"AS HOLY DOORS CLOSED TODAY AT CATHEDRAL, MISSION OF MERCY THROUGHOUT THE ARCHDIOCESE CONTINUES WITH LAUNCH OF MERCY FUND AND BY YOUR SIDE LA   SoCal faithful to start nine days of prayer tomorrow leading up to Giving Tuesday    As the Jubilee Year of Mercy comes to an end today, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is launching the Mercy Fund to support the work of chaplains in prisons and hospitals, and ""By Your Side LA,"" an outreach to women and men affected by abortion, to continue and expand the mission of mercy throughout the Church in Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.   ""This Year of Mercy has been a special blessing for all of us here in Los Angeles – a time for rediscovering the great love that God has for us as our heavenly Father and the importance of living with love and mercy towards our brothers and sisters,"" said Archbishop Gomez. ""As we close the Year of Mercy we want to give thanks to God for his love and we want to rededicate ourselves to being missionaries of his mercy – in our homes, in the places where we work, and in every area of our society.""   During a special Mass today, celebrated by Archbishop José H. Gomez, hundreds gathered at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels to conclude the Jubilee Year of Mercy. Faithful attending the Mass processed outside after Communion led by Archbishop Gomez to the Cathedral Plaza for a final blessing and closing of the ""Archway of Mercy."" Today at the 20 pilgrimage churches of the Archdiocese and all Catholic Cathedrals and churches in the world will close their Holy Doors.    Faithful of the Archdiocese celebrated the Year of Mercy by visiting pilgrimage churches, seeking mercy through confession and reconciliation, visiting the incarcerated and sick, and giving of their time for service projects. Priests and Bishops of the Archdiocese held special events such as ""Mercy in the Streets,"" where they would evangelize and listen to confessions in neighborhoods. The Cathedral"
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