A capacity crowd filled the St. Faustina Center at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy on Apr. 15 to hear talks by the Very Rev. Chris Alar, MIC, and Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC.
More than 15,000 people are expected to attend the annual Divine Mercy Sunday Weekend festivities on April 15-16. An international broadcast of the Marian Fathers’ celebration will air on the EWTN Global Catholic network beginning at 12 Noon EST on Sunday, April 16.
It’s Holy Week. Good Friday looms. And we’re caught in the same maelstrom of history we’ve been in for some time now, with huge headlines every single day, it seems. It’s a good time to remember how Jesus shows us the purpose of our life as Christians — not in worldly pursuit of power, revenge, or wealth, but in self-sacrificing love for God and neighbor.
A website offers a host of free resources to prepare for Divine Mercy Sunday, Apr. 16
From May 21-26, 2023, the 5th World Apostolic Congress on Mercy (WACOM) will be held in Apia, the capital city of the Polynesian state of Samoa, addressing the theme, “Divine Mercy: The Ocean of Love That Envelops the Whole World.” Registration closes March 31.
God gave St. Katharine Drexel many gifts: enormous wealth; a loving family; a life among the rich and the powerful. And St. Katharine, whose feast we celebrate on March 3, gave it all back to God.
Chosen by God from all eternity to be the head of the Holy Family, we can trust St. Joseph (Solemnity: Mar. 20) as a worthy advocate for our prayer intentions for our families.
So many things and so much of life is acutely dangerous, tragedies like the war in Ukraine and the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. And yet, Chris Sparks notes, the whole of Scripture can be read as one, long ringing summons to move by faith beyond fear.
The earthquake in Turkey and Syria instantly killed thousands of people and severely injured even more – with no warning. If we cannot be on the scene physically to assist the injured, our spiritual presence by prayer and heeding the promises of Jesus by praying The Divine Mercy Chaplet is powerful.
Feb. 8 has dual significance: The International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, and the feast of a saint who was kidnapped and enslaved: St. Josephine Bakhita.
Feb. 2, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, is also the World Day of Consecrated Life. The life of consecrated religious, like this feast, is marked by mingled pain and joy.
Why not make this your best Lent ever? To do that, maybe it’s time to try something new from Marian Press that will deepen your faith and be a catalyst for growth in holiness.
