Jubilee 2025 Year of Hope
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Hope does not disappoint.
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On the Jubilee Year
Jubilees often consist of special celebrations: Masses, processions, pilgrimages, calls to the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and the obtaining of an indulgence. All of these activities are opportunities to receive and extend mercy.
2025 marks two special ecumenical opportunities for the Church. First is the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, the first ecumenical council that gave us the Nicene Creed, a statement of the basic beliefs of the Catholic Church. The second is a rare occasion when Easter falls on the same date on both the Gregorian and Julian calendars.
In his Papal Bull, Pope Francis offers his thoughts on hope using the lessons expressed in Romans 5:1-5:
“Since we are justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have obtained access to this grace in which we stand; and we boast in our hope of sharing in the glory of God... Hope does not disappoint, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.”
Pope Francis states hope “is founded on faith and nurtured by charity. It enables us to press forward in life.” In looking about, we observe people longing for hope. Engaging in the Year of Hope draws us to practice faith and charity as well as look to the future with the joyfulness that is prompted by hope.
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Jubilee 2025 in Rome & Beyond
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Jubilee Opening
in RomeAs broadcast
on the
Vigil of the Lord’s Nativity
on Tuesday,
December 24, 2024
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Jubilee Opening in Pittsburgh
In the Diocese of Pittsburgh, the opening Mass of the Jubilee 2025 will be celebrated on Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 4:00PM Vigil Mass at Saint Paul Cathedral with Bishop David Zubik as celebrant. This Mass will begin in the gym at Oakland Catholic High School with readings from the Papal Bull, followed by a candlelight procession to the cathedral. All are encouraged and welcome to participate.
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Jubilee 2025 Logo
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The logo for the Jubilee features four figures that represent all humanity from earth’s four corners, embracing one other in solidarity and fraternity, uniting all people. The figure at front is holding the cross, a sign not only of faith, but also one of hope that we should never abandon.
Hope is always needed, especially in moments of greatest need. There are rough waves that symbolize life’s pilgrimage which is not always smooth. Often daily life requires a greater call to hope. The lower part of the cross turns into the shape of an anchor within the waves. An anchor is a traditional symbol of hope, offering stability in the stormy sea of life.
Overall, the image depicts a journey not taken as an individual, but as a community. It is marked by a growing dynamism that leads one closer and closer to the cross; the large cross which also bends down towards humanity, reaching out to offer the surety of its presence and the security of hope.
The motto of the 2025 Jubilee Year, Peregrinantes in Spem or Pilgrims of Hope, is shown in green, a color traditionally used to represent hope.
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Jubilee Prayer
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Father in heaven,
may the faith You have gifted us in
Your Son Jesus Christ, our Brother,
and the flame of charity
kindled in our hearts by the Holy Spirit,
reawaken in us,
the blessed hope
for the coming of Your Kingdom.
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May Your grace transform us
into diligent cultivators
of the evangelical seeds
that make humanity and the cosmos rise
unto the confident expectation
of the new heavens and the new earth,
when with the powers of evil overcome,
Your glory shall be manifested eternally.
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May the grace of the Jubilee
reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope,
the yearning for heavenly treasures
and pour over all the earth
the joy and peace of our Redeemer.
To You God blessed in eternity,
be praise and glory for ever and ever.
Amen.
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"Pilgrims of Hope"
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REFRAIN
Like a flame my hope is burning,
may my song arise to You:
Source of Life that has no ending,
on life’s path I trust in You.
VERSE 1
Ev’ry nation, tongue, and people
find a light within Your Word.
Scattered fragile sons and daughters
find a home in Your dear Son.
REFRAIN
VERSE 2
God, so tender and so patient,
Dawn of Hope, You care for all.
Heav’n and earth are recreated
by the Spirit of Life set free.
REFRAIN
VERSE 3
Raise your eyes, the wind is blowing,
for our God is born in time.
Son made man for you and many
who will find the way in Him.
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Original Lyrics: Pierangelo Sequeri
Music: Francesco Meneghello
English Translation: Andrew WadsworthHymn sung by the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Basilica Choir (Washington, DC ) under Peter Latona, Director.
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To download a pdf copy of the musical score
for the official hymn of the Jubliee,
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“Hope in the Lord!
Hold firm, take heart
and hope in the Lord!”(Ps 27:14)
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