151 programs called Come to My Mercy, as well as, The Hour of Great Mercy program with a version of the Divine Mercy Chaplet sung before the Divine Mercy Image in the National Shrine Divine Mercy in Stockbridge. These original halfhour programs were very popular and ran for years at different times. The fi rst series was substituted by another series of 13 half-hour programs called Ocean of Mercy. This series was also produced jointly by the EWTN crew and the Marians, and has been broadcast for several years. There have been three versions of The Hour of Great Mercy sung Chaplet. Various versions have been broadcast daily through EWTN TV and Radio networks enabling the viewers and listeners to pray with the Marians, hear the message of Mercy and adore the Merciful Jesus in His Sacred Image. EWTN live broadcasts of the Divine Mercy Sunday celebrations from the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Stockbridge have been a powerful and an effi cacious way of promoting the Message and Devotion of The Divine Mercy. In the last six years, EWTN had the potential of reaching 53 million viewers. We do not know how many of these potential viewers have annually watched the live celebrations of Divine Mercy Sundays from Stockbridge. However, the popularity of the live transmission of the Divine Mercy Sunday celebrations has continued unabatedly since its beginning 16 years ago. At times, other national networks have transmitted news from our celebrations. In 2004, because of the SARS epidemic and fi rst large gathering of people in the Eastern U.S. at the Divine Mercy Sunday celebration in Stockbridge, and in 2005 because of the passing away of Pope John Paul II on Divine Mercy Sunday (Vigil), several national TV networks reaching tens of millions of viewers transmitted reports from the Divine Mercy Sunday celebration at the National Shrine in Stockbridge. Ongoing weekly broadcasts of Divine Mercy Cenacles, Series I and II with Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC as anchor and with Marians, Lay Staff and members of the Eucharistic Apostles of the Divine Mercy as guest participants, have been especially fruitful. In close collaboration with Relevant Radio, especially, the Drew Mariani Show, with an audience of several million listeners, the Marians or Marian staff members through its Offi ce of Evangelization have co-produced more than 40 programs annually since 2005. The programs were designed to address a wide audience of listeners (commuters who listen on car radios from 3 to 6 p.m. CST) to introduce them to the Message of The Divine Mercy, to live the spirituality of mercy, and to encourage them to participate more fruitfully in the celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday. In the last four years, the Marians have participated in various other radio programs. In addition to the close collaboration with Relevant Radio, our collaboration with Michigan Catholic Radio, Stations of the Cross from Buffalo, and KBVM Radio from Oregon are also worth mentioning.
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