Divine Mercy decree (2002)
Divine Mercy Sunday before the Blessed Sacrament
Pray before the Eucharist, exposed or reserved.
Time required About 2–5 minutes for the listed prayers; no fixed minimum.
- When
- Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)
- Where
- Church or chapel, before the Blessed Sacrament
- Who
- All eligible faithful
- Application
- Self or the departed
The prescribed work
- Recite the Our Father and Creed; add an invocation to the merciful Jesus.
The work and its conditions
A plenary indulgence also requires complete detachment from every sin, sacramental confession, Holy Communion, and prayer for the Pope’s intentions, subject to the grant’s stated exceptions. The ordinary limit is one plenary indulgence per day.
Conditions common to every indulgence
The person gaining an indulgence must be baptized, not excommunicated, and in the state of grace at least when the prescribed works are completed. There must be at least a general intention to gain indulgences, and the prescribed work must be performed at the time and in the manner required by the grant.
Read the full conditions and norms. The cited grant and its specific provisions govern.
Time required
Read each branch with its own conditions. An editorial estimate is not a prescribed minimum.
Our Father, Creed and invocation
Editorial estimate
About 2–5 minutes (editorial estimate).
No fixed minimum number of minutes is stated. Complete the listed prayers devoutly. This range is an editorial planning estimate, not a legal minimum.
What the time estimate excludes
- Ordinary travel to and from the venue, and waiting outside the prescribed work
- Separate confession, Communion and prayer for the Pope’s intentions, except where a branch expressly includes the prescribed celebration
Prayer texts and resources
Follow the prayer count and formula specified in the requirements. The two Creed readers are alternatives.
Source and exact reference
Prayer texts and grants have separate source histories. Consult the grant source for the prescribed work, occasion, and conditions.