On Tuesday, December 8, CatholicTV will air the Holy Mass for the Opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica. The Mass will be celebrated by His Holiness, Pope Francis, and will air LIVE at 3:30am (ET) on the CatholicTV network. It will also be rebroadcast at 3:30pm and 8:00pm. (To watch CatholicTV online, please visit: CatholicTV LIVE)
In March of 2015, Pope Francis announced that the Holy Year of Mercy will commence on Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, December 8, 2015 and will conclude on the Solemnity of Christ the Universal King, November 20, 2016. Pope Francis states, “I am confident that the whole Church, which is in such need of mercy for we are sinners, will be able to find in this Jubilee the joy of rediscovering and rendering fruitful God’s mercy, with which we are all called to give comfort to every man and every woman of our time.”
For more information about the Holy Year of Mercy, please visit the Vatican website: Jubilee of Mercy
