Last Updated on January 7, 2025 by Editor
Pope Francis has declared 2025 a Jubilee Year. Here are some things you need to know:
What is a Jubilee?
A Jubilee is a special year of prayer. Jubilees are times for forgiveness, reconciliation and pilgrimage, and are a part of the Catholic tradition. Jubilees ordinarily take place every 25 years.
What is the theme of Jubilee 2025?
The theme is “Pilgrims of Hope.” Everyone knows what it is to hope. In the heart of each person, hope dwells as the desire and expectation of good things to come, despite our not knowing what the future may bring. For all of us may the Jubilee be an opportunity to be renewed in hope.
How can I celebrate the Jubilee locally?
Three special events will mark our diocesan participation in the Jubilee Year:
- An opening Mass for the Jubilee Year took place on Holy Family Sunday, Dec. 29, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse.
- A Pilgrimage Diocesan Retreat on March 31 through April 2 taking participants to three sites in the Diocese of Syracuse for a two-hour evening of prayer and reflection each night. This event will be livestreamed. Details will be coming at a later date.
- A diocesan pilgrimage to the National Shrine of Divine Mercy at Stockbridge, MA, in the fall.