Divine Mercy Tours

01/08/2024

Christmas in Vilnius (DO IT!)

Epiphany on January 6 is traditionally seen as the end of the holiday season in Lithuania.

01/08/2024

Because Vilnius is breathtakingly beautiful as are the hearts of most of its people.

Green, clean and laidback, Lithuania’s capital Vilnius is attracting skilled foreign workers — some of whom tell CNBC Travel that they're there to stay.

12/07/2023

Pilgrimage to Vilnius
October 1-9, 2024
This pilgrimage is intentionally small and fills up every year. Download this beautiful flier and share with your group!

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11/25/2023

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The Divine Mercy Summit & Feast Day of Saint Faustina October 1-8, 2024 Be in Vilnius for the Feast Day of Saint Faustina and the 4th annual Divine Mercy Summit! Departing on Monday, September 30, we will arrive in Vilnius early on Tuesday, October 1, and head directly to the Gate of Da

09/14/2023

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Home of the largest Divine Mercy event on the planet. This annual event is sponsored by The Original Divine Mercy Institute and the Archdiocese of Vilnius. The Divine Mercy Summit features presenters, artists, theologians, and original thinkers from around the world. Register today for this free glo

04/16/2023

Many will recognize this room: it is the attic above Bernadinai Church in Vilnius where we filmed several scenes in the documentary eThe Original Image of Divine Mercy. It has been many years since have climbed to the top but today, Divine Mercy Sunday, we accepted the challenge. Pilgrimages will be starting up again in October of 2023. Please visit www.DivineMercyTours.com in the near future for more info.

12/24/2022

Another reason to come on pilgrimage to Vilnius: we always visit the beautiful Hill of Crosses.

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11/27/2022

The always amazing Vilnius Christmas Tree was lit tonight in Cathedral Square. With the iconic bell tower in the background, this year's Christmas Tree is embraced by a birthday cake in honor of the 700th anniversary of Vilnius. You guessed it: there are 700 candles! Have you ever considered spending Christmas in Vilnius, The City of Mercy?

11/16/2022

November 16 is the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of Mercy
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Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn is the prominent Catholic painting of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated by the faithful in the Chapel of the Gate of Dawn in Vilnius, Lithuania, The City of Mercy. The painting was historically displayed above the Vilnius city gate; city gates of the time often contained religious artifacts intended to ward off attacks and bless passing travelers.

The painting is in the Northern Renaissance style and was completed most likely around 1630. The Virgin Mary is depicted without the infant Jesus. The artwork soon became known as miraculous and inspired a following. A dedicated chapel was built in 1671 by the Discalced Carmelites. At the same time, possibly borrowing from the Eastern Orthodox tradition, the painting was covered in expensive and elaborate silver and gold clothes leaving only the face and hands visible.

The legend tells that in 1702, when Vilnius was captured by the Swedish army during the Great Northern War, Our Lady of the Gate of Dawn came to her people's rescue. At dawn, the heavy iron city gates of the gate fell crushing and killing four Swedish soldiers. After this, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth Army successfully counter-attacked near the gate.

In the following centuries, the following grew stronger and Our Lady became an important part of religious life in Vilnius. The following inspired many copies in Lithuania, Poland, and diaspora communities worldwide. In 5 July 1927, the image was canonically crowned as Mother of Mercy. The chapel was visited by Pope John Paul II in 1993. It is a major site of pilgrimage in Vilnius and attracts many visitors, especially from Poland.

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10/13/2022

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10/08/2022

We have been getting a lot of emails about the 2023 Divine Mercy Sunday pilgrimage to Vilnius. It'll be here before you know it. Here is all the info you need. We have been taking pilgrims there every year since the documentary and enough cannot be said about how amazing these trips are. Divine Mercy Sunday in the very spot where it was first celebrated by St. Faustina and Bls. Fr. Michael Sopoćko ... there is just nothing else like it. Aside from that, Vilnius is a 700 year-old city - probably older, actually - and one of the most beautiful cities in all of Europe with an legendary history (first settled in the Stone Age). UNESCO protected, she is one of the largest surviving medieval old towns in Northern Europe. Despite invasions and occupations, Vilnius has an entire network of well-preserved Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical buildings/churches. And best of all, the people will make you feel at home from day 1. Reserve your spot today!

Good Friday, April 7 thru Divine Mercy Sunday, April 16, 2023 Departing on the Holy Thursday, we will arrive in Vilnius early on Good Friday and head directly to the Gate of Dawn, Shrine of the Mother of Mercy, the ancient entrance into the City of Mercy that Saint Faustina walked through many time

10/02/2022

The Divine Mercy Summit starts today at 8:30 a.m. Central Time. If you don't catch it live, all that days videos can be watched in replay as well.

10/01/2022

STARTS TOMORROW!
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09/06/2022

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for The Divine Mercy Summit 2022!

Register now for Divine Mercy Summit 2022 on crowdcast, scheduled to go live on October 2, 2022, 12:00 PM CDT.