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Today, Catholic Christians celebrate the Second Sunday of Easter. And, since 2001, this day also celebrates the Divine Mercy of God.
Today’s Gospel reading gives us a hint of God’s mercy when we read of the institution of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. After Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, he appeared to his apostles and said, in part, “’Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained’” (John 20: 21-23).
For over 2,000 years, Catholic Christians have treasured this remarkable sacrament of forgiveness that allows us to start again after we fall. And because we believe that God’s mercy has no limits, and because we believe that with God all things are possible, we pray for the salvation of all humanity – everyone who ever lived, everyone alive today, and everyone who will ever live in the future.
In the above photo, we see a little altar decorated in honor of the Divine Mercy in the Church of Divine Mercy in Los Amates, a community of Alubarén, F.M., Honduras. The photo was taken on the community’s feast day.
