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Saturday, April 7, 2018

Divine Mercy

by Bishop Robert Barron April 08, 2018

On this Second Sunday of Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday, we remember the dedication of this day by Saint John Paul II in honor of St. Faustinas vision of Christ, in which the Lords heart radiated forth with divine mercy for the world. But what does mercy mean? It designates the suffering of the heart, a type of compassion, a deep, loving identification with people in their suffering. It is the characteristic of God, for God is love. Nothing in the world would exist if it were not, at every moment, loved into being by God—a great act of tender mercy. How is this love made manifest in us? Precisely through following Gods commands and through forgiveness.
Mass Readings
Reading 1 - Acts 4:32-35
Psalm - Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24
Reading 2 - 1 John 5:1-6
Gospel - John 20:19-31

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