Solemnity
Divine Mercy Sunday
- Feast day
- April 23
Life
Divine Mercy Sunday, celebrated on the Second Sunday of Easter, was established for the universal Church by Pope John Paul II in 2000, the year he canonized Saint Faustina Kowalska. The observance flows from the Polish nun's recorded visions of Jesus, which called for a feast honoring God's boundless mercy, and closes the Octave of Easter with an emphasis on forgiveness and trust in divine compassion.
The saint of the day, every day
Bosko shows you the saint the Church honors today, every day — their story, today's feast, and where they fall in your tradition's liturgical calendar, so a feast that matters to you never quietly slips past.