April 27, 2025 — Second Sunday of Easter
STUDENT PARISH
CATHOLIC CAMPUS MINISTRY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
THE MESSAGE OF DIVINE MERCY
BY DOROTA BEST, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AT ST MARY
Growing up in Poland, my parents wanted to make sure that I understood the meaning behind the Divine Mercy Sunday.
The message of Divine Mercy is that God is merciful, that He is Love, and that He wants all of us to turn to Him with trust and repentance while there is still time.
In the 1930s, Sr. Faustina Kowalska, a young Polish nun, had a vision of Jesus. He called her to be the secretary and apostle of His mercy. Jesus shared with Sr. Faustina the desires of His Heart explaining what He wants us to do to respond to His mercy and He promised specific graces to all who would honor and proclaim His mercy.
One of Jesus’ desires is to tell the world about His mercy. Jesus promised to defend throughout their lives those who proclaim His mercy.
Jesus desires for us to turn to Him with trust. To trust Jesus is to fully rely on Him knowing that He is God, and that He loves and cares for us. When we place complete trust in Jesus, we receive His mercy. When we pray “Jesus, I trust in You!” we call on the name of Jesus, and we acknowledge that He is our Savior and Lord. This short prayer summarizes the devotion to the Divine Mercy.
Jesus tells us, the sinners, to come to His infinite mercy, which is always available to us, no matter what we have done, even if we are filled with fears and anxiety. Jesus promised that He could never reject a repentant heart and never refuse an appeal to His mercy.
Jesus asks of us to be merciful to others through our actions, words, and prayers. We are to practice the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, because even the strongest faith is of no use without works.
Jesus desires for us to celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday. Jesus told Sr. Faustina that He wishes to have the Divine Mercy Sunday established on the Sunday after Easter. Jesus promised that this would be a day of total forgiveness of sins for anyone who on this day go to Confession and receive the Holy Communion. On Divine Mercy Sunday, all sins and punishment are washed away in Jesus’ infinite mercy if we come to Him in the Sacrament of Reconciliation and Eucharist.
Jesus taught Sr. Faustina this prayer for mercy and told her to pray it “unceasingly.” We also are invited to pray this prayer known as The Chaplet of Divine Mercy. Prayed on ordinary Rosary beads, the Chaplet is an intercessory prayer that extends the offering of the Eucharist. This prayer may be said at any
time, but it is especially appropriate to say the Chaplet around 3 o’clock (recalling the time of Christ’s death on the Cross). Jesus said to Sr. Faustina that for those who pray at the Hour of Great Mercy (three o’clock), He renewed His promise that whatever we ask in His name, He will do it.
Jesus desires for us to venerate His image. Jesus appeared to Sr. Faustina with rays of red and pale light coming from the area around His Heart. He asked Sr. Faustina to paint the vision she saw and to sign the painting with the words: “Jesus, I trust in You!”
On this Divine Mercy Sunday, let us remember Pope Francis’ words that “mercy is the Lord’s most powerful message,” and he hopes that we will “find a form of mercy for all,” because apart from the mercy of God there is no other source of hope for mankind.
Join us for Divine Mercy Sunday at 2:30 PM at St. Francis of Assisi.
Memorial Mass for Pope Francis
Wednesday, April 30, at 5:10 pm
@ St Mary Student Parish
SCHOLARSHIP BLESSING –APRIL 27 AT 10 AM MASS
College is a me of transi on and holding onto your Catholic faith during these years is more important than ever. The Keeping the Catholic Faith Scholarship, created by a local Michigan family through the Catholic Founda on of Michigan, supports gradua ng seniors from Kalamazoo County who are commi ed to living and growing in their faith throughout college.
The Keeping the Catholic Faith Scholar 2025 recipient Allison Grunert will join us at the 10am mass on April 27th to receive a special blessing and share more about her journey.
To learn more, visit //bit.ly/kcf25 or contact Chris na Shabo at 248-204-0332 ext. 4
Luvyana Marquez & Ryan Schmidt
May 9, 2025
Isabelle Sullivan & Max Kupperman
May 13, 2025
Let us pray in thanksgiving for the life of Fr. Dennis T. Dillon, S.J. who died on April 21, 2025 at Colombiere Center.
He was a Jesuit priest serving at St Mary Student Parish from October 2009 un l August 2020. Visita on was held on Thursday April 24 and Funerals on April 25. May he rest in Peace. The 5pm mass on Sunday, April 27th will be offered for Fr. Dennis’ eternal rest.
SUPPORT OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY
We encourage you to support our immigrant community at St. Mary! Contact Amy Prociuk (amyprociuk@gmail.com) or Rosa Luz Pos go (rpos go@smspnewman.org) to get involved. We also invite you to join us for our bilingual rosary every Sunday at 1:15 pm in the Church.
WOMEN OF THE HEART
All Women of the Parish are Warmly Invited to our next mee ng on Thursday, May 8.
This year’s Women of the Heart theme will reflect on the gi of WISDOM. Recognizing that the Book of Wisdom ascribes the feminine pronoun to wisdom and acknowledging the vast and diverse wisdom that exists among the Women of the Heart members we decided on this theme.
Women of the Heart will meet on the second Thursday of the month from September through May from 10:15 am to noon in Donnelly Hall.
Contact Julie Mussio jmussio@smspnewman.org
GRAD/YP SPIRITUAL DIRECTIONS
MONDAY, MAY 5 @ 6:30 PM
Please join us for our monthly Grad/YP Spiritual Direcons. For more informa on, please contact the Grad/ YP Lead Team (smsp.grads.lead@umich.edu)
VOLUNTEER AT MASS
We're always looking for students to serve as lectors, musicians/singers, and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMHCs).
If interested, email jmussio@smspnewman.org (no previous experience as a lector or EMHC is necessary; training will be provided)
MEETINGS & EVENTS: APRIL 27— MAY 4
SUNDAY, April 27
10:00 AM Children’s Liturgy of the Word Newman Hall, Lounge
12:45 PM ESL Loyola Room
1:00 PM Spanish Reconciliation — Spiritual Direction Room
1:00 PM Earth Day Service Off-Site
1:15 PM Bilingual Rosary — Church
3:15 PM Teen Confirmation Donnelly Hall , Church
4:00 PM Reconciliation Spiritual Direction Room
7:00 PM Reconciliation Spiritual Direction Room
MONDAY, April 28
10:00 AM Eucharistic Adoration Church, Whitman Room
5:45 PM Rosary for Peace Church
7:00 PM Born for Joy — Whitman Room
7:30 PM Catholic Student Evangelization Rectory Lounge
8:00 PM Middle Eastern Students’ Bible Study Donnelly Hall
TUESDAY, April 29
10:00 AM Eucharistic Adoration Church, Whitman Room
WEDNESDAY, April 30
5:45 PM Reconciliation Monteith Room
5:45 PM Eucharistic Adoration — Church
6:30 PM SCC Grad/YP Whitman Room
7:00 PM Cristeros Hispanic Student Group Rectory Lounge
9:00 PM Candlelight Mass Church
THURSDAY, May 1
10:00 AM Eucharistic Adoration Church, Whitman Room
5:45 PM Teen Confirmation Lineup —Donnelly Hall
6:30 PM Teen Confirmation Mass Church
FRIDAY, May 2
8:15 AM Rosary in Spanish Zoom
9:00 AM Blood Drive — Newman Hall
4:00 PM Graduation Mass and Reception Church, Donnelly Hall
SUNDAY, May 4
10:00 AM Children’s Liturgy of the Word Newman Hall, Lounge
12:45 PM ESL Loyola Room
1:00 PM Spanish Reconciliation — Spiritual Direction Room
1:15 PM Bilingual Rosary Church
3:00 PM Hispanic Birthdays and Mental Health Workshop— Newman Hall
4:00 PM Reconciliation Spiritual Direction Room
MASS INTENTIONS: APRIL 26— MAY 4
SATURDAY, APRIL 26
8:30 PM Mass for Joe & Amy Butchart (40th wedding anniversary)
SUNDAY, APRIL 27
8:30 AM Mass for +Walter Montgomery 10:00 AM Mass for +Jody Rescinito
12:00 PM Mass for + Thomas Mulcahy
2:00 PM Mass for 5:00 PM Mass for + Fr Dennis Dillon
8:00 PM Mass for + Pope Francis
MONDAY, APRIL 28 5:10 PM Mass for +Mario Cano
TUESDAY, APRIL 29 5:10 PM Mass for +Edward Vuylsteke
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30
5:10 PM Memorial Mass for Pope Francis
THURSDAY, MAY 1
5:10 PM Mass for
FRIDAY, MAY 2 12:10 PM + Celia Duarte
SATURDAY, MAY 3 8:30 PM Mass for
SUNDAY, MAY 4
8:30 AM Mass for 10:00 AM Mass for + Patricia Settimi 12:00 PM Mass for + Delfin Gochico Montalbo
2:00 PM Mass for 5:00 PM Mass for + Janine Hutchinson
SPRING SCHEDULE
OFFICE HOURS
Sunday 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Monday– Thursday 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
MASS TIMES
SATURDAY VIGIL 5:00 PM
SUNDAY MASSES
8:30 AM 10:00 AM
Watch live or any me a er the mass h ps://www.michigancatholics.org/category/live-mass/ Noon
2:00 PM (Spanish)
Watch live or any me a er the mass h ps://www.michigancatholics.org/category/misa-en-linea/ 5:00 PM
8:00PM
DAILY MASSES
Monday-Thursday 5:10 PM Friday 12:10 PM
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Sunday 4: 00 PM - 4:30 PM & 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Wednesday 5:45 PM - 6:30 PM or by appointment
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Honoring 100 Years of Faith and Community at St. Mary Student Parish
Save the Date: May 11th!
May Crowning
Please join us as we honor and celebrate our Blessed Mother on Mother’s Day, May 11th. We will hold two May Crowning celebrations in the courtyard as weather permits. The first will be after the 2 PM Spanish Mass, the next will be after the 5 PM Intercultural Mass. There will be light refreshments after each May Crowning.
St. Mary Student Parish is in the news! Extra, extra! Read all about it!
The Michigan Daily wrote an article for our cornerstone celebration. A copy of it was placed inside the time capsule. Please read the article here: //t.ly/BvF-3
Wednesday 5:45 PM - 9:00 PM
An uniden fied priest with servers and a full house at St Mary Student Parish, 1960s. Photo Credit: St. Mary Student Parish Records, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan.
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Julie Mussio Marriage Prepara on & Ministry Schedule Coordinator ext 243 jmussio@smspnewman.org
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Karen Foster Family Ministry Coordinator ext 247 kfoster@smspnewman.org
Maribel Rosas-Palma Hispanic/La no Sacramental Prepara on Coordinator ext 222 mrosas@smspnewman.org
Rita Zyber OCIA & SCC Coordinator ext 230 rzyber@smspnewman.org
Camryn Hurley Music Coordinator churley@smspnewman.org
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April 27– Second Sunday of Easter
Reading I Acts 5:12-16
Psalm Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24
Reading II Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19
Gospel Jn 20:19-31
As Thomas believed he saw the risen Jesus, so too were many brought to faith through the various signs and wonders wrought by the apostles. They proclaimed as Lord “the stone rejected by the builders,” “the First and the Last of the One who lives.”
May 4 – Third Sunday of Easter
Reading I Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41
Psalm Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13
Reading II Rv 5:11-14
Gospel Jn 21:1-19 or 21:1-14
Jesus appears to seven of his disciples, among them Peter who proclaims his unfailing love for the Lord. Jesus commissions him to feed the sheep. Later, in face of persecu on, Peter and the apostles proclaim the name of Jesus, the Lamb who was slain and who rescues us from death.
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