Goodbye! Year of Mercy
Goodbye! Year of Mercy Just as an English adage has it that whatever that has a beginning will equally have an end. It is in this vain that I wish to use this golden opportunity to say unprecedented goodbye to THE JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY that has gone a long way in converting if not the whole world if truth must be told. The jubilee year of mercy was rightfully declared opened on the 8 of December 2015 as the mother church celebrates the solemnity of Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary by the Holy Father: Pope Francis. And providentially, the curtain of this grace filled year will be drawn to a close officially on November 20, 2016. The privileges of experiencing this awesome year of Divine mercy are only made available in the church after fifty year from the very last one. From the foregoing, the obvious implication is that many people who are privileged to witness this particular one may not see it again in their life time. What a special privilege given to the ...