The immediate preparation for the Feast of Divine Mercy at the Church of Santo Spirito in Sassia in Rome will begin at 3:00 PM with the Hour of Mercy prayer and the conclusion of the novena before the feast. The program includes: the solemn blessing of the image of Merciful Jesus; at 5:30 PM – the “Symphony of Mercy” – a connection with the Shrines of Divine Mercy on five continents: Poland – Kraków, Tanzania, Brazil, the United States, El Salvador, and Australia. At 7:00 PM, Holy Mass presided over by Cardinal Dominique Mamberti and a prayer vigil until 9:37 PM, the hour of Saint John Paul II’s passage to heaven.

On the Feast of Mercy, solemn Holy Masses in Italian at 7:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM, and 7:00 PM, presided over by Cardinal Baldassare Reina; in English – 9:00 AM; in Polish – 4:00 PM. The Solemn Hour of Mercy with the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and adoration at 3:00 PM.