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The Jubilee Year 2025 'Pilgrims of Hope'

 

This year, we celebrate the 2025 Jubilee Year 'Pilgrims of Hope' Jubilee Logo

We have entered into a special period within the church as we are entering into the Year of Jubilee. The Holy door at St Peter's Basilica in Rome was opened on Christmas Eve by Pope Francis to mark the start. The Year of Jubilee will continue throughout 2025 and finish on the 6th January 2026.  

We will be organising lots of joint activities and celebrations within the school, the parish and across the PFMAC, and we look forward to you joining us on our pilgrimage of hope throughout the Jubilee Year.

It is a particular year set aside to encourage the faithful to embark on a pilgrimage, to repent their sins and forgive the sins of others, and to renew a focus on spiritual life. It will be an exciting year ahead for us to share together.

“Pilgrimage is of course a fundamental element of every Jubilee event. Setting out on a journey is traditionally associated with our human quest for meaning in life.” Pope Francis

Learn what a Jubilee year is all about with this animation and begin your journey as a Pilgrim of Hope

 

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Video Transcript

Hope does not disappoint because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us 2025 is a Year of Jubilee the word Jubilee comes from the Hebrew word for a Rams Horn which was blown to announce the start of a jubilee year in the Bible in the Old Testament the Jubilee year was a time of renewal and celebration every 50 years debts were cancelled people could rest and because crops were not planted even the land was able to rest it was also a time of Freedom prisoners and slaves were freed and land was given to those who didn't have any it was known as the year of the Lord's favour in The Gospel of Luke Jesus read from the prophet Isaiah the spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me to Proclaim good news to the poor he has sent me to Proclaim Liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind to set at Liberty those who are oppressed to proclaim the year of the Lord's favour Jesus makes it clear that his mission is to bring the justice and freedom of the Jubilee inspired by his example we can share in his mission to create a world of justice peace and love now we celebrate a jubilee every 25 years it's still a very special holy year of forgiveness and mercy a time to reset and to renew our relationship with God with one another and with all creation Pope Francis has called this Jubilee year pilgrims of hope it's an invitation to renew our hope a hope which comes from knowing that God loves each one of us whoever we are pilgrims are people who travel to holy places on a journey that helps them grow closer to God even if we can't travel far away the Jubilee year will still be a journey for all of us a journey of Hope Pope Francis asks us to be signs of Hope for others by putting Catholic social teaching into action through caring for our common home and supporting our sisters and brothers who are experiencing War hunger or poverty we know that the world is facing many of these challenges, but you are one of millions of people who are joining together in the Jubilee year to bring the Light Of Hope and the message of God's love to every part of the world we can all be pilgrims of Hope in 2025 so let's start our journey right now Pope Francis says by our actions our words the decisions we make each day our patient efforts to sew seeds of beauty and kindness wherever we find ourselves we want to sing of Hope and reawaken in every heart the joy and the courage to embrace life to the full.

The Jubilee Prayer 

Jubilee Prayer
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Luce - The Jubilee Mascot

The mascot for the Catholic Church's 2025 Jubilee is Luce, an anime-inspired character embodying a Catholic pilgrim. The name "Luce" means "light" in Italian. Luce

Luce symbolises hope and positivity, serving as a representation of the connection between faith and the digital era.

She is portrayed wearing a yellow raincoat and boots, carrying a missionary cross and pilgrim's staff. Her glowing eyes embody the spirit of hope.