"This [past] Sunday conclude[d] the Octave of Easter. The Church celebrates the great feast of Easter for eight days, a number that speaks of the central importance of Easter. In Genesis, God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh day. The eighth day becomes a symbol of God’s renewal of creation in Jesus Christ, a 're-creation.' For this same reason, baptismal fonts are usually eight sided as we are born anew in the Sacrament of Baptism.
"Saint Pope John Paul II designated this Second Sunday of Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday. In doing so, the sainted Pope brought the devotion of St. Faustina to the universal Church in a very powerful way, associating the truth at the heart of this devotion with the Paschal Mystery itself."
In a recent commentary, Bishop Richard G. Henning, the bishop of the Diocese of Providence
(RI), reflected on the personal aspect of Divine Mercy.
To access Bishop Henning's complete essay, please visit:
The State of Hope: Divine Mercy is Personal (4 APR 24)
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