2. The Year of Mercy

3. But more than this, we need to open our hearts to mercy.
The Door of Mercy
The Door of Mercy is a special Holy Door which Pope Francis has asked to be opened in every Diocese at the start of the Year of Mercy
In our school we have our own Door of Mercy, in the Cathedral, which will remind us that God is always there and waiting for us and that God’s mercy should be in our hearts every day.
But more than this, we need to open our hearts to mercy.

4. Pope Francis has declared this year a special ‘Year of Mercy’
Pope Francis has declared this year a special ‘Year of Mercy’. What does this mean?
The corporal acts of mercy are:
To feed the hungry;
To give drink to the thirsty;
To clothe the naked;
To harbour the harbourless;
To visit the sick;
To ransom the captive;
To pray for the dead and comfort the grieving.

5. A reading from the Holy Gospel according to Matthew 25: 31-40
All: Glory to you, O Lord
Reader: The Gospel of the Lord
All: Praise to you, Lord, Jesus Christ.

17. Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
“A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just”
- Pope Francis
Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
Dec 8th 2015 – Nov 20th 2016

18. The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
- Matthew 25: 40

19. #feed

20. #give

21. #clothe

22. #welcome

23. #heal

24. #visit

25. #comfort

26. Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
“A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just”
- Pope Francis
Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
Dec 8th 2015 – Nov 20th 2016

27. #feed

28. #give

29. #clothe

30. #welcome

31. #heal

32. #visit

33. #comfort

34. #help
#help

36. Our School Council Prayers

37. God forgave my sin in Jesus’ name; I’ve been born again in Jesus’ name; and in Jesus’ name I come to you to share His love as he told me to.

38. He said: ‘Freely, freely, you have received; freely, freely give, Go, in my name, and because you believe, others will know that I live.’

39. All pow’r is given in Jesus’ name; in earth and heav’n in Jesus’ name; and in Jesus’ name I come to you to share His pow’r as he told me to.

40. He said: ‘Freely, freely, you have received; freely, freely give, Go, in my name, and because you believe, others will know that I live.’

41. God gives us life in Jesus’ name; He lives in us in Jesus’ name; and in Jesus’ name I come to you to share His peace as he told me to.

42. He said: ‘Freely, freely, you have received; freely, freely give, Go, in my name, and because you believe, others will know that I live.’

43. you have taught us to be merciful like the heavenly Father,
YEAR OF MERCY PRAYER
Lord Jesus Christ,
you have taught us to be merciful like the heavenly Father,
and have told us that whoever sees you sees Him.
Show us your face and we will be saved.
You are the visible face of the invisible Father,
let the Church be your visible face of forgiveness and mercy in the world.
You willed that your ministers would feel compassion for those in ignorance and error:
let everyone who approaches them feel loved, and forgiven by God.

44. Send your Spirit and consecrate every one of us with its anointing,
so that the Jubilee of Mercy may be a year of grace from the Lord,
and your Church, with renewed enthusiasm, may bring good news to the poor, proclaim liberty to captives and the oppressed,
and restore sight to the blind.
We ask this of you, Lord Jesus,
through the intercession of Mary, Mother of Mercy;
you who live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever.
Amen.