Jubilee 2025: Pilgrims of Hope

The Holy Father has declared that 2025 will be a year of Jubilee.

In the Catholic Church, a Jubilee or Holy Year is a special year of forgiveness and reconciliation in which people are invited to re-establish a proper relationship with God, with one another, and with all of creation. Today the Catholic Church celebrates this tradition every 25 years, offering the faithful the opportunity to renew faith through prayer, pilgrimage and acts of charity.

The Jubilee Year began with the opening of the Holy Door in St Peter's Basilica in Rome on Tuesday 24th December 2024 and runs to the Feast of the Epiphany 2026.

The theme this year is "Pilgrims of Hope". Pope Francis has called us to showcase the hope of our Christian faith to people across the world at a time when there is so much pain and suffering across the world from the impact of war, poverty and climate change.

Designated Church:

Bishop John has appointed six churches across the Diocese, in addition to the Cathedral’s temporary church, to be Designated Churches for the Jubilee Year. Below are the details for our nearest designated church and information on Mass times and opportunities to visit.

St Mary’s “The Hidden Gem” , Manchester

Open: 9.30am (Mon, Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat); 8.30am (Sunday)

Closes: 4pm (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri); 7.30pm (Wednesday); after 5.15pm Mass on Saturday; after 12 noon Mass on Sunday

Mass Times: Mon-Fri at 12.30pm; Wednesday at 6pm; Saturday at 12 noon and 5.15pm (Vigil); Sunday at 10am & 12 noon

Confessions: Mon-Fri 11am11.50am; Wednesday 5pm-5.45pm; Sat 10am-11.15am and 4-5pm; Sun 9am9.45am.

Adoration: Mon-Fri 11am-12.25pm; Weds 5-5.45pm & 6.30-7.15pm; Sat 10-11.55am & 4-5pm; Sun 9am-9.45am.

Key Gospel Passage

Luke 4:16-21

What does the Jubilee Logo mean?

The Jubilee Prayer

Father in heaven,

may the faith you have given us

in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother,

and the flame of charity enkindled

in our hearts by the Holy Spirit,

reawaken in us the blessed hope

for the coming of your Kingdom.

May your grace transform us

into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel.

May those seeds transform from within both humanity and the whole cosmos

in the sure expectation

of a new heaven and a new earth,

when, with the powers of Evil vanquished,

your glory will shine eternally.

May the grace of the Jubilee

reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope,

a yearning for the treasures of heaven.

May that same grace spread

the joy and peace of our Redeemer

throughout the earth.

To you our God, eternally blessed,

be glory and praise for ever.

Amen

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