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Did you know that you can get a plenary indulgence on Divine Mercy Sunday?
The official definition of an Indulgence can be found in Catechism of the Catholic Church:
“An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, which the faithful Christian who is duly disposed gains under certain prescribed conditions through the action of the Church which, as the minister of redemption, dispenses and applies with authority the treasury of the satisfactions of Christ and the saints.”
Several years ago, Pope John Paul II instituted a plenary indulgence for Divine Mercy Sunday. It’s important to note that the plenary indulgence is not the same thing as the special graces promised by God to Saint Faustina. But it is just another opportunity to detach ourselves from this world and to unite us ever closer to Him.
To receive the special graces promised to us by God on Mercy Sunday, you must receive Holy Communion on that day while in the state of grace (detached from sin) and with the trust in His Divine Mercy.
Plenary Indulgence On Divine Mercy Sunday
To receive the plenary indulgence, you must fulfill a number of conditions:
- Sacramental confession Within abut 20 days before or after
- Receive the Eucharist
- A prayer for the intentions of the Pope
- In any church or chapel take part in the prayers and devotions held in honor of Divine Mercy or in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament pray the Our Father and the Creed, adding a prayer to the merciful Lord Jesus (e.g. Merciful Jesus, I trust in you!”)
You must be in the state of grace, at least at the time the indulgenced work is completed. This means that you must not have committed a mortal sin without going to confession. For a plenary Indulgence, it is further required that all attachment to sin — including venial sin — be absent.
Indulgences can always be applied either to yourself or to the souls of the deceased.
EWTN’s website explains an Indulgence further:
“A plenary indulgence means that by the merits of Jesus Christ, the Blessed Virgin Mary and all the saints, the full remission of the temporal punishment due to sacramentally forgiven sins is obtained. The person becomes as if just baptized and would fly immediately to heaven if he died in that instant. A partial indulgence means that a portion of the temporal punishment due to forgiven sin is remitted. Partial indulgences are received either by doing some act to which a partial indulgence is attached (e.g. praying a partially indulgenced prayer), or by the incomplete fulfillment of the conditions attached to a plenary indulgence.”
IHS may 20 2023 I would to make amends to my father GOD and I have 10 months sober! I love you GOD
Pray lord .that my husband will learn to keep his drinking under control.and help us with our money problems.i ask with all my heart .amen
Dear Sacred Heart of Jesus I ask you to here are prayers for some sick people I know a lady called Joanne she lives in Scotland and is in hospital very ill at the moment she has had cancer and is in a comer. Please dear lord help her and her family. Also a lady called Philonena she has had a blood clot and is waiting for an operation on her knee she can hardly walk at the moment help get strength and have a successful operation and walk again, also dear sacred Heart of Jesus I have been asking and praying to you for many years now for our son Dominic, he is trying desperately to walk again after a serious illness four years ago. I beg you here all our prayers for our loved ones heal there whole body’s. Help our son get the courage to move forward in the coming months and have confidence to walk again, I promise I will always be ever faithful to you and all the saints that help us in the difficult times in our lives.Sacred Heart of Jesus we place all our trust in you here answer all our prayers this we ask with all our hearts and souls.
I did not receive the final prayer on Sunday.
I am another JD writing to tell you I also did not receive the Sun. 8th prayer. Seems to be some mechanical error since so many others did not receive it either. Thank you for helping us out,
God bless your wonderful work!
Dear Lord Jésus, thank you for you Divine Mercy. May my mother, father, granmothers, granfathers, godmothers, godfathers, ancestors, souls who are decedes be with you on Paradise for all eternity. Divine Mercy protect me and my childrens
Praying for my family and friends physically, spiritually and financiall wellbeing. Lord hear my prayer and let my cry come on to thee. Amen
Dear brother/ Fr
My second son J.Infant Jansih Roy having kidney and urine bladder problem , his age is now 15 years old. from birth onwards five surgery is completed, still not fully cure. pls pray for my son and peaceful of my family
regards
jude roy
india
Somehow I couldn’t find the final pray today. It would be much appreciated if you could please sent me the final pray of Divine Mercy!
Awaiting your response with my deep appreciation!
I turn it all over to you Lord. Your will be done
I surrender my household to You Jesus.
I surrender Lawrence and his family to you.
I surrender everyone dear to me to the Divine Mercy of God.
Praying for my son, that the Lord will help him in the most important situation and decision, and he will be lead to the best attorney to help him with the outcome that God has for him, In Jesus name ..
Did not receive the final prayer
Hi,
Could you please send me the final prayer for Sunday, April 8th. I did not receive it. Thank you so much for the novenas!
Please help my son’s faith grow stronger as well as his love for you.
Help him to do well in school as well as in baseball.
Keep him safe and free from injury.
Thank you Lord Jesus
I did not receive the last prayer for the Device Mercy Novena please. Can I receive it please? Thanks.
Hi, i did not receive the last prayer of Sunday (April 8)
I did not receive the last prayer (the Sunday April 8 prayer) for the Devine Mercy Novena. Also please correct my first name. It should be MC thank you.
Dear Jesus, I pray for family peace, health and unity in this most holy time of Easter. I pray for my sons’ health and recovery. May they overcome their depression and anxiety. May they make the right decisions with God’s guidance. I pray that they stay away from marijuana. May my son stay away from tattoos, piercings, gambling and realize how bad they are for him. I pray that he forgets his ex girlfriend and realize what a bad relationship it was. I pray that they be ready for work both mentally and physically and be happy, alert, and safe. I pray for my sons and husband to be successful with their jobs, and keep their jobs. May they be safe and people around them to be safe and that they be highly respected. I pray for my husband’s and mother’s health. May my mother walk again be calm and be healthy. I pray for my sons to meet good Catholic Christian wives so that they may have their own Christian families. I pray for my friends’ sons, mother’s and brother’s health. I pray that my husband and sons return to the church. I pray for my husband to have patience with my sons. I pray for Sabrina to get pregnant. I pray for my nephew to find a job. I pray for all the people saying this novena. Please help us all. I pray for all the dads to understand and give their children guidance. I love You!
Amen
I am already praying the Novena’s Please correct my first name to John it is not Jojn thank you you and God Bless you both and your wonderful ministry.
Lord God , Lord Jesus, we ask for your mercy, we pray for thanksgiving for your daily provision, forgiveness for our sins,?we ask for your mercy to give my wife the focus, kmowledge, memory and wisdom to learn all about nursing so could pass her Nclex test this month, it’s our only hope so could find work for us, we ask for your mercy to help us sell our Condo so we could pay all our debt as we have don’t have work to pay them and approval of our visa yo be able to start. We ask for your mercy to grant our petition. If you have a different plan, please grant us more strength, patience, understanding and wisdom. We trust in you.
Homer, you, your wife, and your family are in my prayers. Having taken the NCLEX I know how frustrating and scary it is preparing for it. May God Bless you through Our Mother Mary, all the angles, and all the saints. In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen!
Heavenly Father I bring before you my family please Lord cover us under your precious blood. Have mercy on us Lord. Please have mercy on my husband bring my husband back to your fold and give him wisdom. Please have mercy on my children and help me to be the example that they need to lead them to you. And Lord
Please have mercy on me. Give me wisdom and understanding give me faith so I can follow you every step of the way.
In the name of your precious son Jesus Christ. Amen
Merciful Father I offer this prayer. I pray for my daughter P for healing , may her seizure healed and gone . Bless her with good health . I pray for her studies that she learned to be independent and take care of herself . Please guide and protect her . To my husband may his anger feeling be healed with humble of heart , that he may learn to accept faults that he caused and that he may stay longer to his work company until he will retire from his work. To my siblings and their families , please open their hearts with faith and know you . Bless them with their financial needs . I pray for good health ,strength that I will support and guide my daughter . I pray within my heart Divine Mercy please bless and hear my intentions that we receive and answer our personal petitions that we been waiting . I offer you this prayers of mine . Divine Mercy I put trust in you . Amen.
Dear Lord Jesus,
Praying that the Holy Spirit will enter into my son and husbands hearts and bring them into to your loving arms (D AND M) . May they learn to appreciate all you have given them. M
Dear Lord,have mercy on me and bless me with a job and give me financial means.
Amen
Please pray for my husband, Ed who is having a heart catherization tomorrow morning. His heart beat is weaker and they are looking for a blockage. He already has a pacemaker from bacterial pneumonia years ago. Pray he doesn’t need surgery and his heartbeat gets stronger from less invasive treatments. He chose not to have an Annointing. Pray for his closer walk with the Lord.
Pray for my strength and peace as he goes through this procedure which could cause more heart problems. Pray I can get us home safe and sound. It will be s few hours drive.
Dear Lord- I humbly pray for all my family– that my children may return to the church — most especially S and B- that their hearts may be healed from drugs and so many bad feelings– that you Lord May send S the love of her life so she may be Happy — pray for B–that her heart soften in her job– that R learn the responsibility of being a good employee– pray for me that I may be your faithful servant– enlighten my path
Thanking my Lord Jesus for everything
Especially praying that my son finds a good job to support he and his sons and move back to his home state & his family
Thank you Lord for the gift of Abstinence
Praying for my children and grandchildren
Prayers Especially for DMK and for FCT
Thank you for the trip to NW mission accomplished
I love you Father Son and Holy Spirit
Dear Sweet Jesus,
I offer you my dear husband, our adult children: J,H,R,A,H,C,L,N and their spouses: M,D,S,R,K,E, and our precious grandchildren: C,Z,R,S,H,A,B. Like so many others, they have lost sight of YOU, our whole purpose in this life! I beg You to draw them close, and to wipe out their indifference towards You- we can only imagine how it causes You pain.
Also, please help us to continue nurturing the faith of our two youngest children, J and Z, still at home . Open their hearts and minds to You , so they live their faith outside our walls. And, and finally, we’re sorry for any offenses we have caused— we are so grateful for Your Divine Mercy, Precious Jesus! We adore You!
Dear Lord, I pray that my son Nicholas will come back to the Church and trust in you and your Holy Spirit to guide him and all the other children in my family for them to repent and turn to you.
May they remember how they were brought up, baptized, receiving first Holy Communion and all the holy sacraments which led them closer to you. May I continue to pray for my children and all those who have strayed from the church and your love return and ask forgiveness for you are Eternal Love and the only way to your eternal kingdom. Glory be to the father, the son, and the holy spirit, as it was, in the beginning,
it is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen
For the repose of the soul of my father.
For the healings of my daughters’ medical issues.
For a renewal of faith in my family.
For a desire to know Jesus to be sparked in our loved ones.
Jesus I trust in you.
Dear Lord, I pray for souls of my Mother, Father and Brother that they may all enter into your heavenly Kingdom.
I pray that my Daughter will return to You and your Church. She will need a little push from You Lord. Amen
Dear Lord, I pray for souls of my Mother, Father and Brother that they may all enter into your heavenly Kingdom.
I pray that my Daughter will return to You and your Church. She will need a little push from You Lord. Amen
O merciful Saviour please bring back my nephew P.J. to the practice of his faith and may my nieces and nephews have their marriages regulated by Holy Church. Jesus, I trust in Thee
Sweet Jesus,
I hand over, to Your Divine Mercy, the financial difficulties we are having. I freely submit myself into your hands for having trust in you, I truly know that whatever trials come our way, it is only to make me stronger and detached from the material world. My Lord, there are not enough words in any language to express the depth of my thanks for all you have done for me.
I forgive Jason.
Please bring him back to me the way he was when we were married and before he got out of prison.
Amen
I pray for my four daughters. That no harm comes near them. I pray that the bad friendships stay away from them. That only the boys that have good intentions with them be around them. I pray that my relationship with my husband gets better. That we show each other more love everyday and respect each other. I pray for myself that I let go of all the sadness and anger that I sometimes feel so that I can be a better wife and mother. I pray for my brothers, sisters and parents. That one day in the near future we can all be reunited and get along. I pray for more love and respect for each one of us in this world.
Dear Jesus, please protect my family and may the Father’s will be done in our lives with the Holy Spirit and in union with you.
For E.F. and his family.
For my goddaughter and godson.
Jesus, I trust in you!
Dear devine mercy.I have just joined this group of the faithful people to help me overcome obstacles in my life through devine mercy.I need to know more especially on the plenary indugence,I still have marital problems and i haven’t wedded yet,can’t I receive that indulgence in that state of marriage? Or in which way can those who are not married in church receive this indulgence?
For my children and grandchildren, so they may come to know the joys of union with Jesus.
My Merciful Jesus, I surrender my son Jeffrey and all my children to you. You take care of everything. Amen.
dear Divine Mercy,please heal every disease,illness and any infection etc that is trying to enter my body &all systems and also for my 2 adult kids (J&A) as well & for us 5:(K,J,J,A,R,R).Protect us from all harm,danger,unsafe people&animals&generational curses.Pray for my son(J) for all his careers/Military career&meet his needs&bring him true loyal godly christian friends&visa versa&thats for me&daughter too.bless&protect J&J’s marriage,ceremony,reception&my daughters as well.bring my daughter a godly loving husband&me too..unless ron changes;pray for his conversion&treat his son way better(&daughter-A& me too.help (A) find great career&p/t job in daytime/safe area&keep her &us safe always.please bless me (&daughter)a financial miracle- to buy(me own) a 2 bdrm condo near ocean -golf fl in safe neighborhood.please hear&answer everyones prayers that have been praying to YOU.please hear&answer me&kids spoken&unspoken prayer requests according to Gods will..help us 6 use our gifts&talents for Gods glory.thanku so much!
Dear Lord,
I pray for your divine mercy to give me the grace I need to receive my BSN degree for which I have worked for all these years. Lord my God, let me receive a positive answer from the school after my appeal.
Lord Jesus have mercy on my husband who has been looking for a full time job for a very long time to find one.
I pray for my daughter, sister, husband, and mom’s healing.
Dear Devine Mercy
I pray for the souls of my mother, grandmother, grandfather and grandaunt. May the welcome Jesus
Also I pray that the Devine Mercy will finally bless me with a husband. Amen
I pray that the Devine Mercy will finally bless me with a husband.
Also I pray for the souls of my mother, grandmother, grandfather and grandaunt. May the welcome Jesus
Amen
For me new little grandson, that his feeding issues be doled snd thst he thrives and grows in health. For my daughter and her husband, dear Lord please calm their anxiety and worry, help them to get rest. Bless this little family. Let this time be an awakening of faith, a discovery of God. For faith for my children, and health and safety for us all.
For conversion for anyone in our family who does not know Jesus.
I pray for your devine mercy which will allow my son’s to come home soon and reunite my family. My all see and we all profess this as a sign of your love and mercy. I pray for pain relief for my mother, successful hand surgery, healing of ailments and overall good health and well-being. Please intercede St.Faustina and pray for the repose souls of my father Charles, my sister T, my mother and father-in-law, paternal and maternal grandparents, aunts and uncles and for the souls of all of the young girls and boys that have been killed in recent traffic accidents and shootings.
I pray for your Devine Mercy and answers to my prayers, and the prayers of St. Faustina on my behalf and all the participants of this Devine Mercy Novena.
Amen
Thank you my Jesus for allowing me to pray the Divine Mercy Novena this past week. I feel so much more peace in my life as I request for my son Michael to be restored to health after a brain injury and I pray for his family to be reunited after such a struggle within their lives over the devastation of this injury. Thank you for your kind blessings Lord.
God our Father thank you for giving me this life in all its pain, sufferings, joys, ups and downs I take all as it is with a prayer on my tongue Thank you Lord God Father, thank you Jesus I Trust in You, have Mercy on me a sinner and on the whole world!
I offer my daughter Andrea and granddaughter Samara to you Father, guide my daughter through all her pain, doubts, her own cross and bring her peace of mind and relief, have mercy on them dear Lord, have mercy. May the Blood of your SON our Redeemer Lord Jesus Christ cover them and bring them through life. I Trust in whatever You send their way I know you have a plan and I know You are with them during this phase. I thank you thank you thank you and praise you Almighty Father God in Jesus name I offer this prayer.
I also pray for both my siblings, all my friends and their families, my relatives may the Divine Mercy of our Lord the Father be with each and every one of them. Praise God our Father and Jesus Christ our Redeemer, I Trust in You Lord Jesus, I Trust in You Lord Jesus I Trust in You Lord Jesus… AMEN AMEN AMEN AMEN AMEN!
Dear Lord thru our Divine Mercy please pray for my financial needs. That i will be able to get the needed help immediately to avoid more problems. And teach me Lord to handle my finances well so that i will not be in trouble again. In Jesus Name I Pray…
Saint Faustina please intercede with prayer for me and my family that my son may further his studies and make a success of it. For our transport business that we have started be successful and prosperous. For my daughter that if it is God’s will that she gets out of the abusive marriage she is in and may her life only be successful. Saint Faustina pray for us and for the whole world.
I pray thru the Divine Mercy that my Son comes back to the Catholic Church and my Daughter in law comes with him as well, and that their marriage is blessed by God all their life and their children.
I loved all these prayers you sent me.Thank you
Please help me pray for complete healing of my thyroid, kidney, breast and fallopian tube. Also, for physical healing of my sisters,
Jiji and Janmar; for peace in my entire family and financial stability; for everyone all over the who needs healing – mind, body, and spirit. “Jesus, I trust in You”
Thank you Jesus for your divine mercy, grace, and unconditional love! I pray for complete restoration of my health, finances to pay off all debts owed, career advancement to edify the kingdom, and anything else you choose to bless me with. I hold these intentions dear to my heart; and pray they extend to all of your children in need of your miraculous touch.
Pray for lukewarm souls. Pray for the reuniting of my family. Pray that God will fill the hearts of my children and grandchildren with love and forgiveness and accept my husband . Pray that God will bless my marriage and the marriages of my children and children of Lupita. Help me to overcome my depression.
For the soul of my husband M. John Hefti.
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him! May John’s soul and the souls of all the faithful departed though the Mercy of God Rest In Peace! Amen!
For my husband who has left the house and has turned his back on God and his marriage. That the St. Faustina will intercede on his behalf and bring him to Jesus.Jesus I trust in you!
I pray for the repose of the soul of my sister, Betty, who died on February 19, 2018, and for the return of the fallen away Catholics that they may seek to better understand their faith and their spouses’ conversions.
For Sean … 22 yrs of suffering with addiction and defiance and denial…please help him, Jesus, I trust in you.
I pray for two sons who are addicted to alcohol I pray for their healing and a healing for their marriages.
I pray for all oeople who need blessings and I thank the Lord for his Divine Mercy.
Dear Jesus Christ on Devine Mercy feast, my request is a good health, employment and being paid our pension which is long overdue
Thank you Lord
Dear Lord:
Please extend your divine mercy to my children, grandchildren, the soul of my husband Mike and to me. Increase our faith. Keep us attached to your vine. Heal us spiritually, mentally and physically.
Help us to always follow your plan for our eternal salvation. Thank you Lord for so many graves received.
I am $96K in debt. I need a miracle to pay this off. Please pray for me.
I pray for the soul of my dear friend, Matt, and for his conversion to the Catholic faith. I also pray for financial blessings that will allow me to cover my rent and bills each month and to one day soon help my parents with their financial stress. I also pray for the healing of my skin issues and the health of my parents. And lastly, I pray for all the souls in purgatory, especially for the souls of my four grandparents.
TREVOR
although not attending Mass, etc for some years he is a kind
generous, helpful person and is in the need of God’s Grace
Please PRAY FOR HIM
THANK YOU
Please join me offer indulgence for the happy repose of my best friend Cyril Ayasomhe Peter- Omoghia who died on the 4th of April. It’s still a rude shock, but I trust he is with the Holy angels and saints in heaven already. May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.
Dear Lord Jesus- thank you for Your Divine Mercy. May Sam, who died on March 27,2018, be with you in Paradise for all eternity.
For my son taking the Captains exam that the Holy Spirit will not only give him book knowledge but practicals as well.
I pray for my family and all their needs— health, employment, but most of all, an increase of love and faith for our Lord Jesus Christ. And a return to faith. Amen
I love God and his Divine Mercy and will take all the mercy He wants to give me and my family.
That my cousin Kathryn who just died will rest in God’s mercy and peace! Jesus I Trust In You!
The description of an indulgence is much too complicated. Is it being said that by going to confession I have not obtained a full remission of my sins and there is partial, temporary remission? Thank God for his Duvinr mercy that his forgiveness once given is complete , permanent and irreversible.
How is it possible to have no attatchment to all sin? How does one know or can be assured of it?
Is it even possuble this side of Heaven?