uninformed
Counsel the doubtful
Comfort the sorrowful
Be patient with those in error
Forgive offenses
Pray for the living and the dead
A further explanation of the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy can be viewed here.
Charitable actions where we help our
neighbors in their bodily needs
Feed the hungry
Give Drink to the thirsty
Clothe the naked
Shelter the homeless
Visit the imprisoned
Visit the sick
Bury the dead
Give Alms to the Poor
Spiritual Works of Mercy
Actions that help our neighbor
in their spiritual needs
Admonish sinners
Instruct the uninformed
Counsel the doubtful
Comfort the sorrowful
Be patient with those in error
Forgive offenses
Pray for the living and the dead
A further explanation of the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy can be viewed here.