Jesus, King of MERCY

Share the Lord's Word

"He puts it on a lampstand 

so that whoever comes in can see it."

Luke 8:16

The Lord commands us to put the light of God's Word on the lampstand of our lives so as to give light to all. "Ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of Christ". For God's sake and for love's sake, share His Word.

Nothing is hidden from the eyes of God

�For nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed, 

nor is anything secret that will not become known 

and come to light.�

Luke 8:17

Stop the sinful things you are doing today and seek God�s mercy and forgiveness through the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Come out of that confessional with a fresh start and a new freedom, the freedom to live without fear that your sins will be revealed. Make peace with God. And then begin to reshape your life and your habits. Take control of your passions and inclinations to sin.

Recovery, it's not easy

It's a scary prospect, requiring total faith and a willingness to trust strangers and leave behind everything familiar. It takes courage. Too often the men and women who come to us don't see themselves as courageous, but any time someone recognizes his or her problems and does something to change, that's courage in action.

Obtain an indulgence during the 100th Anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima

Gain Plenary Indulgence during the Jubilee Year For the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal, Pope Francis has decided to grant a plenary indulgence opportunity throughout the entire anniversary year, which began 27 Nov, 2016, and will end 26 Nov, 2017.

There are three ways of obtaining the indulgence:

1. Make a pilgrimage to the shrine

The first way is for �the faithful to make a pilgrimage to the Fatima Shrine in Portugal and participate in a celebration or prayer dedicated to the Virgin.� In addition, the faithful must pray the Our Father, recite the Creed and invoke the Mother of God.

2. Pray before any statue of Our Lady of Fatima

The second way applies to �the pious faithful who visit with devotion a statue of Our Lady of Fatima solemnly exposed for public veneration in any church, oratory or proper place during the days of the anniversary of the apparitions, the 13th of each month from May to October (2017), and there devoutly participate in some celebration or prayer

in honor of the Virgin Mary.�

Regarding this second way, the rector of the Fatima Shrine told that the visit to the statue of the Virgin �does not necessarily have to be only at Fatima or exclusively in Portugal,� but can be done anywhere in the world.

Those seeking an indulgence must also pray an Our Father, recite the Creed and invoke Our Lady of Fatima.

3. Application for the elderly and infirm

The third way to obtain a plenary indulgence applies to people who, because of age, illness or other serious cause, are unable to get around well.

These individuals can pray in front of a statue of Our Lady of Fatima and must spiritually unite themselves to the jubilee celebrations on the days of the apparitions, each month, between May and October 2017.

They also must �offer to merciful God with confidence, through Mary, their prayers and sufferings or the sacrifices they make in their own lives.�

To obtain the plenary indulgence, the faithful must also fulfill the ordinary conditions: go to Confession and Communion, be interiorly detached from sin, and pray for the intentions of the Holy Father.