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Posted on December 9, 2015 by Fran Rossi Szpylczyn

a5fb52e2a54ddc3997a338a48f5d6507Did you get to see any of the coverage of Pope Francis opening the Holy Door at St. Peter’s to inaugurate the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy on Tuesday? Even if you did, here is another look. That I found the video so moving took me by surprise. Of course the dramatic opening of the doors, which apparently was hard to do from the looks of it, to the shift from seeing the doors open from the inside. What an image of Christ – the inbreaking of the kingdom. Powerful.

popefrancisbenedictThe scene that really had my emotions running was when Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI enters St. Peter’s, at about 1:20.  Good Lord, the man cannot walk without assistance, how frail he seemed. Yet he was there, and it was beautiful to me. Fodder for another post, but I always believe he got a worse rap than he deserved. Anyway, I remain grateful for his courage to resign. In doing so, he opened a door of mercy for the Church, and then God opened another door of mercy when Pope Francis was elected. On Tuesday, two men walked through the Door of Mercy, and and embraced. Continue reading →

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Posted in Advent, Advent 2015, Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy | Tagged Advent, Advent 2015, Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, Grace, Holy Door, Lost tv series, Merciful like the father, Paul Inwood, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Pope Francis

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