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kozlosap
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The rumor is that this would have happened sooner, but the Vatican needed time to make arrangements for the huge crowds expected at his beatification!! Thank you my Dear Lord for answering my prayer.
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Battle_Warrior
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Did Pope John Paul die on Divine Mercy Sunday?
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JimR-OCDS
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Well, I suppose he did.
He died, Saturday, April 2, 2005 at 9:37 p.m. This would technically be the 2nd Sunday of Easter, or Divine Mercy Sunday.
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Sirach2
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The article states that he died April 2nd, whereas Divine Mercy Sunday fell on April 3rd that year. However, it depends upon the time zone, what you believe, for in Austrailia, it was already April 3rd when he died. 
Nevertheless, if the date of death in Rome’s time was April 2nd, I still think it is a providential blessing that he died on the vigil of Divine Mercy, which we celebrate anyway on Saturday evening. He was very much connected with this solemn feast he instituted for the Church, fulfilling the wishes of Our Lord to St. Faustina. It seems that God wishes to underscore its importance in all these ways.
Nevertheless, if the date of death in Rome’s time was April 2nd, I still think it is a providential blessing that he died on the vigil of Divine Mercy, which we celebrate anyway on Saturday evening. He was very much connected with this solemn feast he instituted for the Church, fulfilling the wishes of Our Lord to St. Faustina. It seems that God wishes to underscore its importance in all these ways.
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Milena13
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He will be beatified on Divine Mercy Sunday, which this year falls on May 1st.
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callmeChris
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He will be the first Pope since John XXIII To be proclaimed a ‘blessed’ THANKS BE TO GOD. GLORIA JESU CRISTO!!!:extrahappy:
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