Nov. 11, 2015 On the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Dec. 8, Pope Francis will begin the Jubilee of Mercy with the opening of the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. The following Sunday, Dec. 13, the Third Sunday of Advent, this ritual will be repeated in cathedrals and in designated churches throughout the Catholic world, including the Diocese of Ogdensburg. Bishop Terry R. LaValley will launch the diocesan observance of the jubilee by the opening of the Cathedral Holy Door Dec. 13 and conclude with the closing of the same door set for Nov. 20, 2016. Some key moments in our diocesan celebration of the Jubilee Year will be: • The world-wide “24 Hours for the Lord” in all parishes on March 4 and 4 consisting of Eucharistic Adoration and the celebration of the Sacrament of Penance • Divine Mercy Sunday celebrations in all parishes on April 3 • The Jubilee Year Pilgrimage to Italy from April 4 to17 • The Corpus Christi Mass and Procession at St. Mary’s Church, Potsdam May 29 • Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests – Eucharistic Adoration in parishes on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart – June 3 • Diocesan Family Pilgrimage to St. Ann’s Shrine in Isle la Motte, VT in July 2016 • The Vocation Summit – INSPIRED: Called to Love – at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid on Sunday, Sept. 25 • The Marian Jubilee Prayer Rally at St. Mary’s Church in Canton on Oct. 16 • The Closing of the Cathedral Holy Door on the Solemnity of Christ the King, Nov. 20 Pilgrimage sites • Divine Mercy Chapel at St. Mary’s Church, Canton • Sacred Heart Church, Massena • Precious Blood Monastery Chapel, Watertown • St. James Church, Carthage • St. John the Baptist Church, Plattsburgh • Notre Dame Church in St. Andre Bessette Parish, Malone • St. Agnes Church, Lake Placid • St. Patrick’s Church, Port Henry • St. Peter’s Church, Lowville • St. Bartholomew’s Church, Old Forge These sites have been chosen for location, as well as, the significance of their title or heritage in connection with the Jubilee theme of “Mercy.” |
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