Extraordinary “Feast of Forgiveness” at the Church of Saint John the Executioner in Rome – Vatican News Vatican

(Vatican News Network)Pope Francis granted amnesty to the faithful who entered the Church of Saint John the Beheading in Rome through the “Gate of Mercy” on March 31 and April 1. The Door of Mercy in the Church of Saint John the Beheading in Rome is one of the side entrances the church, which happens to be located on Mercy Road. On the morning of March 31, Ricciardi, assistant bishop of the diocese of Rome, held a ceremony to open the “Door of Mercy”.

Church of St. Ioan Beheading is the meeting place of the Brothers of Mercy in Florence in ancient times, and the door of the church was originally designed to let those who had been exempted from the death penalty pass through. An accompanying statement stated that today we “restore the memory of this place, firmly believing that through the ‘gate of mercy’ of Christ, we can become free people from the slavery of sin and receive the mercy and saving grace and given by God in the sacraments. Jesus In the Gospel he warns, “Do your best to enter through the narrow gate!””.

Believers can receive the sacrament of reconciliation in the Church of Saint John the Beheading between 12:00 and 20:00 on March 31 and April 1 according to the time period determined by the church, and receive the Pope’s consecration immediately after passing through the Door of Mercy , was granted amnesty. The Feast of Forgiveness reached its peak on Saturday night, April 1, with the Palm procession commemorating Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. The participants walked from the Church of Saint John the Purpose to the Church of the Mother of Consolation in Market Square, where the Auxiliary Bishop of Rome, Bishop Libanoli, celebrated Mass for the faithful.

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