Bishop Peter Brings to a close the Jubilee of Mercy
during Vespers & Adoration at St Marys Cathedral
Parishioners from around the Diocese came together at St Mary's Cathedral on the 20th November for the formal close to the Year of Mercy. The event was marked through Adoration and Vespers led by Bishop Peter.
During a short homily, Bishop Peter said that 'Over the past year, we have had a clear reminder of the Mercy of God. Mercy has been proclaimed, witnessed and experienced in a greater way than in the past and perhaps in the immediate future. The Mercy of God is there for all time and is to be drawn upon every year, at all times.
Today on this last Sunday of the Churches' year, the feast of Christ the King; the theme that is put to us ,is that of a King upon his throne... not a throne of splendour and glory, but a throne that is the Cross; and on that cross the last action of Jesus before giving up his spirit is to bequeath that mercy upon the one who we call the 'Good thief'. The churches year ends with a death that gives us life.'
'This jubilee Year of Mercy given to us by Pope Francis, has been a wonderful opportunity for reconciliation and repentance and has brought a renewal in the life of the Church in England & Wales... a greater awareness of the light that shines through the darkness, a greater awareness of the mercy of God who is the face of the fathers Mercy.
As the moon draws its light from the sun, so Christ the Son of God draws his light from the life he has with the Father and by that light, we are able to live our lives.'
'This jubilee year of mercy has been an opportunity for us to be renewed in our faith, a living experience that we are all to share and bring to the world that we know is in such need of the experience of the Mercy of God.'
Earlier today, Pope Francis closed the Holy Door at St Peter's Basilica in Rome and said 'Even if the Holy Door has closed, Christ's Heart Remains Open...' '...if you give God a chance... He is ready to start our Lives Anew.'
During a short homily, Bishop Peter said that 'Over the past year, we have had a clear reminder of the Mercy of God. Mercy has been proclaimed, witnessed and experienced in a greater way than in the past and perhaps in the immediate future. The Mercy of God is there for all time and is to be drawn upon every year, at all times.
Today on this last Sunday of the Churches' year, the feast of Christ the King; the theme that is put to us ,is that of a King upon his throne... not a throne of splendour and glory, but a throne that is the Cross; and on that cross the last action of Jesus before giving up his spirit is to bequeath that mercy upon the one who we call the 'Good thief'. The churches year ends with a death that gives us life.'
'This jubilee Year of Mercy given to us by Pope Francis, has been a wonderful opportunity for reconciliation and repentance and has brought a renewal in the life of the Church in England & Wales... a greater awareness of the light that shines through the darkness, a greater awareness of the mercy of God who is the face of the fathers Mercy.
As the moon draws its light from the sun, so Christ the Son of God draws his light from the life he has with the Father and by that light, we are able to live our lives.'
'This jubilee year of mercy has been an opportunity for us to be renewed in our faith, a living experience that we are all to share and bring to the world that we know is in such need of the experience of the Mercy of God.'
Earlier today, Pope Francis closed the Holy Door at St Peter's Basilica in Rome and said 'Even if the Holy Door has closed, Christ's Heart Remains Open...' '...if you give God a chance... He is ready to start our Lives Anew.'
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