Divine Mercy Sunday Celebration

All are Welcome

Sunday, April 16th

KC Pancake Breakfast served after 10:30 Mass

• Starts at 12:45pm in Fr. Zenk Hall – Video “The Face of Mercy” Learn about the message of Divine Mercy, as revealed to St. Faustina, with a one-hour video.
• At 2:00pm We will move into the Main Church for the following:
• Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction
• Devotional prayers, including the Chaplet of Divine Mercy
• Confessions 2:00—3:30 pm
• Rosary
• Veneration of the Divine Mercy Image

** St. Faustina’s 1st Class relic is in the adoration chapel to be venerated at any time.

How should we prepare for this great Feast of Mercy?

Participate in praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet Novena starting Good Friday, April 7th through Saturday, April 15th.
The Image of The Divine Mercy, which Our Lord requested to be solemnly blessed and venerated on this day, will be
on display in our church. Pope John Paul 11 said that the image portrays the Risen Jesus Christ bringing Mercy to the whole
world.

Our Lord said “I want the image to be solemnly blessed on the first Sunday after Easter, and I want it to be
venerated publicly so that every soul may know about it. I promise that the soul that will venerate this image
will not perish”. (Diary 341, 48)

Please take the time to visit with this Image of The Divine Mercy and venerate Jesus.

First Class relic of St. Faustina is in Adoration Chapel.

For more information, visit www.DivineMercy.org

We want to encourage everyone to take advantage of this incredible promise and the additional Plenary Indulgence
on this great Feast of Mercy, “Divine Mercy Sunday.” We want you to benefit fully from these promises, and we also
want you to notify all of your family and friends about them too and urge them to join us in prayer!

SPECIAL DIVINE MERCY PLENARY INDULGENCE

Decree In 2002 Holy Father Pope St. John Paul II decreed a special plenary indulgence for
those who take part in the prayers and devotions held in honor of Divine Mercy on
the Sunday following Easter. (If someone is unable to attend these special prayers and
devotions, they may recite the Our Father and the Creed before the Blessed Sacrament,
adding a devout prayer to the merciful Lord Jesus such as “Merciful Jesus, I trust in
you!”) To gain the plenary indulgence, the usual conditions apply, namely:

1. We can only gain a plenary indulgence once a day.
2. We must be in the state of grace; that is to say, we must have confessed all mortal sins
   that we are aware of.
3. We should receive Communion the same day if possible, or at least within a few days.
4. We should pray for the Pope in whatever way we choose but it is recommended we pray
   one “Our Father” and one “Hail Mary.”
5. We should go to Confession within a few days before or after receiving the indulgence, or
   at least within 20 days. One confession can count towards multiple plenary indulgences,
   but each plenary indulgence requires a separate new reception of Communion and
   prayer for the Pope.

Clarifications
*We can apply a plenary indulgence to ourselves or a soul in purgatory, but not to another
living person.
*If we wish to apply the plenary indulgence to ourselves, we must be completely detached
from all sin, mortal or venial. This does not mean that we never sin but rather that our
hearts must be dead set against choosing the foolishness of man’s ways over the grace and
wisdom of God’s ways, even if it means suffering the price of righteousness in our jobs,
relationships and personal lives. For example, if we convince ourselves that it is not a big
deal to tell white lies to get out of awkward situations or to harbor resentments towards
people because their behavior does not live up to our judgmental standards, we are still
attached to sin. Similarly, sinful addictions to pornography, alcohol, drugs, gambling or
stealing money reveal an attachment to sin. If, however, we are employing every resource
available to overcome these addictions, such as following a recovery program, having an
accountability partner and restructuring our lives to avoid the people and places that
enable us to sin, then we can say in good faith that we are not attached to those sins.
*Souls in purgatory have no attachment to sin because they are assured of their eternal
salvation. A plenary indulgence will free them of the spiritual sufferings required to purify
them for the holiness of heaven.
*St. Louis de Montfort encourages Catholics to entrust all indulgences to the
administration of our Blessed Mother. If we trust Mother Mary to apply the indulgences
we earn in this life to those souls in Purgatory who most need it, how much more will she
reward our trust by finding indulgences and special graces for us and our loved ones when
in need?

Recommended Links

Special Decree on Divine Mercy Sunday
Vatican Guidelines on Plenary Indulgences
Catholic Conference of Bishops Q&A (including indulgences)