"Here, then, is the reason for the Jubilee: because this is the time for mercy. It is the favorable time to heal wounds, a time not to be weary of meeting all those who are waiting to see and to touch with their hands the signs of the closeness of God, a time to offer everyone the way of forgiveness and reconciliation." – Pope Francis
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Prayer for the Year of Mercy
Lord Jesus Christ who is Mercy Himself
We entrust ourselves and our children to Your care.
We believe in Your love for us and Your desire for our healing.
We pray in this "Year of Mercy" for the return
Of countless souls to Your heart.
We embrace our cross with Yours
knowing it is there we will find the love deep enough
to heal our wounds.
Jesus, we trust in You!
©ROC
Welcoming you to the Year of Mercy
December 8th will mark the opening of the extraordinary Year of Mercy in the Catholic Church. It is no secret that those of us who have experienced abortion are longing for mercy. Many of us have sat in our church pews for years waiting to hear just one word that there was a chance for forgiveness, healing and hope. Now, Pope Francis is sounding the trumpet!
On Divine Mercy Sunday in 2015 in speaking about the coming year of mercy he said:
Here, then, is the reason for the Jubilee: because this is the time
for mercy. It is the favorable time to heal wounds, a time not to be
Weary of meeting all those who are waiting to see and to touch with
Their hands the signs of the closeness of God, a time to offer everyone
The way of forgiveness and reconciliation.
What a sign of hope!
In truth, the Catholic Church has always offered reconciliation from abortion, sadly because of the secular media and even our lack of speaking about forgiveness while always addressing the wrong of abortion, the church has been always made to seem like it condemns those who have had an abortion, and because of this there has always been a fear of coming forward, but if we listen to the beautiful prayers of our church, we would realize she has always been waiting for us in order to bring us the reconciliation forgives and love God, and even our aborted children desires us to have.
There is a beautiful prayer of reconciliation in our church that says this: “God of love and mercy you are always ready to forgive, we are sinner and you invite us to trust in your mercy.”
He does not force us; He invites us to trust in the mercy He tells us it is there for us! In fact, He tells us it is always there waiting for us, but it is up to us to accept the invitation or not.
In this year of mercy I pray that countless numbers of those who are suffering in silence from a past abortion, those in our families, workplaces, communities and yes, even our pews will accept the invitation to mercy that Our Lord extends. I know this is true and He will not disappoint you!
Jesus we trust in you!
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