MY LORD! MY GOD
Today we conclude the Octave of Easter which is also celebrated as the Feast of Divine Mercy, as decreed by Pope Saint John Paul II. We experience the abundant mercies of the Lord especially through the events of the Holy Week and the Easter Season. The sufferings, death and resurrection of Christ have caused an abundant flow of mercy upon the whole world. In the gospel of today, Jesus appears to the Apostles, greets them with the gift of peace, empowers them with the Holy Spirit and gives them the power to forgive sins as a sign of God’s mercy. Thomas the Apostle is the recipient of the great mercy of God as Jesus appears again after eight days. The emphasis of the liturgy today, therefore, is on the great mercy of God which is the gift of Easter. Let us celebrate this Octave of Easter, the Divine Mercy Sunday, by resolving to seek the Lord’s mercy for ourselves and be instruments of that mercy for others.
Liturgical materials for the Second Sunday of Easter.
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