Pope to missionaries of mercy: “conversion and forgiveness”
Pope Francis’ message for the Jubilee of the Missionaries of Mercy: “conversion and forgiveness”
Dear Brothers,
I would have liked to meet you on the occasion of your Jubilee pilgrimage and express in person to you, Missionaries of Mercy, my gratitude and encouragement.
I thank you, because through your service you bear witness to the fatherly face of God, infinitely great in love, who calls everyone to conversion and always renews us with his forgiveness.
Conversion and forgiveness are the two caresses with which the Lord wipes every tear from our eyes; they are the hands with which the Church embraces us sinners; they are the feet on which we walk in our earthly pilgrimage. Jesus, the Savior of the world, opens for us the way we walk together, following him by the power of his Spirit of peace.
I encourage you therefore, in your ministry as confessors, to be attentive in listening, ready in welcoming and constant in accompanying those who desire to renew their lives and return to the Lord.
For by His mercy, God transforms us inwardly, changes our hearts: the Lord’s forgiveness is a source of hope, because we can always count on Him, in any situation. God became man to reveal to the world that He never abandons us!
Beloved ones, I wish you a pilgrimage rich in fruits.
I heartily bless your apostolate, asking Mary Immaculate to watch over you as Mother of Mercy. And do not forget, please, to pray for me.
Rome, “Gemelli” Polyclinic, March 19, 2025, Solemnity of St. Joseph.
FRANCESCO
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