Every 25 years, Holy Church celebrates a “Jubilee Year” of special graces. This year’s theme is “Pilgrims of Hope.” A pilgrimage is one way to obtain the plenary indulgence of this Jubilee Year. The Year began Christmas Eve 2024, and ends formally in Rome on the feast of Epiphany, January 6th, 2026. However, it ends locally, outside of Rome, on the feast of the Holy Family, December 28th, 2025. The Year began with the opening of the Holy Door at Saint Peter’s Basilica and will close in the same way. There are several Holy Doors involved in the Jubilees, which represent a spiritual passage.
This means we still have about 4 months left! If you have not participated, there are still several things you can do to obtain the plenary indulgence or simply to be a part of this Jubilee Year with its unique privileges. My family and I will be going to Rome soon to perform the pilgrimage there. So many from all over the world have gone to Rome this year and what great blessings have been obtained! If you cannot travel, check with your diocese to see what activities are being done there or what their stipulations/holy sites are on the plenary.
Jubilee volunteers will be continued to be needed throughout the world.
From EWTN, here is general info, a travel app, the Papal Bull Jubilee Year document and the Jubilee prayer…
Experience the 2025 Jubilee, Becoming a Pilgrim of Hope
From United States Conference of Catholic Bishops here is: calendars, national shrines and US pilgrimage sites, info on the US Embassy to the Holy See in Rome and the Bishops Office for US Visitors to the Vatican and more…
USCCB: Jubilee 2025 - Pilgrims of Hope
Here is everything you need to know about obtaining the Jubilee Plenary Indulgence…
Decree on the Granting of Indulgence During the Ordinary Jubilee Year 2025
Excerpt:
“All the faithful, who are truly repentant and free from any affection for sin…who are moved by a spirit of charity and who, during the Holy Year, purified through the sacrament of penance and refreshed by Holy Communion, pray for the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff, will be able to obtain from the treasury of the Church a plenary indulgence, with remission and forgiveness of all their sins, which can be applied in suffrage to the souls in Purgatory in the following ways…”
This document goes on to explain all the stipulations, including the 3 ways to obtain the plenary: 1) Pilgrimage to Rome, the Holy Land or other sites 2) Pious visits to sacred places 3) Works of mercy and penance.
From the Vatican…
Vatican Jubilee Homepage
Happy and blessed Jubilee-ing!
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