Divine Mercy Sunday

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Divine Mercy Sunday is coming up in a few weeks. I don’t understand 3 of the requirements to gain a plenary indulgence. smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_12_3.gif
  1. One is to be free of any attachment to sin. If one goes to confession does that covwer that? O does it go deeper than that. Of course, I don’t want to sin but being human and not perfect like the Lord, I do sin and then go to confession. I repent and try not to repeat the sin(s) but of course I do in some cases. So how does one become free of attachment to any sin? smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_29_109.gif smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_9_8.gif
  2. One is to pray for the intentions of the Holy Father. HOw does one do that? :gopray2:
  3. One is supposed to do a “minor” (at the very least I would think) work of mercy on that day. What can one do to fulfill that. It’s a Sunday so my usal volunteer woprk and works of mercy won’t fulfill that. I need suggestions for acts of mercy I can use. smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_28_113.gif
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Bonnie,
Thanks for starting this post, because I have a question too.

As a Byzantine Catholic, we do not have Divine Mercy Sunday. However, if I wanted to participate in the indulgances would I have to go to a Latin Rite Church only for this? Our mysteries (i.e. Sacraments) are the same in the East as in the West. Or is this celebration ONLY for Latin Catholics?

Was St. Faustina a Latin RIte Catholic? I am sure in that part of Europe there were Eastern Catholic Churches too.

Lord, have mercy on us all!
Edwin
 
Our pastor has been to Poland to learn first hand about this devotion. We have a special service on Mercy Sunday afternoon. Sister Faustina was a Roman Catholic and our present Polish pope knew all about her spirituality. (This probably also speeded up her cause.)

!. We are all sinners, but if one has an addiction to something sinful, it is important that that person do all that they can to rid themselves of that attraction to sin.
2.The intentions of the Holy Father are posted on the Vatican Web site and other sites. Usually an Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be are offered for the Pope’s intentions.
3. A minor act of Mercy might be: letting someone else beat you out of the church parking lot during the after Mass stampede.

God bless you for your faith,
Deacon Tony
 
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Edwin1961:
Bonnie,
Thanks for starting this post, because I have a question too.

As a Byzantine Catholic, we do not have Divine Mercy Sunday. However, if I wanted to participate in the indulgances would I have to go to a Latin Rite Church only for this? Our mysteries (i.e. Sacraments) are the same in the East as in the West. Or is this celebration ONLY for Latin Catholics?

Was St. Faustina a Latin RIte Catholic? I am sure in that part of Europe there were Eastern Catholic Churches too.

Lord, have mercy on us all!
Edwin
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Hello Edwin,you are still in union with the Pope you are free to participate in any Catholic Church that Sunday.There is a novena leading up to divine mercy Sunday that starts on Good Friday perhaps I should start a thread on that,with the intentions and prayers so we would all have access to them,what do you think?God Bless
 
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Hello Edwin,you are still in union with the Pope you are free to participate in any Catholic Church that Sunday.There is a novena leading up to divine mercy Sunday that starts on Good Friday perhaps I should start a thread on that,with the intentions and prayers so we would all have access to them,what do you think?God Bless
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Sounds like a Plan,
Edwin
 
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Lisa4Catholics:
Hello Edwin,you are still in union with the Pope you are free to participate in any Catholic Church that Sunday.There is a novena leading up to divine mercy Sunday that starts on Good Friday perhaps I should start a thread on that,with the intentions and prayers so we would all have access to them,what do you think?God Bless
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I second that — Divine Mercy Sunday is one of my fav. feasts
 
Edwin - Re Was St. Faustina a Latin RIte Catholic? I am sure in that part of Europe there were Eastern Catholic Churches too. St. Faustina was Polish. Polish is basically Western Church. The east-west division is essentially the Polish-Russian border. There is of course a lot of overlap; especially with the way that border has moved around.
 
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Edwin - Re Was St. Faustina a Latin RIte Catholic? I am sure in that part of Europe there were Eastern Catholic Churches too. St. Faustina was Polish. Polish is basically Western Church. The east-west division is essentially the Polish-Russian border. There is of course a lot of overlap; especially with the way that border has moved around.
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I have heard that there was an Eastern presence in Poland at one time but it was forced out a very long time ago.

What I find interesting is the final prayer of the Divine Mercy Chaplet and the Trisagion (Thrice Holy Hymn) that we pray just before the Epistle reading in the Divine Liturgy.

Divine Mercy Chaplet
Conclude with (Say 3 Times):
Holy God,
Holy Mighty One,
Holy Immortal One,
have mercy on us
and on the whole world.

**Divine Liturgy
The Trisagion
**Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us. (Thrice)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us.
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us.

It would appear that there is still some sort of Eastern influence in Poland, at least during the life of St Faustina.
 
From th EWTN web site:

Plenary indulgence
I. The usual conditions for every plenary indulgence:
  • sacramental confession [according to previously issued norms, within abut 20 days before or after]
  • Eucharistic communion [according to previously issued norms, preferably on the day, or the days before or after]
  • prayer for the intentions of Supreme Pontiff [certain prayers are not specified]
II. The specific conditions for this Indulgence

On Divine Mercy Sunday
  • in any church or chapel, in a spirit that is completely detached from the affection for a sin, even a venial sin, take part in the prayers and devotions held in honour of Divine Mercy
  • or, in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament exposed or reserved in the tabernacle, recite the Our Father and the Creed, adding a devout prayer to the merciful Lord Jesus (e.g. Merciful Jesus, I trust in you!")
Partial Indulgence

A partial indulgence, granted to the faithful who, at least with a contrite heart, pray to the merciful Lord Jesus a legitimately approved invocation. [e.g. Jesus I trust in You. My Jesus mercy. or any other approved invocation]

Those who cannot go to church or the seriously ill

Conditions for a Plenary Indulgence:
  • totally detesting any sin,
  • the intention of fulfilling as soon as possible the three usual conditions of confession, communion and prayers for the Holy Father
  • recite the Our Father and the Creed before a devout image of Our Merciful Lord Jesus
  • pray a devout invocation to the Merciful Lord Jesus (e.g. Merciful Jesus, I trust in you).
If it is impossible to do even this:
  • with a spiritual intention unite with those carrying out the prescribed practice for obtaining the Indulgence in the usual way and
  • offer to the Merciful Lord a prayer and the sufferings of their illness and the difficulties of their lives, with the resolution to accomplish as soon as possible the three conditions prescribed to obtain the plenary indulgence.
Duty of priests

Priests who exercise pastoral ministry, especially parish priests, should
  • inform the faithful in the most suitable way of the Church’s salutary provision [of a plenary indulgence].
  • promptly and generously be willing to hear their confessions [this does not necessarily have to be on Divine Mercy Sunday itself, since that is not a condition for the indulgence]
On Divine Mercy Sunday, after celebrating Mass or Vespers, or during devotions in honour of Divine Mercy,
  • lead the recitation of the prayers
  • when they instruct their people, gently encourage the faithful to practise works of charity or mercy as often as they can
 
Excellent post! Thank you so very much. I ha no idea that there are requirments to fullfil the prayer. Glory to God that these are now made known. Thank you again!
 
I have heard that there was an Eastern presence in Poland at one time but it was forced out a very long time ago.

What I find interesting is the final prayer of the Divine Mercy Chaplet and the Trisagion (Thrice Holy Hymn) that we pray just before the Epistle reading in the Divine Liturgy.
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Not quite right. Poland is predominately Roman Catholic, but there exist parishes of Eastern Right Catholics, called Unici (about 12, 13 years ago, a group of Eastern Right Catholics from Pratulin were beatified - here is a link for those who speak Polish unici.republika.pl/index.html ) and Orthodox Christians. Most of them are found in the Eastern part of Poland
 
Thanks for the info, guys. I had a thought today that as many as possible should be praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet for Terri Schiavo.

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