What does it mean to open the "Holy Door"?
Pope Francis officially started the Jubilee of Mercy by opening the Holy Door. This Extraordinary Jubilee is specifically the Year of Mercy, but actually every Jubilee Year focuses on forgiveness. One of the best visuals for the story of God's salvation and forgiveness is the Holy Door in the Vatican. This door (and others around the world) will be open for this entire (Liturgical) year and is an invitation for pilgrims to walk through as an outward sign of the inward choice of turning back to God and accepting his forgiveness.
The Holy Door in the Vatican has sixteen panels with sixteen Bible stories of forgiveness and mercy.
Year of Mercy - Holy Door Activity: Click here to make your own 'Holy Door' like the one at the Vatican (see image below).
Message of Mercy
Watch the video below with your child and discuss what Pope Francis says about the Year of Mercy.
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Who was shown mercy in the video below? How did Pope Francis show mercy? What does the video below say about mercy and who deserves God's mercy?
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Click on the links below for "Works of Mercy" coloring/activity pages...
https://drive.google.com/a/syrdio.org/file/d/0B5ETRkL51fhMazByR21ZeEU3VUk/view
Click below for an eight page mini book of the Corporal Works of Mercy:
https://drive.google.com/a/syrdio.org/file/d/0B5ETRkL51fhMdmdxbzM3YlFHdW8/view
https://drive.google.com/a/syrdio.org/file/d/0B5ETRkL51fhMazByR21ZeEU3VUk/view
Click below for an eight page mini book of the Corporal Works of Mercy:
https://drive.google.com/a/syrdio.org/file/d/0B5ETRkL51fhMdmdxbzM3YlFHdW8/view
Please go to the "COMMENT PAGE" and answer the following questions:
1) A - Something that my child(ren) learned about the Year of Mercy or about what "mercy" means to him/her.
2) What can our family do to observe this Year of Mercy?
3) Three things that my child(ren) learned from the "Take home materials" were...(please take something from each lesson).
1) A - Something that my child(ren) learned about the Year of Mercy or about what "mercy" means to him/her.
2) What can our family do to observe this Year of Mercy?
3) Three things that my child(ren) learned from the "Take home materials" were...(please take something from each lesson).