Celebrate the first day in the Year of Mercy with inspiring words from Pope Francis himself.
| | | | | | | Hello, Wisdom, It'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 World
I 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 This is an excerpt from A Year of Mercy: Inspiring Words from Pope Francis. If you'd like to read more, please click below to read the introduction. 
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