Divine Mercy Sunday
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Divine Mercy Sunday is a Roman Catholic feast celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter, emphasizing trust in God's mercy and the message revealed to Saint Faustina Kowalska.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Divine Mercy Sunday canonical | 4 |
| Divine Mercy Feast | 1 |
| Divine Mercy Sunday liturgical feast | 1 |
| Feast of the Divine Mercy | 1 |
| Misericordia Sunday | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic feast
ⓘ
liturgical celebration ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Divine Mercy Sunday
ⓘ
surface form:
Divine Mercy Feast
Divine Mercy Sunday ⓘ
surface form:
Feast of the Divine Mercy
|
| approvedBy | Holy See ⓘ |
| associatedWithDevotion |
Divine Mercy
ⓘ
surface form:
Divine Mercy devotion
|
| associatedWithImage |
Divine Mercy
ⓘ
surface form:
Divine Mercy image of Jesus
|
| associatedWithPractice |
Holy Eucharist
ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Communion
acts of mercy ⓘ confession ⓘ Divine Mercy ⓘ
surface form:
prayer of the Divine Mercy Chaplet
trust in Jesus ⓘ veneration of the Divine Mercy image ⓘ |
| associatedWithPrayer |
Divine Mercy
ⓘ
surface form:
Chaplet of Divine Mercy
|
| basedOnRevelationsTo | Saint Faustina Kowalska ⓘ |
| celebratedBy | Catholics worldwide ⓘ |
| celebratedOn |
First Sunday after Easter
ⓘ
Second Sunday of Easter ⓘ |
| coincidesWithEvent |
Easter Monday
ⓘ
surface form:
Octave Day of Easter
Second Sunday of Easter ⓘ |
| connectedWithPhrase | Jesus, I trust in You ⓘ |
| countryOfEarlyPromotion | Poland ⓘ |
| dateOfUniversalInstitution | 30 April 2000 ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Divine Mercy
ⓘ
surface form:
Divine Mercy of God
trust in God’s mercy ⓘ |
| encouragesDevotion |
Divine Mercy
ⓘ
surface form:
Divine Mercy Novena
|
| hasLiturgicalRank | solemnity ⓘ |
| hasOriginIn | private revelations recorded in the Diary of Saint Faustina ⓘ |
| hasPatronFigure |
Pope John Paul II
ⓘ
Saint Faustina Kowalska ⓘ |
| hasSpecialIndulgence | plenary indulgence under usual conditions ⓘ |
| institutedBy | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| institutedFor |
Latin Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| linkedToPope | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| linkedToSaint | Saint Faustina Kowalska ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor | white ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason |
Eastertide
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter Season
|
| preparationBeginsOn |
Good Friday
ⓘ
surface form:
Good Friday (Divine Mercy Novena)
|
| promulgatedBy | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| scripturalFocus |
Gospel of John
ⓘ
surface form:
Gospel of John 20:19–31
|
| theologicalTheme |
God’s mercy
ⓘ
conversion ⓘ forgiveness of sins ⓘ hope ⓘ trust in Jesus ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Feast of the Divine Mercy
this entity surface form:
Divine Mercy Feast
this entity surface form:
Divine Mercy Sunday liturgical feast
this entity surface form:
Misericordia Sunday