Quotes from Pope Francis on the Jubilee Year of Mercy This resource has been developed for the Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia & Papua New Guinea by the Mercy Ethos Office for use in formation

Pope Francis, Homily with announcement of Jubilee Year of Mercy “The call of Jesus pushes each one of us to never stop at the surface of things, especially when we are dealing with a person. We are called to look beyond, to focus on the heart to see how much generosity everyone is capable.” Pope Francis, Homily with announcement of Jubilee Year of Mercy

Pope Francis, Homily with announcement of Jubilee Year of Mercy “No-one can be excluded from the Mercy of God; everyone knows the way to access it.” Pope Francis, Homily with announcement of Jubilee Year of Mercy

Pope Francis, Homily with announcement of Jubilee Year of Mercy “No-one can be excluded from the Mercy of God; everyone knows the way to access it and the church is the house that welcomes all and refuses no one.” Pope Francis, Homily with announcement of Jubilee Year of Mercy

Pope Francis, Homily with announcement of Jubilee Year of Mercy “I am convinced that the whole Church will find in this Jubilee the joy needed to rediscover and make fruitful the Mercy of God.” Pope Francis, Homily with announcement of Jubilee Year of Mercy

“We need constantly to contemplate the mystery of Mercy “We need constantly to contemplate the mystery of Mercy. It is a wellspring of joy, serenity and peace.” Pope Francis, Misericordiae Vultus, Bull of Indiction, Jubilee Year of Mercy, 2

“Mercy the supreme act where God comes to meet us.” Pope Francis, MV, 2

“Mercy the fundamental law that dwells in the heart of every person who looks sincerely into the eyes of their brothers and sisters on the path of life.” Pope Francis, MV, 2

“Mercy the bridge that connects God and humankind, opening our hearts to the hope of being loved forever.” Pope Francis, MV , 2

“At times we are called to gaze even more attentively on Mercy so that we may become a more effective sign of God’s action in our lives.” Pope Francis, MV , 3

“How much I desire that the year to come will be steeped in Mercy, so that we can go out to every man and woman, bringing the goodness and tenderness of God. May the balm of mercy reach everyone.” Pope Francis, MV , 5

“The mercy of God is not an abstract idea, but a concrete reality with which God’s love is revealed as that of a father or mother, moved to their very depths out of love for their child.” Pope Francis, MV , 6

“What moved Jesus in all of these situations was nothing other than mercy, with which he read the hearts of those he encountered and responded to their deepest need.” Pope Francis, MV , 8

“We are called to show mercy, because mercy has been shown to us.” Pope Francis, MV, 9

“Without a witness to mercy, life becomes fruitless and sterile, as if sequestered in a barren desert. The time has come to take up the joyful call to Mercy once more. It is time to return to the basics and to bear the weaknesses and struggles of our brothers and sisters. Mercy is the force that re awakens us to new life and instils in us the courage to look toward the future with hope.” Pope Francis, MV, 10

“In order to be capable of mercy, we must dispose ourselves to listen to the word of God. This means rediscovering the value of silence in order to meditate on the word that comes to us. In this way it is possible to contemplate God’s mercy and adopt it as out lifestyle.” Pope Francis, MV, 13

“In Mercy we find proof of how God loves us.” Pope Francis, MV , 15

“In this Jubilee year, let us allow God to surprise us.” Pope Francis, MV , 25