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It's the Jubilee Year of Hope!
The Jubilee Year 2025 marks a profound milestone in the life of the Church, commemorating 2,025 years since the Incarnation of Jesus Christ. Rooted in the biblical tradition of Jubilee from Leviticus 25, this holy year is a time set apart for renewal, reconciliation, and spiritual pilgrimage—an invitation to return to the heart of God.
Pope Francis has called the 2025 Jubilee a time to journey as “Pilgrims of Hope,” encouraging the faithful to deepen their trust in God and witness to His mercy in the world.
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Jubilee Pilgrimage Sites in our Diocese
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How do I receive a plenary indulgence this Jubilee Year?1. Go to confession 20 days before or after the day the indulgence is sought.
2. Receive Holy Communion.
3. Pray for the intentions of Pope Leo XIV (such as an "Our Father" or a "Hail Mary."
4. Spend 15 minutes or more in adoration.
5. Conclude your adoration time with an "Our Father," a Marian prayer, and a Profession of Faith.
IN ADDITION, PERFORM ONE OF THE "WORKS" BELOW:
Option 1:
Visit one of our churches designated as a sacred pilgrimage site (see list above).
Option 2:
Participate in a mission, retreat or formation activity* on the documents of Vatican II and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. (*such as an episode from Bishop Robert Barron's Catholicism series or Father Mike Schmitz's Catechism in a Year Podcast).
Option 3:
Visit brothers and sisters who are in need or in dificulty, such as the sick, imprisoned, elderly or disabled. -
What is a plenary indulgence?A plenary indulgence is the full remission of the temporal punishment due to sin.
Temporal punishment is damage done to our souls that remains even after we've been forgiven, and Purgatory is the place or process where temporal punishment is purified after death.
Indulgences don't forgive sin itself, but they heal the damage done to our souls which would normally be healed in Purgatory. (Confession is the only ordinary way that mortal sins are forgiven).
A plenary indulgence can be gained once per day and can be applied either for oneself or for a soul currently in Purgatory.
Pilgrims may obtain the Plenary Jubilee Indulgence until the Feast of the Holy Family on December 28, 2025.