Divine Mercy Sunday is the first Sunday after Easter, and it celebrates the unfathomable mercy of Jesus Christ, a D.C.-based religious sister told Fox News Digital.
The gift of mercy and new life is"the abundant fruit of the Lord's Passover , the fulfillment of his work of redemption," Farbaniec said. Jesus Christ"accomplished his mission when, from the cross, he said, 'Consumatum estFor the rest of humanity, however,"our salvation is not yet complete. We are still on the way. We still need his grace," she continued.
"Thus, Jesus gives us this special Feast," she said."From the cross, Jesus offers each of us his forgiveness, received again in confession and absolution." , or eight-day celebration, concluding on Divine Mercy Sunday, said Farbaniec. A wood carving of the gospel story of Doubting Thomas, when the resurrected Jesus appeared to his apostles.
"The Lord urges us to enter into communion with him, to become united to him by receiving his body and blood," she said.
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