The Divine Mercy is a devotion to Jesus Christ associated with the apparitions of Jesus to Saint Faustina Kowalska. The venerated image is described as God's loving mercy towards all people, especially for sinners. The Saint reported a number of apparitions during religious ecstasy; the two main themes of the devotion are to trust in Christ's endless goodness, and to show mercy to others. Saint Pope John Paul II had great affinity towards this devotion also, and authorised it in the Liturgical Calendar of the Church. The devotion is believed to be the preparation for the end of time.Â
Celebrated on: First Sunday after Easter.