FOR MERCY, LET US

KNEEL
Sa kaibuturan
ng ating puso,
tiklupin natin
ang ating mga
tuhod sa

POPE FRANCIS
PRAYER FOR THE
JUBILEE YEAR OF
MERCY

Him. Show us your face and we will be

saved. Your loving gaze freed Zacchaeus
and Matthew from being enslaved by
money; the adulteress and Magdalene
from seeking happiness only in created
things; made Peter weep after his
betrayal, and assured Paradise to the
repentant thief. Let us hear, as if
addressed to each one of us, the words
that you spoke to the Samaritan woman:
If you knew the gift of God!

above all by forgiveness and mercy:

let the Church be your visible face in
the world, its Lord risen and glorified.
You willed that your ministers would
also be clothed in weakness in order
that they may feel compassion for
those in ignorance and error: let
everyone who approaches them feel
sought after, loved, and forgiven by
God.

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 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.

above all by forgiveness and mercy:

let the Church be your visible face in
the world, its Lord risen and glorified.
You willed that your ministers would
also be clothed in weakness in order
that they may feel compassion for
those in ignorance and error: let
everyone who approaches them feel
sought after, loved, and forgiven by
God.

Ang
Alibughang
Anak

11 At sinabi niya, May isang

tao na may dalawang anak na
lalake:12 At sinabi sa
kaniyang ama ng bunso, Ama,
ibigay mo sa akin ang bahagi
ng iyong kayamanang nauukol
sa akin. At binahagi niya sa

13 At hindi nakaraan ang maraming

araw, ay tinipong lahat ng anak na
bunso ang ganang kaniya, at naglakbay
sa isang malayong lupain; at doo'y
inaksaya ang kaniyang kabuhayan sa
palunging pamumuhay. 14At nang
magugol na niyang lahat, ay nagkaroon
ng isang malaking kagutom sa lupaing
yaon; at siya'y nagpasimulang

15 pumaroon siya at
nakisama sa isa sa mga
mamamayan sa lupaing yaon;
at sinugo niya siya sa
kaniyang mga parang, upang
magpakain ng mga
baboy.16.At ibig sana niyang
mabusog ang kaniyang tiyan

17Datapuwa't nang siya'y

makapagisip ay sinabi niya, Ilang
mga alilang upahan ng aking ama
ang may sapat at lumalabis na
pagkain, at ako rito'y namamatay ng
gutom?18 Magtitindig ako at
paroroon sa aking ama, at aking
sasabihin sa kaniya, Ama, nagkasala

19 Hindi na ako karapatdapat na

tawaging anak mo: gawin mo akong
tulad sa isa sa iyong mga alilang
upahan.20 At siya'y nagtindig, at
pumaroon sa kaniyang ama.
Datapuwa't samantalang nasa
malayo pa siya, ay natanawan na
siya ng kaniyang ama, at nagdalang
habag, at tumakbo, at niyakap siya

21 At sinabi ng anak sa kaniya,

Ama, nagkasala ako laban sa
langit, at sa iyong paningin: hindi
na ako karapatdapat na tawaging
anak mo.22 Datapuwa't sinabi ng
ama sa kaniyang mga alipin,
Dalhin ninyo ritong madali ang
pinakamabuting balabal, at isuot
ninyo sa kaniya; at lagyan ninyo

23 At kunin ninyo ang

pinatabang guya, at inyong
patayin, at tayo'y magsikain,
at mangagkatuwa:24
Sapagka't patay na ang anak
kong ito, at muling nabuhay;
siya'y nawala, at

This is important: let us

have the courage to trust
in Jesus mercy, to trust in
his patience and to seek
refuge always
in
the
-Pope Francis on
wounds of
his love.
mercy

Our God is so eager to

forgive that at the
slightest sign of
repentance he is ready
with his mercy. He does
not forget the covenant

-Pope Francis on mercy

I have so often seen in my

own life Gods merciful
countenance and his patience
in action. I have also seen so
many people who find the
courage to enter in the
wounds of Jesus by continuation
saying to

 Lord, I am here, accept my

poverty, hide my sin in your
wounds and wash it away with
your blood. And I always see
that God does just this: He
welcomes, consoles, cleanses
-Pope
Francis
on
and loves everyone coming to
mercy

You Raise Me
Up

Mercy is the very foundation of

the Churchs life. All her pastoral
activity should be caught up in
the tenderness she makes
present to believers; nothing in
her preaching and in her witness
to the world can be lacking in
mercy. The Churchs very
credibility is seen in how she

This exaltation of the virtues

of mercy and compassion. In
Misericordae Vultus we have a
systematic presentation of
virtues of mercy and
compassion, starting from
their very origin: God the
Father, the source of all

Dec. 8, 2015 - Nov. 20,

2016
(50 Anniversary of
the closing of II
th

At the closing of the

Jubilee Year of Mercy, says
Pope Francis, We shall be
filled with a sense of
gratitude to the Most Holy
Trinity for having granted
us an extraordinary time of

And, We will entrust

the life of the Church,
all humanity, and all
the entire cosmos to
the Lordship of Christ,
asking him to pour out

Biblical passages on
Mercy,
At Awa ang dahilan na
matatagpuan natin sa
kasaysayan ng Bayan

Indeed, Jesus entire life

was a constant
manifestation of the
Fathers mercy and
compassion. He showed it
especially in the manner
he related to people,

Jesus spoke in a most striking manner of

the Fathers mercy toward sinners in the
parables of the Lost Sheep and the Lost
Son, while through the parable of the
Merciless Servant he enjoined all
human beings to imitate the Fathers
mercy in dealing with those who owe
them something The lesson is as clear
as it is demanding: Be merciful even

Mercy is the very

foundation of the
Churchs life. And: The
Churchs very credibility
is seen in how she
shows merciful and

Pope Francis reminds

us that we must,
first of all, dispose
ourselves to listen to
the Word of God.

This should bring us to answer

positively Pope Francis
passionate appeal to open our
eyes and seethe wounds of
our brothers and sisters who
are denied their dignity, and
to practice generously the
corporal and spiritual works of
mercy, remembering that they

The response to the Holy Fathers

invitation to be merciful through
appropriate attitudes and deed should
be especially obvious during the
Lenten Season, which is a privileged
moment to celebrate and experience
Gods mercy. (#17) No one should feel
excluded from experiencing Gods
forgiveness, and may no one be

Finally, Pope Francis reminds

us that a Jubilee entails the
granting of indulgences, a
practice that will acquire an
even more important
meaning in the Holy Year of
Mercy. (#22)

What the Holy Father has to say in

Misericordiae Vultus about sin,
forgiveness and indulgences is truly
memorable and worth reflecting
upon: Though we feel the
transforming power of grace, we also
feel the effects of sin, typical of our
fallen state. Despite being forgiven,
the conflicting consequences of our

to live the indulgences of

the Holy Year means to
approach the Fathers
mercy with the certainty
that his forgiveness
extends to the entire life of

The Church and the

saints, for their part,
come in as instruments
and allies of Gods
mercy, as a way to
fortify the weakness of

The long paragraph devoted to

Mary, as the Mother of Mercy,
and the saints and blessed ones
who made divine mercy their
mission on life, are the icing on the
cake in the exaltation of this
sublime virtue that enriches our
lives, which has its origin in God,

LIVING THE YEAR OF

MERCY: NINE PRACTICAL
SUGGESTIONS TO HELP
YOU WALK MORE
VIRTUOUSLY THROUGH
THE JUBILEE YEAR

1. Go to
confessio
n

2. Read
conversion
stories

3. Perform works
of mercy

4. Go on
a
pilgrima

5. Walk
through
a Holy

6. Obtain
indulgen
ces

7.
Contemplat
e Gods
mercy in

8. Pray the
Divine Mercy
Chaplet

9. Forgive
those who have
hurt you

THE UTTER MERCY OF

GOD (Psalm 51)
Psalms for a Pilgrim People by Jim
Cotter

Refrain: Create in
me a clean heart, O
God, and renew a
right spirit within
me.

Enfold me in your love, dear

God, yet pierce my heart with
your mercy. In the cascading of
your compassion scour away all
that offends. Wash me
thoroughly from my
wickedness, and cleanse me

Refrain: Create in
me a clean heart, O
God, and renew a
right spirit within
me.

My failures weigh heavy on my

heart, my sin confronts me at the
turning of the road. Against you
alone have I sinned, my Beloved,
doing what is evil and causing
more harm. In the eyes of my
victims your judgment is clear:
there is nothing I can claim in your

Refrain: Create in
me a clean heart, O
God, and renew a
right spirit within
me.

I was formed in the midst of a

world gone wrong, from the
moment of my conceiving I
breathed my ancestors sin. The
truths to which I am blind are
hidden so deep, so secretly:
bring the light of your wisdom
to the depths of my heart.

Refrain: Create in
me a clean heart, O
God, and renew a
right spirit within
me.

Bathe me in water that is fresh

from the spring, wash me and I
shall be whiter than snow. Make
me hear of joy and gladness,
that the bones which you have
broken may dance again. Turn
you face from my twists and
deceits, blot out all my

Refrain: Create in
me a clean heart, O
God, and renew a
right spirit within
me.

Cast me not away from your

presence, and take not you
Holy Spirit from me. Give me
the comfort of your help
again, and strengthen me
with your courage and hope.
(Refrain)

Refrain: Create in
me a clean heart, O
God, and renew a
right spirit within
me.

Then I shall teach your ways to

those around me, and others will be
converted to your path. Deliver us
all from guilt of bloodshed, O God,
for you are the God of the world
that is coming. In health and truth
we shall sing of your justice. When
you open my lips, O God, my mouth

Refrain: Create in
me a clean heart, O
God, and renew a
right spirit within
me.

For you desire no animal

sacrifices, no formal gifts out of
mere duty. You do not delight in
burnt offerings, nothing from our
wealth can buy your favour. The
sacrifice you ask is a troubled
spirit; it is my pride that my
yield. (Refrain)

Refrain: Create in
me a clean heart, O
God, and renew a
right spirit within
me.

My broken and contrite heart I

bring, so foolish, self-centered,
and vain; and yet it is all that I
have. Even this gift you will not
despise, for I hear again that
you yearn for me, with a love I
can barely imagine. (Refrain)

Refrain: Create in
me a clean heart, O
God, and renew a
right spirit within
me.

So do I give you the whole of

myself, dependent as I am on the
gift of your mercy. So may my
giving to others be free of the
motives of power, gifts that
overwhelm or appease. May my
heart be spontaneous giving,
spreading delight and mutual
embrace. Such is the way of the

Refrain: Create in
me a clean heart, O
God, and renew a
right spirit within
me.

All:
Take us to yourself, Compassionate
God, we who hurt so much in the
depths of our being, caught up in
the pain of life, and so often
inflicting yet more in to others;
embrace us with the hands that
show still the mark of nails, your
love swallowing up all our sins and

Amen