Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)

Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)

From St. Monica Catholic Church by Father Stephen Hamilton

April 13, 2026

About this episode

Father Stephen Hamilton discusses the significance of Divine Mercy Sunday and the observance of Easter in the Catholic faith.

Dominica II Paschae A 12 April 2026 Divine Mercy Sunday  We Catholics follow a different pattern or rhythm of life. We would each do well to arrange our personal and family life around these same patterns of observances of the faith. We have Advent as a time of preparation such that Christmas has not begun as soon as the Thanksgiving Dinner table is cleared. And when the world is ready to toss the Christmas Tree to the curb on December 26, we celebrate Christmas Day as an octave, and we continue celebrating Christ’s birth for a season of about three weeks. When it comes to Easter we observe Easter Day as an Octave, meaning that for eight calendar days we are observing Easter Sunday. That Octave Day of Easter concludes with this Sunday. But we continue celebrating Easter as a season for seven weeks, that concludes with Pentecost. So, why do we catholics observe Easter for seven weeks? Because it is the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus, our Savior and, as St. Paul says, “[I]f Christ has not been raised, then … your faith is in vain…. If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins” (1 Cor. 15:14, 17). And what are we catholics observing for…

Topics covered

  • Easter
  • Divine Mercy
  • Catholic Faith
  • Resurrection
  • Spirituality

Keywords

  • Divine Mercy Sunday
  • Easter Octave
  • new life
  • Resurrection of the Lord
  • celebrating Easter

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