SF Archdiocese-Human Life & Dignity / Facebook
CV NEWS FEED // The Archdiocese of San Francisco successfully carried out another Cards of Mercy drive this Easter.
According to a Facebook post from the Archdiocese’s Human Life and Dignity project, students and volunteers for the Restorative Justice Ministry crafted an “astounding” 1,172 cards for inmates in San Francisco prisons.
“What an incredible effort!” the post reads: “Students lent their artistic talents to design vibrant cards, investing their time to ensure each one carried a personalized message of hope.”
According to the initiative’s website, adult volunteers and students in middle school, high school and Confirmation classes prepare cards for incarcerated individuals.
“Cards of Mercy are a way to reach out to those in prison with messages of kindness and love,” the initiative’s website states.
Cards of Mercy are sent on Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
“This action is one way to live the Works of Mercy, particularly the call to visit the imprisoned,” the website said. “Through these letters, our incarcerated sisters and brothers will know that they are not forgotten and that God’s love and mercy extend to them.”
