Jesus revealed to St. Faustina that it was His desire that we celebrate a special feast-The Divine Mercy Sunday. "The Feast of Mercy emerged from My very depths of tenderness. It is My desire that it be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter. Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy." (Diary, 699)
Divine Mercy Sunday is the Second Sunday of the Easter season. It was named by Pope John Paul II at the canonization of St. Maria Faustina on April 30, 2000, and then officially decreed by the Vatican. Divine Mercy Sunday can be seen as the convergence of all the mysteries and graces of Holy Week and Easter
Jesus further asked that the Feast of the Divine Mercy be preceded by a Novena to the Divine Mercy which would begin on Good Friday. Say the Novena each day following the novena intention. which does not include personal needs. Unlike other novenas, where people ask for something from God through the intercession of His Holy Saints, Divine Mercy Novena is intended to be prayed for graces and salvation for other people. In her diary, St. Faustina wrote that Jesus told her: "On each day of the novena you will bring to My Heart a different group of souls and you will immerse them in this ocean of My mercy... On each day you will beg My Father, on the strength of My passion, for the graces for these souls. By this novena I will grant every possible grace to souls." (Diary 1209, 796)
Jesus further asked that the Feast of the Divine Mercy be preceded by a Novena to the Divine Mercy which would begin on Good Friday. Say the Novena each day following the novena intention. which does not include personal needs. Unlike other novenas, where people ask for something from God through the intercession of His Holy Saints, Divine Mercy Novena is intended to be prayed for graces and salvation for other people. In her diary, St. Faustina wrote that Jesus told her: "On each day of the novena you will bring to My Heart a different group of souls and you will immerse them in this ocean of My mercy... On each day you will beg My Father, on the strength of My passion, for the graces for these souls. By this novena I will grant every possible grace to souls." (Diary 1209, 796)
The different souls prayed for on each day of the novena are:
1. All mankind, especially sinners; 2. The souls of priests and religious; 3. All devout and faithful souls; 4. Those who do not believe in Jesus and those who do not yet know Him; 5. The souls of separated brethen; 6. The meek and humble souls and the souls of children; 7. The souls who especially venerate and glorify Jesus' mercy; 8. The souls who are detained in purgatory; and 9. The souls who have become lukewarm.
This is prayed along with the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
1. All mankind, especially sinners; 2. The souls of priests and religious; 3. All devout and faithful souls; 4. Those who do not believe in Jesus and those who do not yet know Him; 5. The souls of separated brethen; 6. The meek and humble souls and the souls of children; 7. The souls who especially venerate and glorify Jesus' mercy; 8. The souls who are detained in purgatory; and 9. The souls who have become lukewarm.
This is prayed along with the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
With regards with the celebration of the Feast of Mercy, the Lord also prescribes:
1. The reception of Holy Communion on that Sunday.
2. The availing oneself of the Sacrament of Reconciliation (sacramental confession) in connection with that Holy Communion several days before or after that Sunday (according to the Church's present practice in the matter of gaining a Plenary Indulgence.)
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