Pope Francis’s Prayer Intentions for December 2015
Young Jew as Christ, Rembrandt, c.1648
Staatliche Museen, Berlin [Web Gallery of Art]
Jesus Christ is the face of the Father’s mercy. (Pope Francis)
Universal: EXPERIENCING GOD’S MERCY
That all may experience the mercy of God, who never tires of forgiving.
The Holy Family with Angels, Rembrandt, 1645
The Hermitage, St Petersburg [Web Gallery of Art]
And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)
Evangelization: FAMILIES
That families, especially those who suffer, may find in the birth of Jesus a sign of certain hope.