https://www.thedodo.com/daily-dodo/rescuers-find-lifeless-dalmatian-with-ropes-around-her-neck-and-carry-her-to-safety

What an utterly beautiful story above that elucidates so well the Divine Mercy theme when it is applied to the merciful actions of mankind in reflecting the Mercy of God as “living and active” in the world around us.

Let us reflect today upon how these kinds of actions, those taken by the rescue team and Brandy’s new family embody the opposite ethic to the war-mongering Pope Leo was condemning in his address from yesterday’s Vigil for World Peace¹, which incidentally co-incides with the vigil of Divine Mercy Sunday.

As a liturgical celebration, Divine Mercy Sunday was first instituted by St Pope John Paul II in the year 2000 as part of the Great Jubilee and also corresponded to St Faustina’s canonization. The commemoration of this liturgical feast in the life of the Church was designated by John Paul II to be continually celebrated the first Sunday after Easter Sunday, the observance of which would accrue a certain amount of spiritual merit or graces in the life of those who devote themselves on this day to ritually observing its commemoration.²

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Additional References:
¹https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-04/pope-leo-xiv-leads-prayer-vigil-for-peace-in-the-world.html

² ‘Read More About Divine Mercy Sunday: Divine Mercy Sunday – Solemnity, 8th Octave of Easter’ in the MyCatholicLife devotional app.