Hey there,
I live in Texas where summers are long and hot with days often reaching 100+ degrees Fahrenheit.
It can be unbearable. We Texans hope for Autumn to arrive to bring relief.
It’s hard to describe the feeling you get the first day when the high temperature dips down to 85 degrees and the night is a low of 65 degrees.
You have a little more pep in your step. Fortunately, we’ve just reached this point.
You feel renewed and reborn.
To me, this sounds like the opportunity we Catholics will have soon when Pope Francis opens up the Holy Year Jubilee 2025 in December with the overarching theme of hope.
It’s “an opportunity for us to be renewed in hope … as we await with confidence the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and glory, now and forever.”
This week’s issue of Genuflect is about the history of Jubilees in the Catholic Church. How they began, their biblical reference, Holy Years throughout history, and all about the coming Jubilee 2025.
Whether you make a pilgrimage to Rome, or participate in your local community, Jubilee 2025 offers each of us a spiritual renewal of hope. To be renewed with a little more pep in our Catholic step.
Keep Believing-
Katy Barrilleaux
Founding Editor, Genuflect
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What is a Jubilee?
A Jubilee in the Catholic Church is a celebration, usually around a milestone. It has its origins in the Bible. Here’s what you need to know.
What is a Jubilee in The Catholic Church? | Aleteia
History of Jubilees
Here’s a brief history of Jubilees, beginning with its Jewish roots, the first one in 1300, and subsequent Holy Years.
A Short History of The Jubilee in The Catholic Church | Through Eternity Tours
List of Jubilees
Here’s a full list of all Jubilees held, beginning with the first one by Pope Boniface VIII in 1300.
Jubilees Throughout History | Iubilaeum 2025
Jubilee 2025
On May 9, 2024 Pope Francis proclaimed the Jubilee 2025 will begin on Christmas Eve 2024. Here’s what he said about it and its theme of hope.
Pope Proclaims Jubilee: ‘May Hope Fill Our Days!’ | Vatican News
Official Jubilee 2025 Website
Visit the official website of Jubilee 2025. See the events calendar and even download the mobile app.
Jubilee 2025 | Iubilaeum 2025
7 Key Jubilee Terms
You’ll see a lot of new terms surrounding the Jubilee, like Holy Door and Bull of indiction. Here are 7 of them you should learn.
7 Key Terms For The Jubilee 2025 | Aleteia
Bull of Indiction
Read Pope Francis’s Bull of Indiction for the Jubilee 2025 in full here.
Spes Non Confundit – Bull of Indiction of the Ordinary Jubilee of The Year 2025 | Holy See
Obtain a Plenary Indulgence
There are multiple ways to earn a plenary indulgence during Jubilee 2025 … even more than 1 in a day. And you don’t even have to travel to Rome, though that’s certainly one way. Here are all the opportunities to earn a plenary indulgence.
How The Church Says You Can Obtain a Plenary Indulgence During The 2025 Jubilee | The Catholic Leader
Jubilee 2025 Preparations
In the Jubilee of 2016 20+ million people visited the Vatican. They expect 35 million to travel to Jubilee 2025. Here’s what they’ve done to get ready.
Rome Prepares For 35 Million Pilgrims During 2025 Jubilee Year | Catholic News Agency
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