Easter Resources
The Easter Season is the most important of all liturgical times. There are 50 days of Easter, from the first Sunday until Pentecost. Find resources here to help your family live the entire Easter Season more fully this year. Check back often for the addition of more Easter resources.
Find ways to celebrate at home and at Mass.
Find ways to celebrate at home and at Mass.
Find information on Easter and some of the special celebrations that take place during the Easter season.
Living Easter
The Resurrection of Jesus is such great news, that one day is not nearly enough to celebrate it! Find resources to celebrate the whole Season of Easter from the Diocese of Des Moines here.
Family Easter Resources
Divine Mercy Sunday On May 5, 2000, five days after the canonization of St. Faustina, Pope Saint John Paul II decreed that the Second Sunday of Easter would be known as Divine Mercy Sunday. Jesus appeared to St. Faustina in many mystical visions throughout her life and requested that the Feast of Mercy (Divine Mercy Sunday) be observed.
Join the Des Moines Northeast Deanery parishes at Our Lady's Immaculate Heart Parish in Ankeny to celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday on April 12th. Tap or click the button for details. |
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Find the Eucharistic Holy Hour for Divine Mercy Sunday, notes and quotes for reflection, the origin of Divine Mercy Sunday, the Divine Mercy image, the Chaplet, and the Novena.
What is Divine Mercy Sunday and who was Saint Faustina Kowalska?
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Why is Divine Mercy Sunday so important? Who is St. Maria Faustina Kowalska? Find out more about St. Faustina, and find the directions to pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy.
Find out more about St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, who was born in Poland, the third of 10 children.
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Feast Days during the Easter Season
The entire Easter Season is a time of celebration, but there are many feast days to celebrate during this time, too. Find a list and ways to celebrate.