APR 27, 2025
Liturgy Planning
Liturgy Planning
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Divine Mercy Sunday
SOURCE: Basilica of the The National Shrine. Crypt Church (TV Mass)
2022 Mass – 3 years ago
Celebrant & Homilist: Reverend Patrick Smith
Choir: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Cantor & Organist, Washington, D.C.
Greeting
Divine Mercy Sunday
Today, we celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday. The church teaches that St. Faustina, a 20th-century Polish nun, recorded revelations that she received from Jesus who, as she wrote in her diary, desired that “a Feast of Mercy be a refuge and shelter for all souls.” The readings tell the story of God’s abundant mercy and love for us. We ask for the grace to more clearly respond to these great signs and wonders of mercy and love that God continues to bestow on us and our world.
OPTION C: CELEBRATION
Kyrie
Divine Mercy Sunday
- Lord Jesus, forgive us when we fail to see the signs and wonders you place before us: Lord, have mercy.
- Christ Jesus, forgive us when we do not trust in you: Christ, have mercy.
- Lord Jesus, forgive us when we choose not to show mercy to others: Lord, have mercy.
SOURCE: CELEBRATION
Collect
Divine Mercy Sunday
SOURCE: Julie Storr
Prayers of the Faithful
Divine Mercy Sunday
Discover a vast collection of over 100 petitions that are thoughtfully updated each week, ensuring a strong connection to the Sunday Readings. These petitions, designed for the Prayers of the Faithful during Mass, provide a relevant and meaningful way for your parish community to unite in prayer and intercession.
CHURCH | WORLD | SPECIAL NEEDS | COMMUNITY
Presider God of mercy and redemption, hear the prayers we place before you. We trust that you will answer them and provide us with the resources and courage to act for justice.
Minister For a resurgence of faith for spiritual and civic leaders; for just laws and actions that promote healing and mercy, for reconciliation and peace in war-torn countries, we pray:
- For all who are afraid and suffer due to violence, poverty, discrimination and other forms of oppression; form hearts of mercy to those who hold power over others; give courage and compassion to first responders, and those who work for justice, we pray:
- For the unbeliever and those with hardened hearts; for signs and wonders that capture our attention and soften our hearts, we pray:
- For all who feel unforgiven and unforgivable, for fractured families and relationships, for healing and reconciliation wherever it is needed, we pray:
- For those in need of our prayers and works of mercy, the sick and suffering, the dying and forgotten, we pray:
Presider Divine Healer, you are a God of infinite mercy, justice, compassion and love. Transform us so completely so that we may share your divine mercy with our broken world. We ask all this in the name of your Son, Jesus. Amen.en.
SOURCE: CELEBRATION
RESOURCES
General Instruction of the Roman Missal
A Simple Guide to Liturgical Enviornment (DIocese of New Ulm PDF)
Common Questions on Liturgical Norms – by Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical Athenaeum
DIRECTORY OF
POPULAR PIETY
AND THE LITURGY
Directory (Vatican)
Lent (PDF)
Holy Week (PDF)
Eastertide (PDF)
GUIDELINES AND RESOURCES
JUBILEE 2025
The Jubilee Year begins on Christmas Eve in Rome. Here are 16 pages with Resources to help you understand and celebrate the Jubilee and Holy Year of 2025!
Divine Mercy Sunday
DIOCESE OF ST. PETERSBURG (1:51)
Divine Mercy Sunday
NCR Online Celebration Archive
This is not a day to focus on our sinfulness or threats of condemnation. It is a day to rejoice in God’s mercy that forgives and heals.
This Sunday has a variety of names. It has been called Whitsunday, a reference to the old custom of the newly baptized wearing their white garments to worship today. It is, of course, the Second Sunday of Easter, but it used to be called the First Sunday after Easter. It is Divine Mercy Sunday, so designated by Pope John Paul II. And it is the Octave (eighth) Day of Easter.
The Octave is celebrated almost as though it is a repeat of Easter Sunday itself. We use the first preface of Easter, including the words “on this day above all,” just as we did last Sunday. We sing the double “Alleluia” at the dismissal, just as we did last week (and will do again on Pentecost to end the season). So the liturgy is suggesting that the joy of Easter Sunday should be so strong that we just can’t let it go.
But what is the source of that joy? Surely something more important than chocolate bunnies and colored eggs! Our readings offer us reminders. The psalm response proclaims, “Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting.” That love is revealed through healing (first reading) and forgiveness (Gospel).
The newness of the Christian Gospel revolves around the love of God revealed in Jesus. Our God is not a condemning or threatening deity. Our God is love! That’s the good news that was revealed through Jesus. And that is what makes the Christian message attractive to people. Whether God’s love was revealed through the healing miracles of Jesus and his disciples or through the constancy of God’s forgiveness of our sins and failures, it is love that draws people into the church. That’s why Pope Francis keeps reminding us of the mercy of God that we are called to share.
CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY IN SONG (19:14) – Divine Mercy Chaplet with Lori Lavigne
CATHOLIC VOICES & PRAYERS (11:48) – Divine Mercy Chaplet with the venerable Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. NOTE: This is an AI created voice of Fulton Sheen. The recreation of his voice was done as respectful as possible with attention to how he would have actually prayed The Chaplet of Divine Mercy.
Jubilee Holy Year 2025
The Jubilee Year begins on Christmas Eve in Rome. Be sure to download Fr. Horning’s 16 page e-book with Resources to help you understand and celebrate the Jubilee and Holy Year of 2025!
