Divine Mercy Sunday
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Divine Mercy Sunday is a Roman Catholic feast celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter, emphasizing trust in God's mercy and the message revealed to Saint Faustina Kowalska.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Divine Mercy Sunday canonical | 4 |
| Divine Mercy Feast | 1 |
| Divine Mercy Sunday liturgical feast | 1 |
| Feast of the Divine Mercy | 1 |
| Misericordia Sunday | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T430781 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Divine Mercy Sunday Context triple: [Eastertide, containsFeast, Divine Mercy Sunday]
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A.
Gaudete Sunday
Gaudete Sunday is the third Sunday of Advent in the Christian liturgical calendar, marked by a joyful emphasis and the use of rose-colored vestments as a break from the season’s penitential tone.
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B.
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, commonly known as Corpus Christi, is a major Catholic feast celebrating the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.
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C.
Resurrection Sunday
Resurrection Sunday is a Christian holy day celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, observed each year on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox.
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D.
Ascension Day
Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
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E.
Pentecostarion
The Pentecostarion is an Eastern Christian liturgical book used in the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the period from Easter (Pascha) through the Sunday after Pentecost.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Divine Mercy Sunday Target entity description: Divine Mercy Sunday is a Roman Catholic feast celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter, emphasizing trust in God's mercy and the message revealed to Saint Faustina Kowalska.
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A.
Gaudete Sunday
Gaudete Sunday is the third Sunday of Advent in the Christian liturgical calendar, marked by a joyful emphasis and the use of rose-colored vestments as a break from the season’s penitential tone.
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B.
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, commonly known as Corpus Christi, is a major Catholic feast celebrating the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.
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C.
Resurrection Sunday
Resurrection Sunday is a Christian holy day celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, observed each year on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox.
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D.
Ascension Day
Ascension Day is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven, observed on the 40th day of Easter.
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E.
Pentecostarion
The Pentecostarion is an Eastern Christian liturgical book used in the Byzantine Rite that contains the hymns and services for the period from Easter (Pascha) through the Sunday after Pentecost.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic feast
ⓘ
liturgical celebration ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Divine Mercy Sunday
ⓘ
surface form:
Divine Mercy Feast
Divine Mercy Sunday ⓘ
surface form:
Feast of the Divine Mercy
|
| approvedBy | Holy See ⓘ |
| associatedWithDevotion |
Divine Mercy
ⓘ
surface form:
Divine Mercy devotion
|
| associatedWithImage |
Divine Mercy
ⓘ
surface form:
Divine Mercy image of Jesus
|
| associatedWithPractice |
Holy Eucharist
ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Communion
acts of mercy ⓘ confession ⓘ Divine Mercy ⓘ
surface form:
prayer of the Divine Mercy Chaplet
trust in Jesus ⓘ veneration of the Divine Mercy image ⓘ |
| associatedWithPrayer |
Divine Mercy
ⓘ
surface form:
Chaplet of Divine Mercy
|
| basedOnRevelationsTo | Saint Faustina Kowalska ⓘ |
| celebratedBy | Catholics worldwide ⓘ |
| celebratedOn |
First Sunday after Easter
ⓘ
Second Sunday of Easter ⓘ |
| coincidesWithEvent |
Easter Monday
ⓘ
surface form:
Octave Day of Easter
Second Sunday of Easter ⓘ |
| connectedWithPhrase | Jesus, I trust in You ⓘ |
| countryOfEarlyPromotion | Poland ⓘ |
| dateOfUniversalInstitution | 30 April 2000 ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Divine Mercy
ⓘ
surface form:
Divine Mercy of God
trust in God’s mercy ⓘ |
| encouragesDevotion |
Divine Mercy
ⓘ
surface form:
Divine Mercy Novena
|
| hasLiturgicalRank | solemnity ⓘ |
| hasOriginIn | private revelations recorded in the Diary of Saint Faustina ⓘ |
| hasPatronFigure |
Pope John Paul II
ⓘ
Saint Faustina Kowalska ⓘ |
| hasSpecialIndulgence | plenary indulgence under usual conditions ⓘ |
| institutedBy | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| institutedFor |
Latin Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| linkedToPope | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| linkedToSaint | Saint Faustina Kowalska ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor | white ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason |
Eastertide
ⓘ
surface form:
Easter Season
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| preparationBeginsOn |
Good Friday
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surface form:
Good Friday (Divine Mercy Novena)
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| promulgatedBy | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| scripturalFocus |
Gospel of John
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surface form:
Gospel of John 20:19–31
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| theologicalTheme |
God’s mercy
ⓘ
conversion ⓘ forgiveness of sins ⓘ hope ⓘ trust in Jesus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Divine Mercy Sunday Description of subject: Divine Mercy Sunday is a Roman Catholic feast celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter, emphasizing trust in God's mercy and the message revealed to Saint Faustina Kowalska.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Feast of the Divine Mercy
this entity surface form:
Divine Mercy Feast
this entity surface form:
Divine Mercy Sunday liturgical feast
this entity surface form:
Misericordia Sunday