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B3 DENVER CATHOLIC | NOVEMBER 28-DECEMBER 11, 2015 3 2 4 24 HOURS OF MERCY March 4 - 5, Adoration and Penance will be available for 24 hours, beginning at 5 p.m. and ending at 5 p.m. the following day at the Cathedral Basilica and St. Stephen's in Glenwood Springs. RECEIVE MERCY PENANCE SERVICE Aug. 17 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at St. Ste- phen's in Glenwood Springs ARCHDIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE Sept. 16 Pilgrimage to Italy tentatively includes visits to the St. Padre Pio Shrine in San Giovanni Rotondo, the Eucharistic Miracle in Lanciano and the numerous Holy Doors in Rome. The Pilgrimage will conclude with the Wit- nesses to Power of Mercy conference on Sept. 2 in Rome. RECEIVE MERCY PENANCE SERVICE Nov. 9 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at St. Joseph Parish in Fort Collins CLOSING OF THE HOLY DOORS Nov. 20 at 10:30 a.m. Archbishop Aquila will close the Holy Door at the Cathe- dral Basilica. The other holy doors in the Archdiocese will also be closed. CLOSING OF ST. PETER'S HOLY DOOR Nov. 20 Pope Francis will close the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, bringing the Jubilee Year to an end. SCHEDULE For the most frequently updated sched- ule, visitµhttp://archden.org/mercy. 5 from sin to grace LADY OF GUADALUPE CATHEDRAL ST. ANTHONY 4 5 A rchbishop Samuel Aquila is making sure the Year of Mercy reaches the four corners of the archdiocese by designating five Holy Doors and leading four penance services throughout northern Colorado. "Pope Francis called for this Year of Mercy, and we are responding by making the graces of the year as available as pos- sible to the faithful of the archdiocese," the archbishop told Denver Catholic. "It is my hope that the Catholics of this archdiocese, and those visiting, are able to have an authentic experience of the abundant mercy of Our Lord." RETURN TO GRACE Pope Francis wrote in his letter on the Year of Mercy that he desired it to be "an extraordinary moment of grace and spiri- tual renewal." He also placed a particular emphasis on the sacrament of confession, urging all to "place the sacrament of rec- onciliation at the center once more," and thus rediscover "a path back to the Lord." To that end, Archbishop Aquila will o… er four Receive Mercy Penance Ser- vices throughout the year. The fi rst is set for Dec. 9 at Christ the King Parish in Denver, from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. (See schedule for other times and locations). THE JUBILEE INDULGENCE An essential part of every Jubilee Year is the Jubilee Indulgence. The indulgence, writes Pope Francis, frees the pardoned sinner "from every residue left by the consequences of sin, enabling him to act with charity, to grow in love rather to fall back into sin." To gain an indulgence you have to com- plete a "work" and fulfi ll several conditions.° There are four "works" one can per- form to gain the Jubilee Indulgence: pass through a Holy Door; complete a spiritual or corporal work of mercy; for the home- bound, live with "faith and joyful hope" in your moments of trial; and for the incar- cerated, an indulgence can be gained by "directing their thought and prayer to the Father each time they cross the threshold of their cell."° The conditions to gain the indulgence include being in the state of grace, having the interior disposition of complete detachment from sin, even venial sin, receive the sacraments of confession and the Holy Eucharist, make a profession of faith, and pray for the intentions of the Holy Father. Except for being in the state of grace and the interior disposition of detach- ment from sin, all of the conditions may be fulfi lled within 20 days of doing the "work". One indulgence can be gained each day, and indulgences can be obtained for the deceased. FIVE HOLY DOORS The Holy Door has been a key com- ponent of Jubilee Years since the 15th century. Pope Francis described the act of passing through the Holy Door as "a sign of the deep desire for true conversion." Normally, one would have to travel to Rome to pass through a Holy Door, but Pope Francis has given local bishops the ability to designate several Holy Doors in their dioceses.° Archbishop Samuel Aquila has desig- nated a total of fi ve Holy Doors throughout northern Colorado: the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, St. Stephen Protomartyr in Glenwood Springs, Our Lady of Guadalupe in Denver, St. Antho- ny's in Sterling and the Mother Cabrini Shrine in Golden. All of the Holy Doors will be opened Dec. 13. "On that day," Pope Francis wrote, "the Holy Door will become a Door of Mercy through which anyone who enters will experience the love of God who consoles, pardons, and instils hope." As a special feature of the Holy Year, the archdiocese is making special postcards available at each location (see insert). 'MERCY CHOSE ME' An archdiocesan-wide conference titled Mercy Chose Me, on how to live the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, will be held Jan. 23 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Northglenn. The event will feature a talk by popular author and speaker Ted Sri, a panel on Julia Greeley–Denver's "Angel of Charity"–and tips fo r living a spirituality of mercy. How to live the Mercy Year BY DENVER CATHOLIC 303-715-3230 | denvercatholic@archden.org www.twitter.com/DenverCatholic JOIN ARCHBISHOP SAMUEL J. AQUILA' Opening Mass for the Holy Year of Mercy£ Dec. 8 at 5:30 p.m. at the Cathe- dral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Receive Mercy Penance Service Dec. 9 from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. at Christ the King Parish, Denver YEAR OF MERCY POSTCARD For the Holy Year, the archdiocese is making special postcards avail- able at each Holy Door location along with uniquely-designed stamps. Anyone who visits all fi ve Holy Doors can submit a copy of the completed postcard for a chance to win a Jubilee Year of Mercy icon.

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