
Jubilee of Hope: Missionaries of Mercy Priests Celebrate Mass in Rome
About 500 of these priests from around the world participated in a variety of spiritual and cultural activities this weekend as part of the 2025 Holy Year.
About 500 of these priests from around the world participated in a variety of spiritual and cultural activities this weekend as part of the 2025 Holy Year.
In a message written while still in the hospital, the Pope expressed his ‘gratitude and encouragement’ for their work and reflected on the profound connection between mercy and hope.
The sessions are also an opportunity for the priests to share with one another about what it is like to be a Missionary of Mercy in different parts of the world or in different contexts, like a parish or school.
Pope Francis formally commissioned the Missionaries of Mercy during a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Ash Wednesday 2016.
The Missionaries of Mercy appointed in 2016 by the Pope recommitted themselves to their task in Rome
According to the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization, there are currently 1,040 Missionaries of Mercy.
Thoughts from priests on the special year.
Francis also writes of new World Day of the Poor in new apostolic letter, Misericordia et Misera.
Father Raymond J. De Souza, who is one of the Missionaries of Mercy, reports from Rome about this signature Year of Mercy moment.
The Holy Father offered his reflections on their special role during the jubilee on Feb. 9. They will be given their official mandate during his Ash Wednesday Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Feb. 10.
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