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Divine Mercy Sunday - A Brief History
St Faustina was a Polish nun who received powerful messages from Jesus.
Jesus appeared to her frequently throughout her life and used her as a way to transmit the message of His Divine Mercy to others. In her diary, St Faustina describes in detail the image of Mercy that Christ instructed her to have painted:
“The two rays denote Blood and Water. The pale ray stands for the Water which makes souls righteous. The red ray stands for the Blood which is the life of souls. These two rays issued forth from the very depths of My tender mercy when My agonized heart was opened by a lance on the Cross. These rays shield souls from the wrath of My Father. Happy is the one who dwells in their shelter, for the just hand of God shall not lay hold of him.”
In 1934 St Faustina and her spiritual advisor sought out Eugeniusz Kazimirowski to paint the image (shown above) we all know and love. Jesus insisted when the work was completed that it be placed in chapels and venerated throughout the world. He promised that grace would come for those who meditated on the beautiful image.
Pope Saint John Paul II was very passionate about the mission of revealing the Mercy of Jesus to the world. In the year 2000, at the canonisation Mass for Faustina, he announced that the Second Sunday of Easter would now be known as Divine Mercy Sunday. It must be made clear that this was not done in order to establish a way of honouring Faustina, but to emphasize the meaning of the Resurrection and the depths of God’s great Mercy and love that is made available to all of His creation. Divine Mercy Sunday is not a new feast day because the Second Sunday of Easter has always been a solemnity known as the Octave Day of Easter. The richness of the Mercy of God comes to us not only through St Faustina’s revelations, but also through scripture and the history and tradition of our Catholic Church.
The feast of the Divine Mercy is the first Sunday following Easter Sunday. In St Faustina’s diary, Our Lord explains how to obtain the unique graces on Divine Mercy Sunday:
1) Go to Confession (20 days before, on, or after Divine Mercy Sunday);
2) Receive Holy Communion (20 days before, on, or after Divine Mercy Sunday);
3) Pray with and for the Pope;
4) In any church or chapel, recite an “Our Father”, “Creed”, and a prayer to Jesus (e.g. “Merciful Jesus I trust in You”)
in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, or participate in services honouring the Divine Mercy devotion.
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OBITUARY
May their Souls and the Souls of all faithful departed
Rest In Peace. Amen.
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We are saddened by and regret sharing the
following very sad news with you.
We offer the grieving families our prayers and
condolences over their bereavement.
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Albert Wynn
Alwyn Manley
Andy Blunt
Angela Brooks
Anthony Walters
Audrey McDonnell
Barbara Dixon
Bernard Oakley
Bernard Ward
+ Bishop David McGough
Catherine Brady
Cathleen Hopkins
Cecilia Rolasson
Derek Millard
Derek Rafferty
Eileen Price
Eileen Sexton
Elsie Holden
Emiliana Plant
Evelyn Turtle
Florence Cox
Fr D Lloyd
Fred Edwards
Fred Wilkes
Gerry Mulligan
Giuseppe Salamdeno
Glenys Slater
Gwendoline Taylor
Harry Jones
Hazel Shakespeare
Hedwig Granger
Henry Ryan
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Irene Drummond
Irene Jones
Ivy Rollason
John Hickman
John Price
Josephine Cox
Josie Johnson
Joyce Boyle
Louisa Blackwell
Maggie Gregg
Margaret Corcoran
Margaret Gordon
Marie Nicholls
Mark Kinsman
Martin Bridge
Martin Coohill
Mary Shepherd
Mary Spiteri
Matthew O'Toole
Mavis Glover
Michael Bowen
Michael Clark
Nigel Sommerfield
Pope Benedict XVI
Queen Elizabeth II
Rob Taylor
Rosemary Sheran
Shirley Stanley
Theresa Mitchell
Thomas Moore
Veronica Boyle
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Dear Parishioners,
Please notify us of your sad bereavement as soon as you feel able to,
so that we may announce it here in our Parish Obituary column.
Our prayers and thoughts are with you and your family.
Thank You.
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Our website was last updated on Friday 2 June 2023
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Dear Parishioners, Visitors and Friends,
Our website is updated very frequently throughout the week.
To make sure you receive the most recent updated version
of all news and events at our Parish Churches please
press theF5key on your Computer keyboard or Laptop,
OR the Update function on your Mobile device.
Every day of every week brings with it reports, news, changes,
and other contributions of a varied nature and all have to be
edited to fit on the pages of our newsletter and on our website.
All information received is entered into our office diary as soon as reported
and published in our newsletter and our website in chronological order.
This ensures that no news whatsover is left out,
and everybody's contribution is published as close to the date
reported or requested as is physically possible.
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NEIGHBOURING PARISHES OF TIPTON AND DUDLEY
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PARISH ACTIVITIES - ALL HELD IN THE HALL AT ST CHAD'S SOCIAL CENTRE
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SHORT MAT BOWLING CLUB
Monday Afternoons 2:00pm-4:00pm
Thank you to all the members for your support and to all
who organize this very successful club
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SATURDAY NIGHT DANCING
7:30pm till late. Tickets £3 include Raffle
Ballroom, Sequence and Line Dancing
Bring your own refreshments. Come along, you will be very welcome
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WEDNESDAY CLUB
Wednesday Afternoons 1:30pm-3:30pm. Entry £2
Our weekly get-together for Over Sixties. Come along for a coffee, a chat, a quiz and a game of Bingo
Contact Maureen Burford (Tel: 07976 226950) for more information or just pop in on Wednesdays
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DUDLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL (DMBC) SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS
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ADDRESS
Dudley Council Plus
Castle Street
Dudley
DMBC WEBSITE
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Dudley Website
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To contact an advisor
telephone the main switchboard on
0300 555 2345
An operator will take your call and transfer you to the correct department
Use the same number above for any emergencies
When the service is closed, a recorded message will advise what to do
Alternatively click the blue button
on the left to visit Dudley's own website
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Specialist advice is available
by telephone:
Benefits:
0300 555 8100
Council tax/business rates:
0300 555 8000
CallPay:
0300 555 7000
Housing repairs:
0300 555 8283
Adult Social Care
Access Team:
0300 555 0055
Children Social Care
and Safeguarding:
0300 555 0050
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DMBC BINS AND RECYCLING INFORMATION FOR RESIDENTS
Please click any of the blue links listed below to see more information
for household waste collection and other services provided
for residents by Dudley Council
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Rubbish Collection (Wheelie Bin or Black Plastic Sack Collection)
Kerbside Collection (Black Plastic Box and Blue and Green bags)
Household Waste and Recycling Centre: "The Tip" at Stourbridge
Garden Waste (Green Wheelie Bin)
Reduce and Reuse
Plastic Recycling
Special Collections
Assisted Collections
Commercial Waste
Inclement Weather
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DMBC COST OF LIVING ADVICE AND SUPPORT
Advice and information to support anyone struggling with the rising costs of
day-to-day life can be found on the council's website.
There you will find lots of information on what to do if you need help
with household costs, everyday essentials such as food, clothes and medicines,
child related costs or are struggling to pay debts.
There’s also advice on budgeting and support for struggling businesses.
Please click the above blue button to visit Dudley Website
OR
If your prefer, or you cannot access the website,
please telephone 0300 555 2345 for direct help and advice
(End of Dudley DMBC section)
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BIRMINGHAM ARCHDIOCESE CATHOLIC DEANERIES
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UPDATED WEBSITE (May 2022)
The older version of the Dudley Deanery website is no longer available.
The updated version is now hosted in the main Birmingham Archdiocese website.
All the churches in the Birmingham Archdiocese are now listed in eleven separate deaneries.
The unified listings contain much more information for each church than previously.
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