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As the Marian Fathers’ healthcare apostolate prepares for its 16th Annual Divine Mercy Medicine, Bioethics & Spirituality Conference this spring, they are doing so during a year of special significance. 

In honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of the founder of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale, the World Health Organization (WHO) has designated 2020 as the “Year of the Nurse and Midwife.”

STOCKBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS — Just two hours before kick-off of Super Bowl LIV on Sunday evening, the Marian Fathers celebrated their own special and extraordinary occasion — one requiring an intensive game plan in which the stakes are eternity itself.

Two men knelt before their religious superior, placed their right hands on the Gospel, and solemnly professed their first vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience as members of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception.  

By Marc Massery

In the early 20th century, Jesus appeared to a simple, hardly educated Polish nun named Sr. Faustina in order to reveal to the world a message about His Divine Mercy. On Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, that message made its way to more than 700 movie theaters across the United States. It’s called “Love and Mercy: Faustina,” and it was produced by Kondrat Media, a Polish film studio.

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"Love and Mercy: Faustina" was the second-highest-grossing movie on opening night, behind only "Joker."

In a battle of good vs. evil at the box office, “Love and Mercy: Faustina,” a one-night-only release, was the second-highest-grossing movie on Monday, Oct. 28, garnering $1.4 million and toppling big-budget films such as “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil,” “Zombieland: Double Tap,” and “The Addams Family.” It fell just short of besting box office juggernaut “Joker,” which pulled in $1.8 million on Oct. 28.