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Hello everyone and happy Easter!!

So as some of you might have already read by now I am still learning about Catholicism. I have another question for anyone who would be willing to help me out with an answer. What is the next Catholic holiday following Easter? I realize that it may seem like a silly question but I honestly don’t know a whole lot about this and I am simply looking to learn everything I possibly can.

Thank you for your time,

Chris 👍
 
Our Lord’s Ascension into Heaven is next, followed by Pentecost. 🙂
 
Hello Chris!

This coming sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday and the rest are as follows…

•Ascension (Thursday, May 13, 2010)
Holy Day of Obligation (transferred to Sunday, May 16, 2010 in most dioceses of the United States)

•Pentecost Sunday (Sunday, May 23, 2010)

•Trinity Sunday (Sunday, May 30, 2010)

•Corpus Christi (Thursday, June 3, 2010; transferred to Sunday, June 6, 2010)

•The Sacred Heart of Jesus (Friday, June 11, 2010)

•Assumption of Mary (Sunday, August 15, 2010)
Holy Day of Obligation

Holy days of Obligation, as you may know, are days we’re to attend mass.
Not all of these are “major Holidays” but they are holy days.
Hope this was of help. 😃

-Sam 🙂
 
Thank you for teaching me that! 🙂

What is the traditional way of celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday? Are there any special prayers used then?

Thanks again,

Chris:thumbsup:
 
The “Divine Mercy Sunday” observance is officially less than ten years old, although it probably started up decades ago.

I am uncomfortable with DMS, because it is based on some private revelations. I don’t like when some group in the Church forces a private revelation on the rest of us, as if it was a general revelation. DMS is based on just such.

Divine Mercy is nothing new. It’s all over the Old Testament, for starters. We didn’t just discover it, is what I’m saying.

It is intellectually awkward for me to be praying FOR Divine Mercy, inasmuch as Jesus was born, lived, died, and rose from the dead to demonstrate God’s mercy, once and for all. It is awkward to be praying for FUTURE Divine Mercy when we have all the Divine Mercy we ever need in the Bible.

Of course, nobody’s every supposed to point out the obvious, like this.

The Incarnation of Jesus Christ and the Incarnation of the Word of God in scripture are the proof and parcel of Divine Mercy. I don’t understand that we need MORE of the infinite mercy which we have been blessed with already.

If DMS meant that we were CELEBRATING Divine Mercy, then that would be one thing. But, listen to the Chaplet of Divine Mercy “begging” God for MORE, and I would think that God would be insulted that the Word made flesh and the Word made Gospel was not enough.

“For the sake of His sorrowful passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.”

What? you mean God hasn’t made up his mind? yet?
 
Yes I remember reading that it was brought to our church in 2000. I am definitely going to learn about the prayer you speak of and memorize it 🙂 Thank you everyone you guys are very helpful I am blessed to have discovered this great networking site I’m already learning so much. I cant thank you guys enough.
 
A Catholic sister named Sister Faustina did have some private revelations … but the Pope (aka, the Holy Father) has signed on and kind of “assigned” next Sunday as Divine Mercy Sunday.

Private revelations also include such things as the apparitions of Mary at Fatima and Lourdes and Guadeloupe.

You can read up on the details later.

“Private revelations" are not official parts of Catholic teaching and doctrine. But, they and other aspects, help to bring a certain spiritual richness to Catholicism, in general. If you do a search here on CAF, you will find ALL KINDA discussion on the Shroud of Turin … it just makes Catholicism more interesting. We have a 2000 year tradition and history built on top of another 2000 or 3000 years of Jewish teaching. There is a lot of really great stuff that you can learn about in your own time. As you get into it, you will probably find that the level of richness is very rewarding.
 
theworkofgod.org/devotns/divmercy/mrcysnt.htm

Sister Faustina has been officially accepted as a saint of the Church. She was "canonized on April 30, 2000 the first Sunday after Easter, on Divine Mercy Sunday.

She was honoured by becoming the first saint of this millenium, giving thus great emphasis to the Divine Mercy Devotion.

As one of the great events of the Jubilee 2000, the Holy Father John Paul II, conducted the ceremony of the canonization of St Faustina, before a crowd of around 200000 Divine Mercy Pilgrims." I think the decision of the Church and that holy Pope indicated how God may regard what Sister Faustina conveyed to us regarding Divine Mercy.
 
Amazing I feel I have so much to learn this is going to be an exciting journey for sure.
 
Crumpy said:
The “Divine Mercy Sunday” observance is officially less than ten years old, although it probably started up decades ago.

I am uncomfortable with DMS, because it is based on some private revelations. I don’t like when some group in the Church forces a private revelation on the rest of us, as if it was a general revelation. DMS is based on just such.
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The Pope is “some group”? When did he make DMS obligatory? I must have missed that. :confused:
 
Chatter163 said:
The Pope is “some group”? When did he make DMS obligatory? I must have missed that. :confused:
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How can anybody be confused about this. Ten years ago or so, the Sunday after Easter was NOT Divine Mercy Sunday and now it is.

So, what the Church accounts as a special (private) revelation to Sister Faustina is now rubbed in our noses. There will be images of Sister Faustina’s vision of Christ displayed in many places, for example.

I wish somebody wouldn’t just pull rank and say the Pope says so. Maybe I’m dull witted, but so, I’m dull witted. Why do we need a DMS? Answer the questions in my earlier post.

On the cross Christ said “it is finished” but now we seem to find out that it is NOT finished and we have to beg for Divine Mercy.

The group I am referring to includes those in Stockbridge Mass who were already celebrating DMS before the Pope made it official. It has been broadcast on EWTN for years.

A previous post said that this devotion makes our faith more interesting. What? It wasn’t interesting enough?

And, oh, by the way, didn’t Christ warn in the gospels not to pay heed if somebody were to say that he was here or there? Isn’t that EXACTLY what Sister Faustine alleges, that she saw no less than Jesus Christ – in apparent contradiction of the gospel? If she had an inspirational moment – well, don’t we all. But, where do we draw the line on such “revelations”?

I read Pope Benedict’s apostolic exhortation Verbum Domini, on the Bible in the Life of the Church, and he specifically re-iterated the non-obligatory status of private revelation. But, just wait, next Sunday, the spectacle goes on. It will be passed off as gospel truth.
 
Crumpy said:
The “Divine Mercy Sunday” observance is officially less than ten years old, although it probably started up decades ago.

I am uncomfortable with DMS, because it is based on some private revelations. I don’t like when some group in the Church forces a private revelation on the rest of us, as if it was a general revelation. DMS is based on just such.

Divine Mercy is nothing new. It’s all over the Old Testament, for starters. We didn’t just discover it, is what I’m saying.

It is intellectually awkward for me to be praying FOR Divine Mercy, inasmuch as Jesus was born, lived, died, and rose from the dead to demonstrate God’s mercy, once and for all. It is awkward to be praying for FUTURE Divine Mercy when we have all the Divine Mercy we ever need in the Bible.

Of course, nobody’s every supposed to point out the obvious, like this.

The Incarnation of Jesus Christ and the Incarnation of the Word of God in scripture are the proof and parcel of Divine Mercy. I don’t understand that we need MORE of the infinite mercy which we have been blessed with already.

If DMS meant that we were CELEBRATING Divine Mercy, then that would be one thing. But, listen to the Chaplet of Divine Mercy “begging” God for MORE, and I would think that God would be insulted that the Word made flesh and the Word made Gospel was not enough.

“For the sake of His sorrowful passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.”

What? you mean God hasn’t made up his mind? yet?
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So, by that argument we should remove the Kyrie and Agnus Dei from the liturgy as well ?
 
catholicpearl said:
Hello Chris!

This coming sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday and the rest are as follows…

•Ascension (Thursday, May 13, 2010)
Holy Day of Obligation (transferred to Sunday, May 16, 2010 in most dioceses of the United States)

•Pentecost Sunday (Sunday, May 23, 2010)

•Trinity Sunday (Sunday, May 30, 2010)

•Corpus Christi (Thursday, June 3, 2010; transferred to Sunday, June 6, 2010)

•The Sacred Heart of Jesus (Friday, June 11, 2010)

•Assumption of Mary (Sunday, August 15, 2010)
Holy Day of Obligation

Holy days of Obligation, as you may know, are days we’re to attend mass.
Not all of these are “major Holidays” but they are holy days.
Hope this was of help. 😃

-Sam 🙂
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Those were the dates from last year. I am not sure what most of the dates this year is, but I believe the Pentecost is June 12, 2011. That’s a Sunday. 😉
 
xChrisx said:
What is the next Catholic holiday following Easter?
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I look at every Sunday (and Holy Day of Obligation) as being the next “holiday.” A Sunday with a number attached to it (e.g., “Second Sunday after Easter”, etc.) is just as important as a major Feast day, the latter being what I believe you were probably looking for and several posters have already given you some of them. Some regard their own saints’ day and such as major events but those are personal favorites and can occur during the week as well.
 
In the mail, I got the most amazing calendar. “The Eucharistic Miracles of the World” published by www.lifeeternal.org and it has the each day’s saints day.

Love that calendar. One month per page. Has all the good stuff in it.

ALSO [sorry for running on] … Joan Carroll Cruz has written several remarkable books such as “Relics” and “Eucharistic Miracles”. Fabulous. Learn where the Holy Grail and the True Cross really are!
 
Crumpy said:
How can anybody be confused about this. Ten years ago or so, the Sunday after Easter was NOT Divine Mercy Sunday and now it is.
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I remember going to the Divine Mercy sunday with His image being blessed and confession 20 years ago.

Although compared to Christmas or Easter is would appear very new.

The first time I saw the image of the Divine Mercy I couldn’t look at it, I was a sinner and it appeared to me that he was looking very angry at me, my friend said he isn’t angry, maybe sad.

After I had returned to the church it appeared that he was smiling at me.
 
Crumpy said:
How can anybody be confused about this. Ten years ago or so, the Sunday after Easter was NOT Divine Mercy Sunday and now it is.

So, what the Church accounts as a special (private) revelation to Sister Faustina is now rubbed in our noses. There will be images of Sister Faustina’s vision of Christ displayed in many places, for example.

I wish somebody wouldn’t just pull rank and say the Pope says so. Maybe I’m dull witted, but so, I’m dull witted. Why do we need a DMS? Answer the questions in my earlier post.

On the cross Christ said “it is finished” but now we seem to find out that it is NOT finished and we have to beg for Divine Mercy.

The group I am referring to includes those in Stockbridge Mass who were already celebrating DMS before the Pope made it official. It has been broadcast on EWTN for years.

A previous post said that this devotion makes our faith more interesting. What? It wasn’t interesting enough?

And, oh, by the way, didn’t Christ warn in the gospels not to pay heed if somebody were to say that he was here or there? Isn’t that EXACTLY what Sister Faustine alleges, that she saw no less than Jesus Christ – in apparent contradiction of the gospel? If she had an inspirational moment – well, don’t we all. But, where do we draw the line on such “revelations”?

I read Pope Benedict’s apostolic exhortation Verbum Domini, on the Bible in the Life of the Church, and he specifically re-iterated the non-obligatory status of private revelation. But, just wait, next Sunday, the spectacle goes on. It will be passed off as gospel truth.
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Yet, amid all of your ranting, you fail to indicate how the Pope is “a group.” You also fail to understand that the Pope never mandated that all parishes must pray the Divine Mercy devotion, or observe the day in any specific way. No one is forced to pray the devotion. What he did do was call the Church and world’s attention to the devotion of the first person to be canonized in the new millenium. Apparently this offends you greatly.

I am not into apparitions and locutions at all, nor does it bother me that someone else is not into DMS or any other approved devotion. What amazes me is the attitude and anger expressed in your posts.
 
xChrisx said:
Hello everyone and happy Easter!!

So as some of you might have already read by now I am still learning about Catholicism. I have another question for anyone who would be willing to help me out with an answer. What is the next Catholic holiday following Easter? I realize that it may seem like a silly question but I honestly don’t know a whole lot about this and I am simply looking to learn everything I possibly can.

Thank you for your time,

Chris 👍
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We have 40 days of Easter which ends with the Ascension of our Lord. Easter doesn’t start and begin on Sunday.
 
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