Divine Mercy Sunday: Mercy Wins 🕊️✨

Divine Mercy Sunday is the feast that reminds us God’s mercy is always bigger than our mess.

In this episode of Choppin’ Wood, Kristen reflects on why this feast feels especially personal this year. Not only did Michael recently come home from the hospital, but this Divine Mercy Sunday also marks ten years since Kristen and Michael returned home to the Catholic Church. Their “let’s begin again” moment happened on Divine Mercy Sunday in 2016, which makes this feast feel beautifully full-circle.

This episode is for tired people, struggling people, starting-over people, and all of us Lord-have-mercy-I’m-trying people. It is a reflection on trust, restoration, and the kind of mercy that does not wait for us to have it all together before inviting us home.

Kristen also shares the conditions for receiving the plenary indulgence offered on Divine Mercy Sunday and offers encouragement to anyone who feels nervous about confession. Mercy does not shame us for coming late. It simply receives us. 🤍

In this episode:

✨ Why Divine Mercy Sunday feels so personal this year

Saint Quote:

“The greater the sinner, the greater the right he has to My mercy.” — Jesus to St. Faustina 📖

Divine Mercy Sunday indulgence conditions:

🕊️ Sacramental confession

A question to carry into prayer:

What part of my story most needs mercy right now — and what would it look like to trust Jesus there? 💙

Listener Reflection:

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