To make Joomanity united in worshipping God Tuesday Conference EXTRAORDINARY JUBILEE OF MERCY Dec. 8 2015 - Nov. 20,2016 IT WiLL BE A HOLY, YEAR OF MERCY. Our Heavenly Patron Dear Fathers & Brothers, Tuesday Conference is an attempt to reach catholic doctrines, new trends in theology, biblical studies and Church history to the priests and seminarians who tirelessly do service to the Mother Church. The present issue brings you ‘The Face of Merey’, the bull ony extraordinary jubilee year of mercy. 1 \ ! ! ! ! l ! 1 ! ! 1 1 ! l ! ! ! ! ! ' ' ! ! ! ! “Wherever there are Christians, everyone should find an oasis of mercy.”Were Crore Ol cate a tower) invitation to follow the merciful example of the Father “An initiative coming erste neencacosh from the who asks us not to judge or condemn but to forgive and Holy Soa ‘The JUBILEE OF | MERCY will begin when rancis Pope Francis opens the Holy Door of St Peter's Basilica on 8 December 2015—the 5oth anniversary of the closing of the Second Vatican Council —and will conclude when he closes that same door on 20 November 2016, on the feast of Christ the King. Logo = Created by Fr Marko Rupnik SJ = Jesus — the Good Shepherd — taking upon his shoulders the lost soul.: Why a Jubilee of Mercy today? a different + The Church, is called to offer more evident signs of God’s presence and closeness + To“make more evident its mission to be a from the Great Jubilee . ” witness of mercy”. + To rediscover the meaning of the mission to be ren a sign and an instrument of the Father's merey Year in 2000 « To encourage Christians to meet people’s “real needs” with concrete assistance, to experience a “true pilgrimage” on foot. bearetiy uCaleCATaCO lL the level of Prayer of Pope Francis for the Jubilee Lord Jesus Christ, eae Your loving gaze freed Zacchaeus and the local chure 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!”....... Amen.The Bull. ‘The term bull (Latin bulla = bubble ) indicated the metal capsule used to protect the wax seal attached with a cord toa document of importance. Oyer time, the term began tobe used first to indicate the seal, then the document itself, nowadays it is used for all papal documents of special importance that bear, orat least traditionally would have borne, the Pontifi’s seal It is based upon a theme: the call to mercy - “to be a sign and witness (of mercy) in every aspect of its pastoral life.” Misericordiae Vultus, (“The Face of Mercy”), MISERICORDIAE The bull is the fundamental document for the Holy Year that outlines the overall spirit and intentions for the Jubilee, as well as the spiritual fruits that are BULL OF INDICTION OF THE EXTRAORDIN. JUBILEE OF MERCY hoped for. The document develops three main themes. First - Pope elaborates the theological understanding of God’s mercy, explaining the role of mercy in the life of people and of the Church Second - Offers practical ways to live well the Holy Year: do not judge or condemn but forgive and give, avoiding gossip, envy and jealousy Third - Issues particular calls for justice and conversion.For the first time in the 600 year history of the Jubilee tradition, this one offers the possibility for individual dioceses to take part in the event by opening their own Holy Door, or Door of Mercy, in a cathedral, or church or ata shrine that is popular with pilgrims. Do you know.... + For the first time in a Jubilee “Missionaries of Mercy” will be designated for every diocese for the whole duration of the Holy Year + “Jubilee for workers and volunteers of Mercy - associated with the memory of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who remains an icon of the mercy of God for millions of people, of all faiths, across the globe. + Appeal to Judaism and Islam - Both emphasize that God is Merciful, as does Christianity. This can be a special opportunity “to foster dialogue”. + Jubilee Year has an ecumenical dimension, with the other Christian Churches and Communities, especially when the Holy Door is opened at the Basilica of Saint Paul on 25 Jan.2016."Mercy is central to the life of the Church, and if the doctrine of the Church is not permeated. with mercy it is not the doctrine of the Church", “Missionaries of Mercy” + Patient priests, possessing an understanding of human frailty but ready to express the loving kindness of the Good Shepherd in their preaching and in the Sacrament of Confession. « Specially selected priests who have been granted the authority to pardon even those sins reserved to the Holy See + The local bishops are expected to identify and designate these special missionaries. + Priests themselves can submit their request to serve. But when a priest volunteers the council will confer with his bishop to make sure he would be “suitable for this ministry” + the thousands of “emeritus bishops” in the world today, because of their great pastoral experience, could well be suited for this role. Priests will be chosen to preach well, esp. on the theme of mercy, and be “good confessors”, meaning they are able to express God's love and not make the confessional, as Pope Francis says, like “a torture chamber”.Page- 07 “Tf the end of one mercy were not the beginning of another we were undone.” -Philip Henry List of Jubilee Years 1. 1300: Pope Boniface VIII 2. 1350; Pope Clement VI 3. 1390: deereed by Pope Urban VI, presided by Pope Boniface IX 4. 1400 : Pope Boniface IX 5. 1423: Pope Martin V 6. 7 8. 9. . 1450 : Pope Nicholas V . 1475 : decreed by Pope Paul II, presided by Pope Sixtus IV . 1500 : Pope Alexander VI ). 1525 : Pope Clement VIL : decreed by Pope Paul ITT, presided by Julius IT : Pope Gregory XIII : Pope Clement VITT : Pope Urban VII : Pope Innocent X : Pope Clement X : decreed by Pope Innocent XII, presided by Pope Clement XI : Pope Benedict XII : Pope Benedict XIV decreed by Pope Clement XIV, presided by Pope Pius VI : Pope Leo XII : Pope Pius IX (without great solemnity) ‘ope Leo XTIT 23.1925 : Pope Pius XI 24.1933 : Pope Pius XT 25.1950 : Pope Pius XI 26.1966 : Pope Paul VI 27.1975: Pope Paul VI 28,1983 : Pope John Paul IT 29.2000 : Pope John Paul II 30.2016 : Pope Francis