Archbishop Chaput To Celebrate Solemn Mass And Closing Of The Principal Holy Door Of Mercy In The Archdiocese of Philadelphia As The Jubilee Year Of Mercy Draws To A Conclusion

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M., Cap. will be the principal celebrant and homilist for the Solemn Mass and closing of the principal Holy Door of Mercy in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in the closing days of the Jubilee Year of Mercy called for by Pope Francis.

Sunday, November 6, 2016
5:30 p.m. Holy Hour
6:30 p.m. Mass
Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
18th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, Pa 19103

On December 8, 2015, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Francis invited faithful throughout the Universal Church to celebrate the Jubilee Year of Mercy, a time to meditate upon and more actively respond to the infinite mercy of God.

Since that time, parishioners in the Archdiocese have been invited to live the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy through various initiatives at the Archdiocesan and parish levels. The year concludes on Sunday, November 20, 2016, the Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ. The theme for the Jubilee Year of Mercy is Merciful like the Father.

Throughout the year, Holy Doors were opened in every Cathedral around the world as well as in particular shrines. The faithful who make a pilgrimage and pass through a Holy Door receive a plenary indulgence, which is the complete remission of all temporal punishment due to sin.

Special permission was granted to the five National Shrines located in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to open a Holy Door for the Extraordinary Jubilee along with the principal Holy Door located at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. The Holy Doors of Mercy of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will be closed according to the calendar below:

Saturday, November 12, 2016 – 12:15 p.m. Mass
National Shrine of Saint John Neumann
1019 North Fifth Street
Philadelphia, Pa 19123

Sunday, November 13, 2016 – 9:30 a.m. Mass
Saint Katharine Drexel Shrine
1663 Bristol Pike
Bensalem, Pa 19020 (Bucks County)

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 – 12:00 p.m. Mass
Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia
1166 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pa 19146

Friday, November 18, 2016 – 12:05 p.m. Mass
Miraculous Medal Shrine
475 East Chelten Avenue
Philadelphia, Pa 19144

Friday, November 18, 2016 – 7:00 p.m. Mass
National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa
654 Ferry Road
Doylestown, Pa 18901 (Bucks County)

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Editor’s note: For more information on the Jubilee Year of Mercy in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, please visit archphila.org/mercy/.

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