pope john paul ii: divine mercy sunday

Divine Mercy Sunday, the new supplemental designation of the Second Sunday of Easter, was one that Pope John Paul II decreed in 2000, was a celebration close to his heart. A revelation of Divine Mercy, along with various prayers and an image, was revealed to Sr. Faustina, a Polish nun, in the 1930s. Prior to his election as Pope, Cardinal-Archbishop Karol Wojtyla started the process of her…

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