Marian Helper • Summer 2026 • Marian.org 13 An estimated 6,500 pilgrims attended Saturday’s Vigil Mass at the Mother of Mercy Outdoor Shrine. Visiting from Middletown, Connecticut, Marc and Laura brought their 3½-year-old twins, Genovanni and Marco, to the Shrine for the first time. The twins were especially excited to get their first Rosaries (red and green) from the Divine Mercy Gift Shop Tent! Father Donald Calloway, MIC, challenged pilgrims to be faithful to Christ and His Church, holding up St. Joseph as a model of manhood and urging consecration to the Holy Family. “Some people claim, ‘We don’t need Divine Mercy,’” said Fr. Chris Alar, MIC. “Wrong! This is your whole existence!” He offered a tour of the Mass, examining how Divine Mercy is present in every part of the Latin Liturgy. Making their sixth Divine Mercy Sunday is the Adu Donkor family from Stamford, Connecticut. “Divine Mercy means everything,” said mom Elizabeth. “It’s wonderful to know that, even in our shame, God still has mercy for us.”
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