Divine Mercy Sunday is April 12

Divine Mercy Sunday is one of the most important Sundays of the 20^th century. 

On Divine Mercy Sunday, we are reminded that God's mercy is infinite. We know that because Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska had these mystical conversations with God about the Divine Mercy. It’s hard for us to wrap our arms around that because everything that we understand in our human experience is finite, it has a beginning, and it has an end.  It’s very difficult for us to imagine God’s infinity mercy but that is in fact is what it is, that God’s mercy is without end and it is beyond anything that we can comprehend. 
Divine Mercy is really the embodiment of the promise of the resurrection. Every time Jesus appeared to the apostles he said, "Peace be with you."  What does that mean? It means, 'I forgive you. You're good. You get a do-over. I went to the cross for you. I died for you.' Jesus resurrected and we’re leaving the burial cloths in the tomb. He's telling us that He has infinite mercy for you. In her wisdom, the Church places Divine Mercy Sunday in the very first Sunday after the resurrection. It’s a beautiful image and understanding of God’s mercy. 

In 2002, Pope John Paul II consecrated the world to the Divine Mercy of Jesus entrusting humanity to God's mercy. This ought to be a source of hope for all of us. This week I invite you to join me in the Divine Mercy devotion.  Many of us pause to pray during the Hour of Mercy at 3 p.m., the hour Jesus died on the cross. 

Let us come together in prayer through the Divine Mercy Chaplet. +Bishop James A. Misko