Jubilee 2025

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- Jubilee Year 2025
  In a letter from February 2022 announcing the Jubilee, Pope Francis stated: "We must fan the flame of hope that has been given us and help everyone to gain new strength and certainty by looking to the future with an open spirit, a trusting heart and far-sighted vision. The forthcoming Jubilee can contribute greatly to restoring a climate of hope and trust as a prelude to the renewal and rebirth that we so urgently desire..."
- SPES NON CONFUNDIT - "Hope does not disappoint"
  
  "The coming Jubilee will 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. May the witness of believers be for our world a leaven of authentic hope, a harbinger of new heavens and a new earth (cf. 2 Pet 3:13), where men and women will dwell in justice and harmony, in joyful expectation of the fulfillment of the Lord's promises."
  -Bull of Indiction of the Ordinary Jubilee of the Year 2025, Pope Francis
  To read the entire Bull of Indiction, click HERE
- The Jubilee Prayer
  
  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. 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. 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
  -Pope Francis
- The Jubilee Logo
  
  Below is the official logo for the Jubilee 2025.
  
  The logo shows four stylized figures, representing all of humanity, coming from the four corners of the earth. They embrace each other to indicate the solidarity and fraternity which should unite all peoples...Read HERE for a full description of the logo.
- Pilgrimage Sites
  
  (Clarion Herald article "Archdiocese announces 12 pilgrimage sites")
  
  The Archdiocese of New Orleans has announced plans to celebrate the 2025 Jubilee Year by designating 12 churches as official pilgrimage sites. Pilgrims are encouraged to visit these holy spaces and engage in acts of prayer, penance and charity. Details about these sites and the Jubilee celebrations will be shared throughout the year.
  The Catholic Church has a tradition of observing a period of spiritual renewal and grace every 25 years. Rooted in centuries-old customs, the Jubilee provides a sacred opportunity for Catholics to seek forgiveness, deepen their faith and encounter Christ through pilgrimage, prayer and service.
  Since its beginning in 1300 by Pope Boniface VIII, the Jubilee has been celebrated as a season of spiritual rebirth and mercy. Originally observed every 100 years, the Church later adopted a more frequent rhythm of celebration – every 25 years – to reflect its biblical origins.
  Pope Francis has invited the faithful worldwide to embrace the theme, “Pilgrims of Hope.” He prays this Jubilee year will contribute to restoring a climate of hope and trust as a prelude to renewal and rebirth in the Catholic Church.
  “This will indeed be the case if we are capable of recovering a sense of universal fraternity and refuse to turn a blind eye to the tragedy of rampant poverty that prevents millions of men, women, young people and children from living in a manner worthy of our human dignity,” he said in a letter. “May the voices of the poor be heard throughout this time of preparation for the Jubilee, which is meant to restore access to the fruits of the earth to everyone.”
  Below is a list of the 12 pilgrimage sites in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Contact each church for more information.
  The Cathedral-Basilica of St. Louis King of France
  615 Pere Antoine Alley, New Orleans
  (504) 525-9585
  Basilica of St. Stephen
  1025 Napoleon Ave., New Orleans
  (504) 899-1378
  National Votive Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor
  2701 State Street, New Orleans
  (504) 473-6750
  Shrine of the Vietnamese Holy Martyrs
  Mary, Queen of Vietnam Church
  5069 Willowbrook Dr., New Orleans
  (504) 254-5660
  National Shrine of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos
  St. Alphonsus Parish
  919 Josephine St., New Orleans
  (504) 525-2495
  St. Jude Shrine
  Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish
  411 N. Rampart St., New Orleans
  (504) 525-1551
  St. Joseph Church & Shrine on the Westbank
  610 6th Street, Gretna
  (504) 368-1313
  St. Ann Church & Shrine
  3601 Transcontinental Dr., Metairie
  (504) 455-7071
  St. Joseph Abbey
  75376 River Road, St. Benedict
  (985)-892-1800
  St. Augustine Church
  1210 Governor Nicholls St., New Orleans
  (504) 525-5934
  St. Charles Borromeo
  13396 River Road., Destrehan
  (985) 764-6383
  St. John the Baptist, Edgard
  2361 Highway 18, Edgard
  (985) 497-3412
Hymn for the Jubilee 2025