{"id":590,"date":"2014-04-23T15:48:54","date_gmt":"2014-04-23T20:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/?p=590"},"modified":"2016-11-11T14:12:30","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T19:12:30","slug":"divine-mercy-sunday-whats-it-all-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jenniferfitz\/2014\/04\/divine-mercy-sunday-whats-it-all-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Divine Mercy Sunday – What’s it all about??"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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The first Sunday after Easter is \u201cDivine Mercy Sunday\u201d. It\u2019s new observance, since the devotion itself only dates from the 1930\u2019s.\u00a0 (God\u2019s mercy, of course, is much older.\u00a0 Eternal even.)\u00a0 You can learn how to pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, and pile of other stuff, here<\/a>.\u00a0 The Chaplet is my go-to recommendation for prayer for folks who either:<\/p>\n

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  1. Are too recently arrived from the anti-Mary corner of Protestant-world to be comfortable saying all those Hail Mary\u2019s in a regular Rosary, or<\/li>\n
  2. Only have a short amount of time to spare.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Also, it happens to be a very good prayer.<\/p>\n

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    To learn more about Saint Faustina Kowalska, and how to say a few names in Polish, you might try Saint Faustina Kowalska, Messenger of Mercy<\/em><\/a> from Pauline Media.\u00a0 I\u2019ve read a pile of the saint books in that series, and have not been disappointed yet.*\u00a0 Written for children, ideal for busy adults.<\/p>\n

    John Paul II, who will be canonized this very Divine Mercy Sunday<\/a>, was the key man in getting all things Sr. Faustina & Divine Mercy put on the calendar.\u00a0 So, double Divine Mercy this year.<\/p>\n

    *I take exception to the Kowalska sisters\u2019 habit of taking turns attending Sunday Mass because they only had one presentable dress for multiple girls to share.\u00a0 I think you should go to Mass every Sunday you can, no matter how dreadful your wardrobe.\u00a0 But their family produced a saint and mine hasn\u2019t, so what do I know?\u00a0 In any case, the author doesn\u2019t endorse this practice, she just tells it like it was.\u00a0 Thus, good book if you\u2019ve recently said, \u201cI have nothing to wear!\u201d but actually you do.<\/span><\/p>\n

    General update on me: I had a lovely Easter, thanks for asking.\u00a0 Living the up-down life here, and hit a few days of down earlier in the week.\u00a0 But overall, things are up-ish.\u00a0 I\u2019ll take it.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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