Jubilee Year 2025: Pilgrims of Hope
By Sr. Mary Lewa, Ndola Diocese A Jubilee Year in the Catholic Church is a special time of forgiveness, reconciliation, and renewal. It’s a moment when people are invited to return to a right relationship with God, one another, and all of creation. The 2025 Jubilee Year, titled Pilgrims of Hope, will begin on Christmas Eve 2024 and conclude on January 6, 2026. What is a Jubilee Year?A Jubilee Year offers the faithful a chance to receive Plenary Indulgences by embracing prayer, acts of mercy, and devotion, following the Church’s guidance. Special graces are given, and we are called to respond with an open heart to receive these blessings throughout the Year of Hope. How to Receive a Plenary Indulgence: You can apply the indulgence for your own soul or for a soul in Purgatory—but not for living souls. You can obtain two plenary indulgences for the deceased in one day during the Jubilee Year. Additional Ways to Participate: Prayers and Devotions: Let us walk together as Pilgrims of Hope, embracing this year of mercy and love with hearts full of gratitude.