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Vatican City, 2 February 2016 (VIS) – The following are extensive extracts of the Holy Father's extemporaneous address to the participants in the Jubilee of Consecrated Life, which took place yesterday in the Paul VI Hall. This afternoon in St. Peter's Basilica he will celebrate the Mass to conclude the Year of Consecrated Life.
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The Year of Mercy was officially launched by Pope Francis on December 8, 2015 as the Universal Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. The Holy Father opened this year-long celebration by opening the "holy door" of St. Peter's Basilica. The event was reported by BBC News and you can read their news coverage HERE.
To honor this event, the Diocese of Albany, New York designated Saint Teresa's Motherhouse, home of the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm, to be a pilgrim shrine. The "Holy Door" was blessed by Fr. Gavin, OFM with the Carmelite Sisters present.
The following are different listings of the designated "Holy Door" according to State locations:
https://catholicpilgrimagesites.wordpress.com/holy-doors-of-mercy/
http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/list/USA-JubileeMercy.htm
AS ALWAYS, PLEASE CHECK WITH THE PILGRIMAGE SITE DIRECTLY FOR DETAILS BEFORE FINALIZING YOUR PLANS.
Photos courtesy: Sr. Fidelis Therese, O.Carm.
The following is the Holy Father's Bull of Indiction for the Year of Mercy ("Misericordiae Vultus")
Source: VIS News- Holy See Press Office
September 5, 2014
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