St Luke’s Parish in Revesby marked Divine Mercy Sunday on 12 April with Mass, Eucharistic Adoration and veneration of a first-class relic of St Faustina Kowalska, six months after it was installed in the parish.
The celebration, led by Bishop Daniel Meagher, drew parishioners and visitors who gathered to pray and reflect on the message of Divine Mercy, which has gained renewed prominence in the parish.
The relic was brought to Australia with an effort involving parish priest Fr Dariusz Basiaga SDS and the Salvatorian Regional Superior, Fr George Kolodziej SDS, now Bishop of Bunbury. With the support of Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP, they travelled to Poland to obtain the relic before transporting it to Perth and then to Sydney.
Since its installation, the relic and accompanying statue of St Faustina have become a focal point for devotion at St Luke’s, attracting those seeking spiritual consolation and a deeper understanding of God’s mercy.
Fr Dariusz said the presence of the relic has strengthened the parish’s spiritual life, with many coming to pray and reflect on St Faustina’s message.
“People come to pray and feel comforted,” he said. “Her message is simple: show mercy, seek forgiveness and live with kindness. Her relic and statue remind us to carry that message into our daily lives.”
Divine Mercy Sunday, celebrated on the second Sunday of Easter, centres on Christ’s call to trust in his mercy and extend that mercy to others – a message parish leaders say continues to resonate strongly within the local community.
