Frequently Asked Questions

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Whenever there is a quote taken from the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, Divine Mercy in My Soul, the words of Our Lord to St. Faustina are set in bold type and the words of the Blessed Mother to St. Faustina are set in italics.

The parenthetical notations within the text, unless otherwise noted, correspond to the numbered passages of the Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, Divine Mercy in My Soul

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Most Common Divine Mercy Sunday FAQs

1. What extraordinary graces of Divine Mercy Sunday are available on Divine Mercy Sunday?
   
   
2. How can I receive these extraordinary graces on Divine Mercy Sunday?
   
   
3. When should I go to confession?
   
   
4. Can I go to the Vigil Mass on Saturday before Divine Mercy Sunday and still receive the graces for the Feast Day?
   
   
5. What is the role of the parish priest on Divine Mercy Sunday?
   
   
6. I want to receive the graces promised on Mercy Sunday, but I can't get to church for some serious reason (I'm homebound, seriously ill, or disabled).
   
   
7. I am Catholic but I cannot receive Holy Communion because I'm divorced and remarried outside the Catholic Church. Can I receive the graces of Mercy Sunday?
   
   
8. I'm not Catholic. Can I receive these graces on Divine Mercy Sunday?
   
   
9. If Pope John Paull II declared the Second Sunday of Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday, why don't all churches celebrate it? My pastor refuses to acknowledge the Feast.
   
   
10. My pastor will allow us to pray the Divine Mercy Novena, but not on Good Friday or Holy Saturday. He says it interferes with the Holy Triduum, which are the holiest days of the year.
    
    
11. What is the correct way to organize a program for Divine Mercy Sunday?
    
    
12. Some people in our parish insist that we must go to Confession on Mercy Sunday because that's what St. Faustina wrote in her Diary. They want to do what she said, not some interpretation of it.
    
    
13. Can I receive Holy Communion on Mercy Sunday and offer those graces for someone else, living or deceased?
    
    
14. Is it required to pray the Divine Mercy Novena in order to receive the extraordinary graces on Divine Mercy Sunday?
    
    
15. We pray the Chaplet in pur prayer group, but the leader changes the words and adds different intentions. Is this OK?
    
    
16. We used to pray the Chaplet "For the sake of Jesus' sorrowful Passion," and now you've changed the words and taken out the name of Jesus.
    
    
17. Why is the beginning of the Chaplet optional?
    
    
18. Must the Chaplet always be prayed at 3 p.m.?
    
    
19. Do you have any text that I can use for a news release or article in our diocesan newspaper?
    
    
20. How can I get a first-class relic of St. Faustina?

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