During the stay in Rome, Bishop Sanchez concelebrated Mass with Pope Francis on Monday, April 4, in the pope’s chapel at the Domus Santa Marta.
Year of Mercy
Youth Views: How are you observing the Year of Mercy?
I am observing this Special Jubilee of Mercy by following God and trying to be as merciful as I can. I try to use my faith in action.
Pope Asks Dioceses to Build ‘Monuments’ to Year of Mercy
Pope Francis asked Catholic dioceses around the world to set up a permanent memorial of the Year of Mercy by establishing a hospital, home for the aged or school in an under-served area.
Great Retreat in Bay Ridge
Many parishioners of Our Lady of Angels, Bay Ridge, participated in a Lenten retreat.
Learning to Listen In the Year of Mercy
I WAS SITTING in a reconciliation room once, confessing my usual garden variety list of sins when I was suddenly aware that the priest was gazing out the window. Being reflective, perhaps? No, I was fairly sure he was daydreaming. I left my confession with the feeling that I was forgiven by God but ignored by my confessor.
Sacrament of Mercy
We’re still waiting on the concrete plans for the Holy Year of Mercy, which will be a Jubilee Year, announced by Pope Francis. We know that a papal bull will be proclaimed by the pope on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 12, and that the year will officially begin with the opening of the Holy Door at Saint Peter’s Basilica on the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Dec. 8.