The faithful can now bring the spirituality of the Jubilee Year at their homes through “Home of Mercy”.
The “Home of Mercy”, a religious ornament that may be installed in the main door of the homes to welcome the unwavering mercy of God will be launched today, July 13, 2016 at the Radio Veritas Chapel with Most Rev. Honesto Ongtioco presiding the Eucharistic Celebration at 12:15nn.
Radio Veritas President Rev. Fr. Anton CT Pascual said that the “Home of Mercy” will serve as a reminder of God’s mercy, that as we are touched by His compassion every day, we can also become compassionate towards others especially to those who are in need.
“In this Jubilee Year, let us feel the presence of God’s mercy at our homes and extends it to anyone who are in need. With this home of mercy, we aim to make the mercy of the Father evident in every Christian’s home where we first learn to have faith,” Fr. Pascual said.
He added that as part of the station’s endeavor for the new evangelization, Radio Veritas will give “Home of Mercy” to full-pledge Kapanalig members to help strengthen their faith.
“As we look forward for the fifth centenary of Christianity in the Philippines in 2021, we are challenged to enter the endeavor of the New Evangelization – to believe in the Gospel message and go forth to proclaim it and to deepen our faith, and we want to start it in everyone’s home,” Fr. Pascual added.
In his Post Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Amores Laetitia, His Holiness Pope Francis said that in spite of the complexity of today’s world, evangelization should start with the family at home.
“The home must continue to be the place where we learn to appreciate the meaning and beauty of the faith, to pray and to serve our neighbor,” Pope Francis said.
The Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy is a Roman Catholic period of grace, peace, conversion and joy held from December 8, 2015 to November 20, 2016. The Holy year of mercy is a time for remission of sins and universal pardon focusing particularly on God’s forgiveness and mercy. The Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy was first announced by Pope Francis on March 13, 2015. It is the 27th holy year in history, following the ordinary Jubilee in 2000.
The Kapanalig Media Community, Church Community On-Air is composed of individuals, Church institutions and organizations supporting Veritas’s social communications ministry. In turn, they are provided with formation programs, special prayer intentions, blessings by bishops during their birthdays, and are able to take part in both on-air and online promotions by Radio Veritas. To date, the community has more than 43, 000 members.
Radio Veritas 846, the number one faith-based AM radio in the Philippines, is owned and operated by the Archdiocese of Manila. Established in 1969, the Ramon Magsaysay recipient Catholic radio station continues to be the leading social communications ministry for truth and evangelization in the country today.
