1. The Year of Mercy Starts 8 th December 2015 Finishes 20 th November 2016

3. Holy Door at St Peter’s Basilica

4. Why is it all about doors? We have the chance to walk through the door and make a change to start again. Our own personal pilgrimage. Physical Pilgrimage Spiritual Pilgrimage

5. What does Mercy mean? UNDESERVED FORGIVENESS COMPASSION PATIENCE PITY BENEVOLENCE

6. What will we do? It’s for you to decide. We want to be:- Merciful like the Father

7. Mercy is the name of our God and without mercy we are lost. (Pope Francis)

8. Hearing the word ‘Mercy’ changes everything…...it changes the world. (Pope Francis)

9. Mercy …. is the Lord’s most powerful message. (Pope Francis)

10. It is not easy to entrust oneself to God’s mercy, because it is an abyss beyond our comprehension – but we must! (Pope Francis)

11. God’s mercy lovingly heals the wounds of sin. (Pope Francis)

12. Be ministers of Mercy - above all else. (Pope Francis)

13. Pause for Reflection