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April 12, 2026

Divine Mercy Sunday is one of the most beautiful days in the life of the Church—because it reminds us of something we can so easily forget: God never gives up on us.

In today’s Gospel, we see Thomas struggling. He wants to believe, but he just can’t get there yet. And what does Jesus do? He doesn’t scold him. He doesn’t turn away. He comes back—just for him. He meets Thomas right where he is. That’s how Jesus treats each one of us.

We all carry things—mistakes we wish we could undo, sins we’re ashamed of, doubts we don’t always say out loud. Sometimes we convince ourselves that we’ve gone too far, that God must be tired of forgiving us.

But Divine Mercy Sunday tells us the opposite. Through Saint Faustina Kowalska, Jesus gave us this message: His mercy is greater than anything we’ve done. Not equal to it. Greater than it. And here’s the key—He simply asks us to trust Him.

At the Shrine, we’re given a beautiful opportunity to experience that mercy in a real, tangible way through Confession. I know it’s not always easy to go. It takes humility. It takes courage. But I can tell you this—every single time someone walks out of that confessional, they are lighter. Freer. Renewed. That’s what mercy does.

So this Divine Mercy Sunday, I invite you—don’t stay at a distance. Don’t let fear or hesitation hold you back. Come to Jesus as you are. Let Him meet you there.  And then, just as importantly, let’s be people of mercy for one another—quick to forgive, slow to judge, and generous in love. Because in the end, mercy isn’t just something we receive. It’s something we live.

 Jesus, I trust in You!

I remember you at Mass.

Divine Mercy Mass

3:00 PM

Confessions

 2:00 - 2:45pm

Question:

Where did the feast of Divine Mercy come from?

Answer:

If you were born well before the year 2000, you know the feast of Divine Mercy has not always been celebrated in the Church. In the early 1900s, a young Polish nun began receiving private revelations. Jesus appeared to her during her times of prayer, speaking a message of mercy and love for the world. She received a set of prayers — the Divine Mercy Chaplet — and the request to have a feast day established to remind the Church of the mercy of God. St. Faustina died in 1938, on the cusp of war and in the midst of one of the most violent centuries in the history of the world.

Her story and her diaries began circulating in Poland and beyond. It quickly became apparent that this was a holy young women, and the cause for her canonization opened. In the year 2000, she was canonized by the first-ever Polish pope, St. John Paul II. On her canonization day, he established the second Sunday of Easter as Divine Mercy Sunday, “a perennial invitation to the Christian world to face, with confidence in divine benevolence, the difficulties and trials that mankind with experience in the years to come.”

You are cordially invited to St. Joseph the Worker Shrine’s Celebration to Honor Our Guardian Angels

A Gathering of Angels

Sunday, April 26

Noon Mass—Celebrant Fr. Ron Meyer

Mass, benediction, and blessing of Guardian Angel icons at Noon Mass.

Please bring in your angels to be blessed beginning on Sunday, April 19.  

Be sure to place your name and contact information on them. Be mindful that these will be publicly displayed so no items of value should be left.