The second Sunday following the feast of the resurrection of Christ, the Catholic Church celebrates Divine Mercy Sunday. This feast is an opportunity for every faithful to immerse themselves in the infinite mercy of Christ who, through His death and resurrection, opens the gates of eternal life for us! Novena, sacraments… Discover how to spiritually prepare for the Feast of Divine Mercy and seize the abundant graces that Jesus promises us!
Prepare for the Feast of Divine Mercy by joining this online novena on Hozana; Every day for nine days, you will receive an excerpt from Saint Faustina's "Little Diary," a prayer, and a simple resolution to walk towards Divine Mercy!
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If the Catholic Church encourages us to spiritually prepare in the days leading up to the Feast of Divine Mercy, it is primarily because it is a clear request from Jesus to Saint Faustina: "I desire that for nine days you bring souls to the source of my mercy so that they may draw strength and refreshment as well as all the graces they need in the difficulties of life and especially at the hour of death." (Small Diary, paragraph 1209) By these words, Jesus invites us to undertake a preparatory novena offered to lead souls to the source of His mercy: “Each day you will bring a different group of souls to My Heart and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. And I will bring all these souls into the dwelling of My Father."
The novena involves reciting the Divine Mercy Chaplet for nine consecutive days. It begins on Good Friday and continues until the following Easter Saturday. Each day of the novena, we are invited to pray for a different group of souls. Thus, at the end of the novena, we will have prayed for all humanity.
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Jesus adds, “Every soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion will obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment.” Therefore, in order to properly prepare, each person is called to:
Starting spiritual preparation for the Feast of Divine Mercy means personally journeying towards the Merciful Christ to feel His immense love for us.
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We are also asked to be merciful towards others through deeds, words, or prayer. We can thus:
Preparing for the Feast of Divine Mercy means calling out to Christ, “Jesus, I trust in You!” and entrusting our lives to Him with the certainty that “in all things God works for the good of those who love him” (Romans 8:28). It also means showing mercy to our neighbor by entrusting souls to the Merciful Christ and bearing witness to His love, filled with compassion for each one of us.
Follow Hozana's prayer suggestions to live this preparatory time in trust and joy! Pray for the spread of the cult of Divine Mercy!