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We will begin the Divine Mercy Novena on Good Friday, April 10th. In light of the Governor’s “Stay Safe, Stay Home” order we will be praying the Novena at home. All are welcome to join us. In His
revelations to St. Faustina Jesus requested that a Novena be said for the 9 days proceeding Divine Mercy Sunday. The Novena also includes the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy.
You can find the Divine Mercy Novena on this website:
https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/novena-13366
Jesus also told St. Faustina , regarding Divine Mercy Sunday, that on that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon souls who approach the fount of My mercy. The soul that will go to Confession and receive a Holy Communion shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment. On that day all the floodgates through which graces flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet. My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity. Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy. (699) The Diary of St. Faustina.
Since we are not able to attend Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday,
April 19th due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the soul that makes a good act of contrition with the intention of receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation as soon as is possible and makes a spiritual
communion while watching Mass on television or on the internet will receive a plenary indulgence.
From Saint Pio Foundation:
Starting from Monday, April 6 — near the start of Holy Week and on the six-year anniversary of the founding of the Saint Pio Foundation — and until May 1, 2020, we are launching a dedicated web page that will offer the opportunity to pray the rosary virtually, in the presence of the relics ofPadre Pio.
The page features four different video clips, each representing a mystery of the rosary, along with narration announcing the mysteries. This is an unparalleled initiative that the Saint Pio Foundation hopes will encourage devotion and hope during this time of turmoil — and draw the world together at a time when so many feel pulled apart. While we are aware that Churches are now closed, and that masses and the sacraments are not available to many, our hope is to offer to every one a new and important way to pray, with Saint Pio as our guide.
Padre Pio was an Italian Catholic saint, who gained worldwide recognition for his religious devotion and his stigmata, or wounds that were similar to those that Jesus received on the cross. He died 50 years ago, on September 23, 1968, and was canonized as Saint Pio of Pietrelcina by Saint Pope John Paul II in 2002.
Today, Padre Pio has millions of followers around the globe. Most recently, a headline-making tour in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, sponsored by the Saint Pio Foundation, attracted more than half a million of the faithful. The tour gained international attention through some of the most prominent secular media, including FOX NEWS, NBC, CBS, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times, among others.
We believe Saint Pio has special relevance for all the faithful during this challenging time. Having been ill throughout his life with typhoid fever, incurable stomach and intestinal disease, the pain and humiliation associated with his stigmata, and the horror of Spanish flu that killed 50 million people, among which were members of his own family, Saint Pio is truly a saint for our own time.
Therefore, we invite you to visit this web page, and to share it with your parishioners and faithful. We believe that by inviting the people to pray the rosary with the "virtual presence" of the relics of Saint Pio could bring comfort to all those in search of moral support, physical and spiritual healing.
You can view here the dedicated web page: https://www.saintpiofoundation.org/online-veneration
The recording of the relics of Padre Pio was realized in cooperation with the Westchester Italian Cultural Center, located in Tuckahoe, New York.