12/04/2026
APRIL 12 | FEAST OF THE DIVINE MERCY
This Sunday is popularly known as Mercy of God Sunday. Between 1930 and 1938 Christ appeared to Sister Faustina, a Sister of Mercy in Poland who initiated the Divine Mercy devotion. She was canonized on April 30, 2000, the Sunday after Easter, the Feast of Divine Mercy. On Good Friday, 1937, Jesus requested that Blessed Faustina make a special novena before the Feast of Mercy, from Good Friday through the following Saturday. Jesus also asked that a picture be painted according to the vision of Himself as the fountain of mercy. He gave her a chaplet to be recited and said that it was appropriate to pray the chaplet at three o'clock each afternoon (the Hour of Great Mercy).
O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You!
A Merciful Action
Our world is starving for God’s love and mercy. Be the one who gives it freely to those in need. Ask St. Faustina to guide you and to pray for you. Search your heart and pray to stretch yourself more than you have in the past when carrying out your merciful actions. Ask our dear Lord for His help. Do your very best to teach others about Divine Mercy. You can be an important part of getting Jesus’ Divine Mercy to the world — one person at a time.
A PRAYER OF MERCY
Dear Merciful Jesus, help me to pray with greater fervor. Light a holy spark in me and help me to spread Your Divine Mercy message everywhere, never shirking this duty from embarrassment or laziness. I want to do my best to carry out this devotion so that others will be enlightened about Your Divine Mercy.
Mother Mary, please protect me from all evil and grant to me the graces that I need.
Saint Faustina, please pray for me.
Jesus, I trust in You! Amen.
sources:
1. The Divine Mercy
2. Catholic Culture