Divine Mercy Choir Prepares for Divine Mercy Sunday with US Concert Tour ncregister.com
Leading up to Divine Mercy Sunday, straight from the Archdiocese of Vilnius, Lithuania, where the first-ever Divine Mercy Sunday was unofficially observed on April 28, 1935, by Blessed Father Michał Sopoćko, St. Faustina’s spiritual director, comes the Divine Mercy Choir — bringing nearly-forgotten hymns together with Latin chants to people across the United States. The choir will stop at several churches across the country in this tour that began March 15 and will lead up to and include Divine Mercy Sunday on April 7.
The Divine Mercy Choir was originally formed in Vilnius to provide liturgical music in the Shrine of Divine Mercy where the original image of Divine Mercy is venerated. Joining the five-member choir on this tour is Daniel diSilva, founding president of the Original Divine Mercy Institute and director of the documentary film, The Original Image of Divine Mercy, the most authoritative film on the subject. He will present the history and unique significance of the image using a full-size (40” x 85”) replica of the original Divine Mercy image painted by Eugeniusz Kazimirowski according to St. Faustina’s directions. Both the Divine Mercy Choir and the Divine Mercy Institute have the blessing and endorsement of Archbishop Gintaras Grušas of the Archdiocese of Vilnius…
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