The Jubilee Year of Mercy inaugurated by Pope Francis is an ideal time for all Catholic colleges to reintroduce students and the greater college community to the transformative power of God’s love, Father Nathan Malavolti, TOR, vice president of pastoral care and evangelization at Franciscan University of Steubenville, told The Cardinal Newman Society.
The Jubilee of Mercy begins on December 8, 2015, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, and concludes on November 20, 2016, the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. The “motto” of the Holy Year is “Merciful like the Father.” “We want to live this Jubilee Year in light of the Lord’s words: Merciful like the Father,” said Pope Francis. “The Evangelist reminds us of the teaching of Jesus who says, ‘Be merciful just as your Father is merciful’ (Lk 6:36).”
The Jubilee of Mercy begins on December 8, 2015, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, and concludes on November 20, 2016, the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. The “motto” of the Holy Year is “Merciful like the Father.” “We want to live this Jubilee Year in light of the Lord’s words: Merciful like the Father,” said Pope Francis. “The Evangelist reminds us of the teaching of Jesus who says, ‘Be merciful just as your Father is merciful’ (Lk 6:36).”
