Pope John Paul II - Homilies - November 22, 1981
- April 6, 1986
Divine Mercy Sunday - April 10, 1991
The Easter message of the merciful Christ, General Audience - April 18, 1993
Divine Mercy Sunday - April 19, 1993
General Audience - April 10, 1994
Second Sunday of Easter - April 23, 1995
Divine Mercy Sunday
Regina Caeli - June 7, 1997
At the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Lagiewniki - April 19, 1998
Divine Mercy Sunday - April 11, 1999
Divine Mercy Sunday - April 30, 2000
Divine Mercy Sunday
Regina Caeli
Evening Prayer - April 22, 2001
Divine Mercy Sunday - August 16, 2002
John Paul II's Address on Arrival in Poland - August 17, 2002
Pope's Homily During Mass for Dedication of Divine Mercy Shrine - August 18, 2002
John Paul II's Homily During Beatification of 4 Apostles of Mercy
Papal Address Prior to Recitation of Angelus
November 22, 1981
Feast of Christ the King
Pope John Paul II made his first public visit outside of Rome (following his lengthy recuperation from bullet wounds), to the Shrine of Merciful Love in Collevalenza near Todi, Italy. Within a few days, an international congress is to be held to reflect on the Encyclical Dives in Misericordia (Rich in Mercy) one year after its publication. After celebrating the Holy Sacrifice of the Eucharist, he makes a strong public declaration about the importance of the message of mercy:
"A year ago I published the encyclical Dives in Misericordia. This circumstance made me come to the Sanctuary of Merciful Love today. By my presence I wish to reconfirm, in a way, the message of that encyclical. I wish to read it again and deliver it again.
Right from the beginning of my ministry in St. Peter’s See in Rome, I considered this message my special task. Providence has assigned it to me in the present situation of man, the Church and the world. It could be said that precisely this situation assigned that message to me as my task before God."