Every day at 5:30 p.m. in the Basilica of the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Kraków-Łagiewniki, the rosary is prayed for the eternal joy of the deceased Holy Father Francis. In the Chapel of the Merciful Jesus and the tomb of St. Faustina, this prayer is offered daily during the novena to Divine Mercy before Divine Mercy Sunday. A solemn thanksgiving of the Church of Kraków for the gift of the life and pontificate of the late Pope Francis will be the solemn Holy Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday at the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Kraków-Łagiewniki, celebrated at 10:00 a.m. by the Metropolitan Archbishop of Kraków, Marek Jędraszewski.

The Holy Father Francis visited the Łagiewniki Shrine on Saturday, July 30, 2016. In a short greeting, he said: “The Lord desires that today we feel His great mercy more deeply. Let us never distance ourselves from Jesus, even if, due to our sins or mistakes, we consider ourselves the worst. Because He prefers us just as we are, for this is how His mercy is poured out. Let us make use of this day so that we may all receive Christ’s mercy. Let us pray together to the Mother of Mercy: Hail Mary… (…) And I ask you, pray for me.”