Each year, St. Luke's Mission Of Mercy prays the Divine Mercy Novena which runs from Good Friday through Easter Saturday (the Saturday after Easter). Our community, which is devoted to the Divine Mercy of Jesus, gathers during these nine days to, in a special way, praise God for His great mercy and to implore His mercy on us, our families, our community and the whole world.
How beautiful that God chose Good Friday to start this special Novena to His Divine Mercy - the very day that Jesus suffered and died for us so that we might live. The day His side was pierced and immediately flowed out blood and water - the mercy of God like a torrent - bringing salvation to all who believe.
Our Novena ends each year with the celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday - which Pope John Paul II established as a feast when he decreed to the Church: " the Second Sunday of Easter would be known as Divine Mercy Sunday". This is a very special day for our community as our lay missionaries recommit themselves for another year to the service of God's poor and broken. It is also the day when our Lay Associates, Priest Associates and Junior Associates recommit themselves to help, as best they can, the mission of St. Luke's through prayer and works.
How beautiful that God chose Good Friday to start this special Novena to His Divine Mercy - the very day that Jesus suffered and died for us so that we might live. The day His side was pierced and immediately flowed out blood and water - the mercy of God like a torrent - bringing salvation to all who believe.
Our Novena ends each year with the celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday - which Pope John Paul II established as a feast when he decreed to the Church: " the Second Sunday of Easter would be known as Divine Mercy Sunday". This is a very special day for our community as our lay missionaries recommit themselves for another year to the service of God's poor and broken. It is also the day when our Lay Associates, Priest Associates and Junior Associates recommit themselves to help, as best they can, the mission of St. Luke's through prayer and works.
