Second Week of Easter

Anytime this week:

• Read the Gospel reading for the upcoming Sunday (3rd Sunday of Easter).
• Discuss:
  • What questions do you have about Jesus?
  • Share about a time when you were troubled and turned to Jesus.

April 11: Divine Mercy Sunday

In 1931, Jesus appeared to Sr. Faustina in Poland and expressed his desire for a feast celebrating his mercy. The Feast of Mercy was to be on the Sunday after Easter and was to include a public blessing and liturgical veneration of His image with the inscription “Jesus, I trust in You.”

• Read about Sr. Faustina and Divine Mercy Sunday.
• Eat: Enjoy Divine Mercy sundaes.
• Pray
  • The Divine Mercy Chaplet.
  • You can pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet with the St. Anthony community here.
  • At 3:00 p.m. each day this week pray “Jesus, I trust in you” and pray for an increase in trust in God. Read more about this Hour of Great Mercy prayer.

April 16: Feast of St. Bernadette Soubirous

 St. Bernadette Soubirous was a young girl when the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to her in Lourdes, France.

• Read about St. Bernadette and Mary’s appearances to her.
• Read about St. Bernadette, Mary’s messages to her, and miracles that have taken place at Lourdes (click on The Fundamentals).
• Pray: Click here to find several prayers to Mary, Our Lady of Lourdes.
• Eat: Enjoy some French food in honor of St. Bernadette. 
• Do:
  • Watch a video tour of the site where Mary appeared to St. Bernadette.
  • Watch The Song of Bernadette, an Academy-Award winning feature-length film about St. Bernadette. Available on YouTube and other places (just search in your search engine).