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Divine Mercy Sunday

An Introductory Message from Gretchen Szustak

Hello. I’m a grandmother and a parishioner of SS Philip and James Parish in Exton, Pennsylvania.

Many Catholics do not receive the Sacrament of Confession anymore or know about the amazing promise that Jesus made to St. Faustina regarding Divine Mercy Sunday, that of a COMPLETE PARDON of sins and any temporal punishment (Purgatory) due for them. That is why I compiled this simple flier that explains the promise and how all can benefit from Our Lord’s Unfathomable, Infinite Mercy!

Please download the flier, print and share it, for Jesus has said, “Do whatever is within your power to spread devotion to My mercy. I will make up for what you lack.”

If you would like to contact me for any reason — but particularly to share your devotion to The Divine Mercy — please email me at prouproject@gmail.com. I would love to hear from you.

God bless you!

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CONTENTS OF THE FLIER:

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY

The First Sunday After Easter: Sunday, April 12, 2026

THE PROMISE

Our Lord Jesus said, “The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. On that day all the divine floodgates throughout which graces flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet… Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy.”                      

— Saint Faustina, Diary, 699

WHY IS THIS PROMISE FROM JESUS SO WONDERFUL AND MERCIFUL?

TEMPORAL PUNISHMENT AND SUFFERING:

The Catholic Church teaches that sin has two consequences, or punishments. (CCC 1472). The first is eternal punishment in which the soul loses Heaven and is confined to an eternity in Hell. This punishment is remitted through the forgiveness of sins. The second is temporal punishment, in which a person must expiate, or make reparation for his sins. This temporal punishment remains even after sin is forgiven. This temporal punishment is known as Purgatory.

So, Jesus’s amazing promise to St. Faustina amounts to offering all mankind the graces of a COMPLETE PARDON; an opportunity to have all temporal punishment, time in Purgatory, that which would be necessary before entrance into Heaven, completely removed!

THE DIVINE MERCY FEAST DAY

“I desire that there be a feast of mercy. I want this image, which you will paint with a brush to be solemnly blessed on the first Sunday after Easter; that Sunday is to be known as the Feast of Mercy.”

THE IMAGE

“I desire that this image be venerated throughout the world. I promise that the soul that will venerate this image will not perish. I promise victory over its enemies, already here on earth, and especially at the hour of death…I Myself will defend it as My own glory.”

THE CHAPLET

“Pray unceasingly the Chaplet that I have taught you. Whoever will recite it will receive great mercy at the hour of death. Priests will recommend it to sinners as their last hope of salvation.”

THE CONVERSION PRAYER

“If you say this prayer, with a contrite heart and with faith, on behalf of some sinner, I will give that soul the grace of conversion:

‘O Blood and Water that gushed forth from the heart of Jesus, as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in You.’                                — Diary 186, 187

Know, My daughter, that this prayer is always heard and answered.”       — Diary 1397

SPREAD OF THE DEVOTION

“Do whatever is within your power to spread devotion to My mercy. I will make up for what you lack.”

JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU.

Our Lord’s promises attached to the praying of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy as revealed to Saint Faustina Kowalska

1. “I promise that the soul that will venerate this image (of Divine Mercy) will not perish. I also promise victory over (its) enemies already here on earth, especially at the hour of death. I Myself will defend it as My own glory.”

2. “The two rays denote Blood and Water… These two rays issued from the very depths of My tender mercy when My agonized Heart was opened by a lance on the Cross. These rays shield souls from the wrath of My Father…I desire that the first Sunday after Easter be the Feast of Mercy…whoever approaches the Fount of Life on this day will be granted complete remission of sins and punishment. Mankind will not have peace until it turns with trust to My mercy.”

3. “I desire that the Feast of Mercy…be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter…The soul that will go to Confession and receive Holy Communion [in a state of grace on this day] shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment.”

4. “Whoever will recite it [the Chaplet of Divine Mercy] will receive great mercy at the hour of death.”

5. “Priests will recommend it to sinners as their last hope of salvation. Even if there were a sinner most hardened, if he were to recite this Chaplet only once, he would receive grace from My infinite mercy…I desire to grant unimaginable graces to those souls who trust in My mercy.”

6. “The souls that say this Chaplet will be embraced by My mercy during their lifetime and especially at the hour of their death.”

7. “Souls who spread the honor of My mercy…at the hour of death I will not be a Judge for them, but the Merciful Savior.”

8. The prayer most pleasing to Me is Prayer for the Conversion for Sinners. Know, my daughter, that this prayer is always heard and answered.”

9. “My mercy is greater than your sins and those of the entire world.”

10. “To priests who proclaim and extol My mercy, I will give wondrous power; I will anoint their words and touch the hearts of those to whom they will speak.”

11. “Through this Chaplet you will obtain everything, if what you ask for is compatible with My will.”

12. “When hardened sinners say it, I will fill their souls with peace, and the hour of their death will be a happy one.”

13. “When they say this chaplet in the presence of the dying, I will stand between My Father and the dying person, not as a just Judge but as a merciful Savior.”

14. “At three o’clock, implore My mercy, especially for sinners; and, if only for a brief moment, immerse yourself in My Passion, particularly in My abandonment at the moment of agony…I will refuse nothing to the soul that makes a request of Me in virtue of My Passion.”

How to Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet Using the Rosary

1. Begin with the Sign of the Cross, one Our Father, one Hail Mary and The Apostles’ Creed.

2. Then, on the Our Father beads, say the following: “Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your dearly beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world.”

3. On the 10 Hail Mary beads say the following: “For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.”

(Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for all five decades).

4 Conclude with (three times): “Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world.”