We begin to prepare in Lent for our celebration of Easter and Divine Mercy Sunday as the eighth day of thanksgiving (the Octave Day).
During this season, we especially make an effort to:
Praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet and the Novena to The Divine Mercy can be particularly helpful in our preparations.
Many souls also benefit from doing more spiritual reading during Lent. You might consider materials on Divine Mercy. See related materials.
Keep in mind that, to fittingly observe the Feast of Mercy, we should:
*To venerate a sacred image or statue simply means to perform some act or make some gesture of deep religious respect toward it because of the person whom it represents — in this case, our Most Merciful Savior.