The Divine Mercy Image, painted as an act of thanksgiving by Adolf Hyla, hangs over the altar where St. Faustina's mortal remains are buried in the convent chapel in Cracow, Poland.

In 1992 the Mother General of the Congregation of Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy gave the negative of the image and her blessing to the foundress of Peace Through Divine Mercy apostolate for the work of Enthronement of the image in homes and churches. The work was officially introduced on July 4, 1992 in California. Bishop Francisco Garmendia of New York blessed the Enthronement Movement at a Mass in St. Thomas Aquinas Church in the Bronx, New York. He blessed the first pictures which were to visit homes to introduce the message and devotion to the Divine Mercy in conjunction with Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Enthronement of the Merciful Jesus quickly spread throughout the United States.

In 1995 Bishop Garmendia was the main celebrant at the largest bilingual celebration of the Feast of Divine Mercy ever held in the Archdiocese of New York, organized by the apostolate. Fr. Emilio Allue´, rector of the Marian Shrine, was concelebrant. The following year Fr. Allue´, spiritual advisor to the apostolate, was ordained a bishop for the Archdiocese of Boston. He co-authored The Image of Mercy, a book about the movement containing the Nine Graces of Enthronement and a Rite of Enthronement to be used in the home. Shortly after, he officiated at the Enthronement of five cathedrals in the United States.

In 1997, through the efforts of an American Jesuit missionary, who introduced the work of Enthronement to Mother Teresa, she sent this message to the foundress of Peace Through Divine Mercy:

"May God bless abundantly your evangelistic crusade of Enthronement of the Image of the Divine Mercy and Consecration to the Merciful Jesus. May He bless also your PEACE THROUGH DIVINE MERCY MINISTRY OF "Families of the Enthronement" and "Priests of the Enthronement." Let us pray.

God Bless You, Mother Teresa, M.C.

The Enthronement was also introduced in the Diocese of Jos, Nigeria by the late Archbishop Gabriel G. Ganaka, a great friend of the apostolate. In 1998 Archbishop Sean Brady, Primate of all Ireland, blessed the Enthronement apostolate as it was introduced to Ireland. On Mercy Sunday 1998, Most Rev. Séamus Hegarty, Bishop of Derry, N. Ireland, enthroned St. Eugene's Cathedral in Derry. Since 1998 over thirty of the churches of the diocese have been enthroned and devotion to the Merciful Jesus has taken root in the hearts of the people. Enthronement has begun in the Diocese of Raphoe, Donegal. In 2001, Holy Cross School in Belfast was enthroned.

To enthrone your home to the Merciful Jesus, or to enthrone the image in your parish church, visit our online store.

 

United States

Alaska
Sacred Heart

Arizona
St. Luke's, Douglas
St. Mark's, Tucson

California
Annunciation Cathedral, Montrose
Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Sacramento
Monastery of the Holy Family and St. Therese, Discalced Carmelite Nuns of Georgetown, California
Nativity, Menlo Park
St. Eugene's Cathedral, Santa Rosa
St. Sebastian's, Green Brae

Georgia
Christ the King Cathedral, Atlanta
Georgia Mother of God Ukranian Catholic Church, Conyers
Sacred Heart Church, Atlanta
St. Anthony's, Blue Ridge
St. John the Baptist Mission Church, Thomaston
St. Teresa's Church, Douglasville
Visitation Monastery, Atlanta

Hawaii
Co-Cathedral of St. Teresa, Honolulu
St. Joseph's, Honolulu
St. Teresa's, Kauai

Illinois
St. Cornelius, Chicago

Iowa
Sacred Heart Church, Fort Madison

Kansas
Christ The King, Topeka
Holy Name, Topeka
Immaculate Conception, Leavenworth
Most Pure Heart of Mary, Topeka
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Topeka
Sacred Heart, Leavenworth
Sacred Heart, Topeka
Sister Servants of Mary
St. Casimir's, Leavenworth
St. Joseph's, Leavenworth
St. Joseph's, Topeka

Louisiana
St. Cecelia's, New Orleans
St. Margaret Mary Church, Slidell

Minnesota
Epiphany, Coon Rapids

New York
Annunciation Church, Crestwood
Franciscan Friars and Sisters of the Renewal, New York
Green Haven Prison Chapel, Dutchess County
Holy Cross, Brooklyn
Holy Family, Bronx
Holy Rosary Nursing Home Ministry (9 Nursing Homes), Bronx
Holy Spirit, Bronx
Immaculate Conception, Sleepy Hollow
Immaculate Conception, Tuckahoe
Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scarsdale
Marian Shrine, Stony Point, New York
Our Lady of the Assumption, Bronx
Our Lady, Help of Christians, Staten Island
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Bronx
Chapel, Sing Sing Prison, Ossining
St. Hyacinth, Long Island
St. Eugene's, Yonkers
St. Francis of Assisi, Bronx
St. Francis Xavier, Bronx
St. Philip Neri, Bronx
St. Thomas Aquinas, Bronx - Bishop Ga rmendia
Transfiguration, Chinatown, Manhattan

Texas
All Saints, Dallas
Divine Mercy Center, Austin

N. Ireland

St. Eugene's Cathedral, Derry City
St. Columb's, Waterside, Derry
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Waterside, Derry
Carmelite Retreat Center, Termonbacca, Derry
St. Oliver Plunkett, Strathfoyle, Derry
St. Brigid's, Carnhill, Derry
The Assumption, Culmore, Derry
St. Patrick's, Pennyburn, Derry
Star of the Sea, Faughanvale, Derry
St. Joseph's, Galliagh, Derry
Holy Family, Ballymagroarty, Derry- Bishop Hegarty, Mercy Sunday, 1999
St. Patrick's, New Oratory of Divine Mercy, Dungiven, Derry
St. Mary's, Maghera, Derry
St. John's, Coleraine, Derry
St. Mary's, Lavey, Derry
St. Mary's, Ballerin, Derry
St. Aidan's, Magilligan, Derry
St. Eugene's, Moneyneena, Derry
Our Lady of Lourdes, Steelstown, Derry

Republic of Ireland

St. Mary's Oratory, Buncrana, Co. Donegal
St. Pius X, Moville, Co. Donegal
St. Mura's, Fahan, Co. Donegal
St. Mary's, Bocan, Co. Donegal
Church of the Sacred Heart, Carndonagh, Co. Donegal
St. Mary's, Clonmany, Co. Donegal
St. Patrick's, Iskaheen, Co. Donegal
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Strabane, Co. Tyrone
St. Patrick's, Donegal Town, Co. Donegal
St. Agatha's, Clar, Co. Donegal
Church of the Sacred Heart, Mountcharles, Co. Donegal
St. Crona's, Dungloe, Co. Donegal
St. Columba's, Acres, Burtonport, Co. Donegal
St. Mary's, Kincasslagh, Co. Donegal
St. Crones, Arranmore, Co. Donegal
St. Joseph's, Rathmullen, Co. Donegal

Schools
Schools are under the patronage of St. Joseph.

St. Joseph's School, Honolulu, Hawaii
St. Pius X, Atlanta, Georgia
St. John Neumann Elementary School, Atlanta, Georgia
Holy Cross School for Girls, Belfast, N.Ireland

 

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