Udupi: God is merciful, kind and compassionate. Pope Francis called this jubilee year as ‘Year of Mercy’ from December 8, 2015 to November 20, 2016. The mercy of God is not an abstract idea but a concrete reality, said Most Rev Dr. Gerald Isaac Lobo, Bishop of Udupi Diocese.
Rev Lobo conducted the Eucharistic celebrations at Milagres Cathedral, Kallianpur here on Sunday, November 13 on the occasion of Holy Door Close in the Udupi Diocese Cathedral on Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year of Mercy. As the year comes to a close, the Holy Doors of the Cathedral and Basilicas around the world were closed on Sunday, November 13.
“If we see the whole history of salvation until today, the future has been an economy of mercy. Precisely in this perspective we want to place the commitment resulting from these months in which we have lived with faith the extraordinary jubilee of Mercy. The Holy Year has urged us to keep our eyes fixed toward the fulfillment of God’s Kingdom,” said Rev Lobo. He further said that the year of mercy was an invitation to love, show kindness and unbounded generosity. The mercy of God is incredible. God never fails to show his mercy in our life. Holy Church’s foundation is Mercy of God. Jesus encountering the Mercy of God transformed the life of Jakarius and relationship with God by converting into Merciful God. Church needs this extraordinary moment, he added.
Very Rev Fr. Stany B. Lobo Rector of the Cathedral, Rev Fr. Rolwin Aranha and Rev Fr. Prakash Anil Castelino Asst. parish priests, Rev Fr. Victor Fernandes Principal of Milagres English Schools and Rev Fr. Herald Mathias Vocational Director of Pilar Fathers Kallianpur took part in the Holy Eucharistic celebrations along with the Bishop.
Earlier the 15 ward gurkars along with large number of faithful returned the Statues of Our Lady of Miracles to Rector Fr. Stany B Lobo in the Cathedral. The decorated Statues of Milagres were brought with processions led by brass band and two kids dressed in white as angels. The blessed Statues of Our Lady of Miracles stayed in every house of the 15 wards on the occasion of the celebrations of Platinum Jubilee of the Cathedral which will be celebrated on December 12, 2016.
After the weekly announcements, Bishop distributed the blessed Statues of Our Lady of Miracles to the faithful.
