Divine Mercy Sunday

My dear friends in Christ,

Today we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday. This is the Second Sunday of Easter. Sr. Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun, was God’s instrument to proclaim God's mercy toward every human being. Sr. Faustina was inspired by a vision in which Jesus told her that a painting should be made of his image with the invocation "Jesus, I trust in You." She commissioned the painting in 1935. Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, then Archbishop of Krakow (later Pope John Paul II), began Sr. Faustina's process of beatification. At her canonization in 2000, John Paul II designated the Second Sunday of Easter to be Divine Mercy Sunday. The Pope's final days coincided with the Church's preparation to celebrate the feast he described as flowing from Christ's "most profound mercy," and which he himself established. The Chaplet of the Divine Mercy is a beautiful prayer said by many as a Rosary based prayer using Rosary Beads.

As a parish we congratulate and welcome into our family here at Corpus Christi Sampson Harmon, Monroe Council, and Eva Parker who received all Sacraments and Michael Krupinski who received Confirmation. Thanks to all who made our Easter Vigil so special.

Our Lenten fish fry was a complete success. We sold 202 tickets for the dinner and every seat was filled. Special thanks to Ms. Cassandra Brown for organizing this event with the help of all of our parish ministries. A thank you to Sr. Robert for showing us how to set up Bogdan Hall to accommodate the number of attendees. We hope to have another dinner in the near future.

May God bless you all!
Fr. John