Divine Mercy Sunday

Divine Mercy Sunday
Divine Mercy Sunday
	The first Divine Mercy painting by Kazimierowski (1934) at the Divine Mercy Sanctuary (Vilnius)
Official name	Feast of the Divine Mercy
Observed by	Roman Catholic Church
Observances	Mass, sacramental confession
Date	Second Sunday of Easter
2023 date	April 16
2024 date	April 7
2025 date	April 27
2026 date	April 12
First time	April 30, 2000

Divine Mercy Sunday (also known as the Feast of the Divine Mercy) is a feast day that is observed in the Roman Rite calendar, as well as some Anglo-Catholics of the Church of England (it is not an official Anglican feast). It is celebrated on the Second Sunday of Easter, which concludes the Octave of Easter.^[1]^[2] It is originally based on the Catholic devotion to the Divine Mercy that Faustina Kowalska reported as part of her encounter with Jesus, and is associated with special promises from Jesus and indulgences issued by the Catholic Church.

The feast of Divine Mercy, according to the diary of Kowalska, receives from Jesus the biggest promises of grace related to the Devotion of Divine Mercy, in particular that a person who goes to sacramental confession (the confession may take place some days before) and receives holy communion on that day, shall obtain the total expiation of all sins and punishment. That means each person would go immediately after death to heaven without suffering in purgatory. Additionally, the Catholic Church grants a plenary indulgence (observing the usual rules) with the recitation of some simple prayers.^[3]^[4]^[5]

^ "St. Mary Magdalene Church, Diocese of Manchester (UK)". Church of England. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
^ Brockman, Norbert (2011). Encyclopedia of Sacred Places. ABC-CLIO. p. 140. ISBN 9781598846546. The feast is October 5, and Divine Mercy Sunday is celebrated in the Catholic Church on the first Sunday after Easter. Some Anglican parishes observe it as well.
^ Saints of the Jubilee by Tim Drake 2002 ISBN 978-1-4033-1009-5 pp. 85–95
^ Cite error: The named reference Decree was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Ann Ball, 2003 Encyclopedia of Catholic Devotions and Practices ISBN 0-87973-910-X pp. 174–175

[1] "St. Mary Magdalene Church, Diocese of Manchester (UK)". Church of England. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

[Brockman2011-2] Brockman, Norbert (2011). Encyclopedia of Sacred Places. ABC-CLIO. p. 140. ISBN 9781598846546. The feast is October 5, and Divine Mercy Sunday is celebrated in the Catholic Church on the first Sunday after Easter. Some Anglican parishes observe it as well.

[Drake85-3] Saints of the Jubilee by Tim Drake 2002 ISBN 978-1-4033-1009-5 pp. 85–95

[Decree-4] Cite error: The named reference Decree was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Ball174-5] Ann Ball, 2003 Encyclopedia of Catholic Devotions and Practices ISBN 0-87973-910-X pp. 174–175

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