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Understanding how Divine Mercy fulfills, rather than replaces, the Sacred Heart message.
As Divine Mercy Sunday celebrates the 90th anniversary of the first celebration in 1935, a celebration that was made official for the universal Church in 2000, Marian Father Chris Alar, provincial superior of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy Province of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception and host of EWTN’s Living Divine Mercy, shared some important aspects of the message and devotion, beginning with the misconception or incorrect idea some still have: that devotion to The Divine Mercy is somehow taking away from devotion to the Sacred Heart. Once understood, it should not be an issue, as Pope Francis explained in his October 2024 encyclical letter.
Is Divine Mercy trying to replacing the Sacred Heart?
Some will say, “This is a bad thing because you're trying to replace the Sacred Heart devotion,” The answer is — absolutely not. Divine Mercy does not replace the Sacred Heart. It completes and fulfills the Sacred Heart. There is a big difference.
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As Divine Mercy Sunday celebrates the 90th anniversary of the first celebration in 1935, a celebration that was made official for the universal Church in 2000, Marian Father Chris Alar, provincial superior of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy Province of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception and host of EWTN’s Living Divine Mercy, shared some important aspects of the message and devotion, beginning with the misconception or incorrect idea some still have: that devotion to The Divine Mercy is somehow taking away from devotion to the Sacred Heart. Once understood, it should not be an issue, as Pope Francis explained in his October 2024 encyclical letter.
Is Divine Mercy trying to replacing the Sacred Heart?
Some will say, “This is a bad thing because you're trying to replace the Sacred Heart devotion,” The answer is — absolutely not. Divine Mercy does not replace the Sacred Heart. It completes and fulfills the Sacred Heart. There is a big difference.
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Divine Mercy and the Sacred Heart: Two Complementary Devotions Explained
Understanding how Divine Mercy fulfills, rather than replaces, the Sacred Heart message.