દયાનું જુબિલી વર્ષ Year of Mercy

Pope Francis opening the door of Mercy in Rome.

દયાનું જુબિલી વર્ષ  Year of Mercy

t's the first day of the Year of Mercy! In celebration of this day, here is a reflection from our book, A Year of Mercy: Inspiring Words from Pope Francis, which we hope you'll enjoy. If you're wondering what the Year of Mercy is all about, we're launching a website soon that will help you understand it, in a practical sense, and what the pope will be doing in the next 11 months. Don't miss the special unveiling on Sunday!
 

December 8, 2015: The Beginning of the Year of Mercy

A Living Sign of the Father’s Love in the WorldI have chosen the date of 8 December because of its rich meaning in the recent history of the Church. In fact, I will open the Holy Door on the fiftieth anniversary of the closing of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council. The Church feels a great need to keep this event alive. With the Council, the Church entered a new phase of her history. The Council Fathers strongly perceived, as a true breath of the Holy Spirit, a need to talk about God to men and women of their time in a more accessible way. The walls which for too long had made the Church a kind of fortress were torn down and the time had come to proclaim the Gospel in a new way. It was a new phase of the same evangelization that had existed from the beginning. It was a fresh undertaking for all Christians to bear witness to their faith with greater enthusiasm and conviction. The Church sensed a responsibility to be a living sign of the Father’s love in the world.

Pope Francis, MISERICORDIAE VULTUS, BULL OF INDICTION OF THE EXTRAORDINARY JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY, 4