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Divine Mercy Poster - Saint Faustina and Saint John Paul II

THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE’: DIVINE MERCY WITH ST. JOHN PAUL II AND ST. FAUSTINA

Recalling these words spoken by St. John Paul II at the canonization of St. Faustina — the great apostle of Mercy, and the first Saint of the Third Millennium — the St. John Paul II National Shrine and the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy are pleased to present a temporary exhibit on the message of Divine Mercy.

'LORD, YOU COULD NOT LOVE ME MORE!' SAINT JOHN PAUL II AND THE SHROUD OF TURIN

A response to Saint John Paul II’s call for greater understanding of and devotion to the Shroud of Turin, this exhibit seeks to deepen the pilgrim’s encounter with the mystery of the Holy Shroud, the likely burial cloth of Jesus referred to in Sacred Scripture.

Thomas More

A new landmark exhibit on Thomas More, the English martyr whom St. John Paul II declared the heavenly Patron of Statesmen and Politicians, opened at the Saint John Paul II National Shrine on Sept. 16, 2016. The exhibit, God’s Servant First: The Life and Legacy of Thomas More, explores the life of the former Lord Chancellor of England who was executed during King Henry VIII’s reign for refusing to recognize the King’s self-declared supremacy over the Church in England.

Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly and Thomas Hamling with sisters from the Missionaries of Charity in front of a portrait painting of St.Theresa

Canonization Portrait of St. Teresa of Calcutta Unveiled

Mother Teresa referred to February 3, 1986 as the happiest day of her life. On that day, Pope John Paul II visited the slums of Calcutta, where she and her fellow Missionaries of Charity cared for the poorest of the poor: the discarded and lonely people left to die in the streets.

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