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Jubilee 2025 - Pilgrims of Hope
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Jubilee 2025 was proclaimed by Pope Francis in the papal Bull Spes Non Confundit (“Hope does not disappoint”).
“The coming Jubilee will thus be a Holy Year marked by the hope that does not fade, our hope in God. May it help us to recover the confident trust that we require, in the Church and in society, in our interpersonal relationships, in international relations, and in our task of promoting the dignity of all persons and respect for God’s gift of creation.” (Pope Francis, Spes Non Confundit 25)
The jubilee will begin in Rome on the vigil of the Lord’s Nativity on Dec. 24, 2024, with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, and in local dioceses on Holy Family Sunday on Dec. 29. It will conclude in local dioceses the following Holy Family Sunday on Dec. 28, 2025, and in Rome on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, Jan. 6, 2026, with the closing of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica.What is a Jubilee Year / Pilgrimages / Walk with One / Diocese of Springfield Sacred sites / Jubilee Prayer
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Bishop Byrne celebrates opening Mass of Jubilee Year
Bishop William D. Byrne celebrated a special Mass, at St. Michael’s Cathedral in Springfield to mark the opening of the Jubilee Year entitled, “Pilgrims of Hope.” The celebration began at the front doors of the cathedral as Deacon John Williams, who will be ordained a priest next spring, read from the Bull of Indiction, a letter from Pope Francis, outlining what it means to be “pilgrims of hope.”
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Photos by MJ Tash
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What is a Jubilee Year?
♦ A Holy Year of the forgiveness of sin, conversion and joyful celebration.
♦ The word “jubilee” comes from the Hebrew word yobel, which refers to the ram’s horn used to announce a jubilee in the Old Testament.
Old Testament origins
God told Moses that every fiftieth year was to be set aside for the return of absent members to their households, the restoration of land to its owners, the release of Hebrew slaves and the forgiveness of debts.Learn More About Jubilee 2025 here
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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.Learn more about the Jubilee Prayer
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We are all called to evangelize, and thanks to the gift of the Holy Spirit, we are well-equipped for this mission. It may not mean spreading the Gospel in a foreign land or going door-to-door with the Good News—and it may require overcoming some fears—
but the Lord is asking each of us to step out of our comfort zone and evangelize one-on-one.Learn More about Walk with One
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Pilgrimages
Fr. Gary Dailey will lead diocesan pilgrimage to Rome, Assisi, San Giovanni Rotundo and more July 6-17, 2025.
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Fr. Piotr Calik will lead a group of young people for a trip July 28 - August 6, 2025. This trip is open to pilgrims ages (at time of travel) 18-40, and youth ages 16-18 when accompanied by a legal guardian.
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Fr. Brian McGrath will lead a pilgrimage to Rome, Lanciano, San Giovanni Rotundo and more September 28 - October 7, 2025
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Fr. Kingsley Ihejirika will lead a pilgrimage to Italy August 22, 2025 - September 4, 2025
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Fr. David Darcy will lead a pilgrimage to Rome, Loretto, Assisi and more September 28 - October 7, 2025
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Sacred sites in the Diocese of Springfield for Jubilee Year 2025
The Most Reverend William D. Byrne, Bishop of Springfield, has declared and decreed the following entities as sacred places-pilgrimage sites in the Diocese of Springfield for Jubilee Year 2025 beginning on Holy Family Sunday, December 29, 2024, until Holy Family Sunday, December 28, 2025:Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel
260 State Street, Springfield
Dominican Nuns Adoration Chapel
Dominican Monastery of the Mother of God
1430 Riverdale Street, West Springfield
National Shrine of Divine Mercy
2 Prospect Hill Road, Stockbridge
Newman Catholic Center
111 Thatcher Road, AmherstOur Mother of Perpetual Help Chapel
Thomas Aquinas College
231 Main Street, Northfield
The Monastery Chapel
Sisters of the Visitation of Holy Mary Monastery
14 Beach Road, Tyringham
Saint Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Basilica
566 Front Street, Chicopee
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The Diocesan Women's Conference & Men's Conference will return in 2025Men's Conference will return Saturday, October 4, 2025
Women's Conference will return Saturday, November 15, 2025
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