We will begin the Franciscan Jubilee in the Diocese at St John Ogilvie’s Church, Blantyre, on Mon 2 Feb, the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord, at the 1900 Mass. It is the World Day of Prayer for Religious, and it seems appropriate to mark the Feast and to begin the Franciscan Jubilee with the Poor Clare Sisters, who recently moved to St John Ogilvie’s. All are invited, especially the Religious of the Diocese, and priests are welcome to concelebrate. I am designating St John Ogilvie’s as a place of Pilgrimage throughout the Jubilee of St Francis. There will be an opportunity to reverence a relic of St Francis at the Mon Evening Mass in St John Ogilvie’s each week. Those wishing to obtain the Plenary Indulgence are encouraged to attend this particular Mass. The instruction about fulfilling the requirements for obtaining the indulgence is as follows: “sacramental confession, Eucharistic Communion, prayers for the intentions of the Pope, interior detachment from sin, and the performance of certain works, such as pilgrimages to Franciscan churches, participation in Jubilee celebrations, prayer and meditation in the Franciscan spirit, as well as daily acts of charity and humility that express the spirituality of St Francis”.