So, finally, Jesus in the Divine Mercy devotion, said to St. Faustina, “I’m coming to you.” That’s why every image of Divine Mercy has the left foot of Jesus stepping forward.

The Vatican’s ban on Divine Mercy Devotion was finally lifted on April 15, 1978, and in short order Wojtyla became pope. His 1980 encyclical Dives in Misericordia is heavily influenced by ...

The priest said he was introduced to the devotion 14 years ago when a parishioner gave him a copy of St. Maria Faustina's Diary: Divine Mercy in My Soul. In the thick tome, the nun, who had only a ...

Exceptional Devotion: Divine Mercy Novena Original image of Jesus the Divine Mercy in Vilnius (photo: Courtesy of the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy) Joseph Pronechen Blogs April 2, 2015 ...

Divine Mercy Chaplet In a vision, Jesus dictated the Chaplet to Saint Mary Faustina Kowalska in 1935. To pray the Chaplet, use rosary beads and begin with these prayers: Our Father Hail Mary ...

Our Blessed Lord gave Sr. Faustina (for herself only initially) a Novena to His Mercy. She was to start it on Good Friday, that wonderful day when Christ first revealed how merciful and loving He ...

Divine Mercy Sunday became an official feast day for the entire Catholic Church in 2000 when Pope John Paul II canonized St. Faustina, who is known as the “Apostle of Mercy” by the church.

The Novena of the Chaplet to the Divine Mercy begins on Good Friday and lasts for nine days. The contributors of this novena said they are praying for everyone in the world.

FAIRBANKS — In 1933, St. Faustina, then a Polish nun and mystic, had a vision of an impending chastisement. In the vision, an angel of the Lord was to strike ...