2015-12-02
News and Annoucements – Province of South Asia
Province of South Asia – December 2015
I would like to share with you this simple reflection on the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy declared by Pope Francis.
Using a symbolic gesture, the Pope will open the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City on December 08th, marking the formal beginning of this Jubilee Year of Mercy.
The Pope sees the physical opening of doors in cathedrals and basilicas throughout the world as a symbol of the wide open door of God’s mercy. We are invited to enter through this door to encounter God’s inexhaustible mercy, and also, to open the doors of our hearts to others.