Understanding how Divine Mercy fulfills, rather than replaces, the Sacred Heart message.

When I first heard about the Divine Mercy Chaplet, I thought it was ridiculous. That was in the year 2000, when St. Pope John Paul II canonized St. Faustina and granted universal observance of the ...

The Vatican’s ban on Divine Mercy Devotion was finally lifted on April 15, 1978, and in short order Wojtyla became pope.

The devotion extends worldwide, said Lee Bowers, director of Marian activities for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Her office is also now promoting the Divine Mercy devotion.

Among Catholic devotions, the Divine Mercy message is well-known: the iconic image of Christ, with rays of red and white pouring from his heart; St. Faustina, called the “Apostle of Divine Mercy ...

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 ...

MAHANOY CITY – Hundreds of faithful Catholics with a devotion to the Divine Mercy message of Jesus given through Sister (now Saint) Maria Faustina Kowalska of Poland gathered in Blessed Teresa ...

Sunday is the Feast of The Divine Mercy, a devotion to the merciful love of God. The devotion arose from apparitions of Jesus seen by St. Faustina Kowalska. (Credit: CNS.) Listen ROME – Sunday ...

The degree to which humanity is willing to listen and to live the message of mercy in both devotions is the degree to which there will be peace in one’s heart, and peace in the world.

MAHANOY CITY – Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Roman Catholic Church welcomed hundreds for the celebration of the Feast of Divine Mercy Sunday with Mass and devotions, including the recitation of the ...