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Jubilee 2025 - Pilgrims of Hope
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May 2025 be a grace-filled year of hope and renewal. As pilgrims of Hope, let us pray all will come to know the joy and peace of Christ.
The Theme: "Pilgrims of Hope"
The theme "Pilgrims of Hope" encourages Catholics to renew their faith and hope in a world facing challenges. Pope Francis has designated the 2025 Holy Year as a time to renew ourselves as "Pilgrims of Hope". The logo for the Jubilee Year features four stylized figures representing humanity coming from the four corners of the earth, embracing each other to symbolize solidarity and fraternity, with the figure at the front holding onto a cross, as sign of faith and hope.
Jubilee Plenary Indulgence
What is it?
Grace granted by the Catholic Church that cleanses the soul as if the person had just been baptized. It can also be applied to souls in purgatory.
How to obtain it:
There are four foundational conditions that must be met for all jubilee plenary indulgences:- Detachment from all sin, even venial sin
- The Sacrament of Confession*
- Holy Communion*
- Prayer for the intentions of the Holy Father
*The conditions of Confession and Holy Communion should be met at your parish up to 15 days prior or 15 days after your journey to the pilgrimage site.
To receive the plenary indulgence the faithful must perform one of the following actions:
After the four foundational conditions are met, and no more than 15 days have passed before or after meeting the conditions, perform at least one of the following actions to obtain your plenary indulgence.- Make a pilgrimage to Rome
- Make a pious pilgrimage to your Cathedral or other church designated by the bishop (St. Mary's Assumption in Waco)
- Practice the corporal and spiritual works of mercy such as visiting prisoners, spending time with the lonely and elderly, and aiding the sick
- Fast from futile distractions such as social media, television viewing, gambling, etc.
- Donate to the poor and outreach to the marginalized who feel separated from the Church. Support religious and social works in defense of life, the migrant, the poor and the abandoned
- Volunteer in-service to your community
- Participate in missions or formation activities
The Vatican also explains that those who can not leave their residence - including cloistered religious, the elderly, the sick, prisoners, and those who, through their work in hospitals or other care facilities, provide continuous service to the sick - can spiritually join a pilgrimage and receive an indulgence.