Year of Mercy Dec 2015 – Nov 2016 “MERCIFUL LIKE THE FATHER”
Bishop Vasa has promulgated the Pastoral Plan for the Celebration of the Jubilee of Mercy in the Diocese of Santa Rosa. Parishes, Schools, Priests, and Laity are collaborating to create regional opportunities for the faithful, and plans have been made to officially begin the year by the simultaneous ‘opening of the Doors of the five designated pilgrimage destination sites in the Diocese. Bishop Vasa offers words of encouragement:
My Dear people of God: I am pleased to present to you the Pastoral Plan for the Celebration of the Jubilee Year of Mercy announced by Pope Francis which begins on December 8, 2015. The Papal Document announcing the Year will be posted on our website. I provide this document in order that our own Diocesan celebration of this year might be grace-filled and fruitful for us and for our people.
— Robert F. Vasa Bishop of Santa Rosa November 2015
– See more about Pilgrimage, Indulgences and Events at: Santa Rosa Diocese Website “Year of Mercy”