Two basic sources
of
information about this Jubilee Year (8 December 2015 –
29 November 2016) may be found at
As we have previously reported at http://venerablematttalbotresourcecenter.blogspot.com/2015/07/venerable-matt-talbot-missionary-of.html, Archbishop Eamon Martin stated the following in a homily earlier
this year:
”I think of the Venerable Matt Talbot who recognised his weakness and
then quietly undertook daily sacrifice and penance while reaching out humbly in
love and charity to others. In preparation for the Jubilee Year of Mercy Pope
Francis has been speaking about the need for “missionaries of mercy” in the
world. Last Advent he said “there is a need for people who are witnesses of the
mercy and tenderness of the Lord, which shakes up those who are resigned,
revives the discouraged, (and) ignites the fire of hope.” Matt Talbot was such a
“missionary of mercy.”
The archbishop also stated, “I would like to thank God today for the many missionaries of mercy around this country who unselfishly reach out to help those who are addicted by offering prayer, providing counselling and therapy, recovery programmes and pathways of mentoring and support for addicts and their families.”
The archbishop also stated, “I would like to thank God today for the many missionaries of mercy around this country who unselfishly reach out to help those who are addicted by offering prayer, providing counselling and therapy, recovery programmes and pathways of mentoring and support for addicts and their families.”
Are you a missionary of mercy?