"Let me simply say that the vessel of mercy is our sin."

Jubilee of priests. Three meditations of Pope Francis
Pope Francis

"The prodigal son looks at the pigs as they eat their husk and he envies them. He feels homesick...perhaps we can feel how the heart of our Father. It was a heart beating with worry, as he went up onto the roof to look out. What was he looking at? The possible return of his son...mercy makes us experience our freedom and, as a result, the freedom of God himself,

The three meditations on the spiritual retreat led by Pope Francis on the occasion of the Jubilee of the Clergy.

> First meditation. Introduction, Away from the party. Basilica of St. John Lateran.

> Second Meditation. The receptacle of Mercy. Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore

> Third meditation. The good odor of Christ and the light of his mercy. Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls