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Jubilee Year 2025 - Pilgrims of Hope
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December 26, 2024The Year 2025 marks the 2025th anniversary of the Incarnation of our Lord. The Holy Father has declared the year 2025 a Jubilee Year. In this Jubilee Year, the Holy Father invites us to "fan the flame of hope that has been given us and help everyone to gain new strength and certainty by looking to the future with an open spirit, a trusting heart and far-sighted vision."
The Jubilee Year will offer the faithful opportunities to participate in various jubilee events at the Vatican and in their own dioceses. The great tradition of opening the Holy Door will begin when Pope Francis opens the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica on December 24, 2024. Other holy doors will be opened at the Rome basilicas of St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major and St. Paul Outside the Walls. For pilgrims who cannot travel to Rome, bishops around the world are expected to designate their cathedrals or a popular Catholic shrine as special places of prayer for Holy Year pilgrims, offering opportunities for reconciliation, indulgences and other events intended to strengthen and revive faith.
Calendar of Events:- December 24, 2024, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door at the Basilica of St. Peter, inaugurating the Ordinary Jubilee
- December 29, 2024, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of his Cathedral, St. John Lateran in Rome.
- The opening Jubilee Mass in the Diocese of Rockville Centre also took place on December 29, 2004, The Feast of Holy Family at the Cathedral of St. Agnes, celebrated by Bishop Barres.
Helpful Links.
- Vatican Website https://www.iubilaeum2025.va/en.html
- USCCB Website https://www.usccb.org/jubilee2025
