Open the door of your heart By the Most Rev. David L. Ricken Editor’s note: This year, the main celebrant of Divine Mercy Sunday Mass at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy was the Most Rev. David L. Ricken, bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin. Here, we share some highlights from his homily. I would like to share with you a personal story. A story of someone close to me who had a conversion experience through Divine Mercy, my brother, Mark. Mark, me, and my younger sister, Carol, were all born in Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1950s to our parents, Bertha and Bill Ricken. In 1974, my family moved to Colorado where, as a young man, Mark was a teacher and principal. Later he married, becoming a husband and father. Over time, he was the superintendent of public schools in Southern and then Northern Colorado for many years. When he retired, he purchased our parents’ farm in southern Colorado and settled there. 14 Marian Helper • Summer 2026 • Marian.org Divine Mercy Weekend
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