Pope Francis has declared the year 2025 to be a Jubilee Year, a year of hope. You can read here the text of SPES NON CONFUNDIT, the Papal Bull of Indiction of the Ordinary Jubilee of the Year 2025
From the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB):
“The Jubilee Year will offer the faithful opportunities to participate in various jubilee events at the Vatican and in their own dioceses. The great tradition of opening the Holy Door will begin when Pope Francis opens the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica on December 24, 2024. Other holy doors will be opened at the Rome basilicas of St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major and St. Paul Outside the Walls. For pilgrims who cannot travel to Rome, bishops around the world are expected to designate their cathedrals or a popular Catholic shrine as special places of prayer for Holy Year pilgrims, offering opportunities for reconciliation, indulgences and other events intended to strengthen and revive faith.”
The doors of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome were opened on Christmas Eve:
Here in Phoenix, Bishop Dolan is presiding over the opening of the doors in six different pilgrimage locations throughout the diocese, including at the Cathedral of Ss. Simon and Jude, which was held on Saturday, December 28th. The subsequent Masses will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Dec. 29 at St. Anthony’s in Sacaton, 4:00 p.m. on Dec. 31 at St. Mary’s Basilica in Phoenix, 10:00 a.m. on Jan. 1 at St. Mary’s in Kingman, 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 4 at Chapel of the Holy Cross in Sedona and 9:00 a.m. on Jan. 5 at Sacred Heart Parish in Prescott.
Bishop Dolan’s first pastoral letter as Bishop of Phoenix:
Here are the official photos of the Diocese of Phoenix Jubilee Mass at Ss. Simon & Jude Cathedral, 12-28-24.
After mass on Sunday, I got a photo of part of our family by the Jubilee Cross. Hopefully we can make a pilgrimage to one or more of the other locations sometime during the year as well.
