Divine Mercy Sunday Procession April 19, 2020

Fr. Richards and Fr. Joe will be driving through the parish communities of St. Albert and St. Michael on Divine Mercy Sunday from 3:00-5:00pm starting at St. Michael and ending at St. Michael. We will be livestreaming the stop at St. Albert's if you would like to tune in (or check archives later) on our parish website www.churchofstalbert.org or our facebook page facebook.com/stalbertmn beginning with the ringing of the bells for the 3 o'clock hour of Divine Mercy. You are also welcome to drive to St. Albert's parking lot awaiting their arrival at approximately 3:25pm. They will be at St. Albert's near the Our Lady of Fatima statue for 5 minutes with Benediction before leaving for their next stop. St. Michael will be livestreaming the entire procession on their facebook page. The Procession Itinerary is posted below followed by their facebook link.  

Procession Itinerary is as follows:

Prayers will begin at 3:00pm at St. Michael Catholic Church, then our clergy will process with the Blessed Sacrament by vehicle to St. Albert, making several other stops in the St. Michael and Albertville area. The scheduled stops are as follows:
 

• Begin at the St. Michael Catholic Church altar at 3:00pm.
• Leave St. Michael at 3:15pm and drive to St. Albert.  
• Arrive at 3:25pm at St. Albert for five minutes of outdoor Adoration and Benediction near the Our Lady of Fatima Statue.
• Leave St Albert at 3:35pm. Process by vehicle down Main Street to 50th Street. Stop at the corner of 50th and Main and withdraw into the vehicle to drive to Engel Haus.
• Arrive at Engel Haus at 3:45pm for five minutes of Adoration and Benediction in the parking lot.
• Leave Engel Haus at 3:55pm and drive to the parish school. Arrive about 4:05pm for five minutes of Adoration and Benediction at the Mary Garden.
• Leave at 4:10pm and drive to Willow Drive. Process by vehicle down Willow Drive to Iris Lane; turn left to Walnut Avenue and stop at Walnut Park.
• Withdraw into vehicle and drive to The Legacy. Arrive at 4:25pm for five minutes of Adoration and Benediction.
• At 4:35pm, load up and drive east to Mason Avenue. Process by vehicle north to 47th Street. Turn right to McAllister Avenue. Turn right to Frankfort Parkway. Withdraw into vehicle and drive to church.
• Arrive back at the St. Michael Catholic Church parking lot about 5:00pm for five minutes of Adoration and Benediction near the St. Michael statue.
• Head into church to complete procession and resume Adoration.

 
Please join us keeping in mind social distancing guidelines. Please do not convoy between stops; we do not want to disrupt traffic flow on city streets! 
St. Michael will be providing a livestream of the procession at https://www.facebook.com/stmcatholicchurch. 
 
Divine Mercy Sunday is April 19, 2020
 
Although we will not have a Divine Mercy Sunday Program this year, let us join together in prayer at 3:00pm each day from Good Friday, April 10 to Saturday, April 18 to pray the Divine Mercy Novena as a parish. You may also tune in to Relevant Radio 1330am at 3:00pm each day to follow the Novena on their Live Broadcast. 
 
It is encouraged by the Divine Mercy Fathers of Stockbridge, MA to place a picture of the Divine Mercy Image on your front door as a protection for our households and as a reminder that with COVID-19 Coronavirus or any other illness that Jesus, We Trust in You! Find out more information HERE. 
 
Start the Divine Mercy Novena on Good Friday
Jesus asked St. Faustina (Maria Faustina Kowalska) that the Feast of the Divine Mercy (the Sunday following Easter) be preceded by a Novena of Chaplets to the Divine Mercy which would begin on Good Friday. "I desire that during these nine days you bring souls to the fount of My mercy, that they may draw therefrom the strength and refreshment and whatever graces they need in the hardship of life and, especially, at the hour of death."  (1209)
Additionally, He promised,  "By this Novena (of Chaplets), I will grant every possible grace to souls." (796)

Divine Mercy Chaplet, Novena, and Image - CLICK HERE!