April 12, 2026
Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)
Great Act of Mercy
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy gave us a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead…
1 Peter 1:3

My family has always had a devotion to Divine Mercy. In the Diary of St. Faustina, I read about the promises that Jesus made to her. He said while others are praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet in the presence of someone who is dying, he would stand by the person’s side not as a just Judge, but as a merciful Savior (cf. Diary, 1541). This image is so striking to me, and it was what I clung to when I learned of the sudden death of my younger cousin. You can imagine the emotions I felt when I heard this difficult news. I reached out to my parents and in great faith my mother responded, “God’s plan is always a mystery, but even in death our merciful Savior promises the hope of eternal life.”

- Sr. Mary Mercy Lee, F.S.E.

Acts 2:42-47 ✚ Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 ✚ 1 Peter 1:3-9 ✚ John 20:19-31
A modest outdoor chapel with a picture of the Merciful Jesus on a tree in the forest by a pond in Kalety, Poland. Image by rparys | stock.adobe.com
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PeggyR
April 12, 2026 at 04:27 PM

thank you, Scott! I’m in total agreement with you. Aloha

Scott
April 12, 2026 at 01:50 PM

Welcome and a special Aloha to the LFF Sr. Mary Mercy Lee, thank you for coming to this special family and sharing your devotional with more to come. As I have learned through the years especially growing up in Hawaii, I greet you with the words of honor, respect, welcome by sharing breath and life. God is compassionate, slow to anger, welcoming the stranger, sharing food, thoughts, words with life filled with joy. That is how I feel God shows great mercy to all of us. Blessings LFF with prayers, smiles and Aloha always.

freeter
April 12, 2026 at 11:39 AM

Amen.

CBR
April 12, 2026 at 09:56 AM

Amen Amen Amen God bless us all in Jesus name I pray Amen

Gary
April 12, 2026 at 09:23 AM

Amen!

Salina (not in control)
April 12, 2026 at 09:00 AM

What is biblical mercy? Biblical mercy is God’s compassionate, steadfast love that withholds the punishment, wrath, or destruction that humanity deserves due to sin. It is a proactive, benevolent action rather than just a feeling, often described as "not getting what we deserve". The supreme example of mercy is where Jesus paid the penalty of sins for us. *** Lamentation 3:22-23, “The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning!” *** Ephesians 2:4-5, “But God is so rich in mercy, and He loved us so much, that even though we were dead...
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Holly
April 12, 2026 at 08:44 AM

Amen!

Mike
April 12, 2026 at 08:17 AM

Amen

Cheryl
April 12, 2026 at 07:37 AM

Amen... thank you and welcome Sr. Mary

Bill L
April 12, 2026 at 05:02 AM

Welcome, Sr. Mary Mercy Lee, to our Living Faith family. What a fitting name for this Divine Mercy Sunday. May your continued devotional comments inspire us as this one did.

A modest outdoor chapel with a picture of the Merciful Jesus on a tree in the forest by a pond in Kalety, Poland. Image by rparys | stock.adobe.com
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