January 30, 2025

Jubilee 2025 – Pilgrims of Hope

Pilgrims of Hope

What is a Jubilee?

A Jubilee is a special year of prayer. Jubilees are times for forgiveness, reconciliation, and pilgrimage and are a part of the Catholic tradition. Jubilees ordinarily take place every twenty-five years.

When does this Jubilee begin and end?

Pope Francis will formally open the Holy Doors at St. Peter’s Basilica on December 24, 2024 and close them on January 6, 2026. Locally, our observance of the Jubilee will begin on December 29, 2024, and conclude on December 28, 2025.

What is the theme of Jubilee 2025?

The theme of Jubilee 2025 is Pilgrims of Hope.

“Everyone knows what it is to hope. In the heart of each person, hope dwells as the desire and expectation of good things to come, despite our not knowing what the future may bring….For all of us, may the Jubilee be an opportunity to be renewed in hope.” —Pope Francis

What are ways to observe the Jubilee?

During the Jubilee, millions of people are expected to make a pilgrimage to Rome to walk through the Holy Doors at one of the four major basilicas. For those unable to travel to Rome, there are many other ways to participate in the Jubilee, through pilgrimage, prayer, and service.

What is the Jubilee indulgence?

The Jubilee indulgence is a traditional part of a Jubilee year. It is a plenary indulgence which can be applied either to yourself or to your deceased loved ones. The ordinary conditions for obtaining the Jubilee indulgence are to receive the sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist, to pray for the intentions of the Holy Father, and to make a pilgrimage locally or to Rome. You can also obtain the Jubilee indulgence by participating in one of the spiritual or corporal works of mercy. Learn more on the USCCB website.

What if you can’t make it to Rome?

You can make a Jubilee pilgrimage closer to home by visiting St. James Cathedral in Seattle or one of the other designated pilgrimage places in the archdiocese. In each location, you will find a self-guided pilgrimage brochure including special prayers for the Jubilee. Learn more at archseattle.org/Jubilee2025.

 

Jubilee pilgrimage sites in the Archdiocese of Seattle

 

St. James Cathedral

Cathedral church for the Archdiocese of Seattle

804 9th Ave., Seattle, WA 98104 stjames-cathedral.org Open 7:30am-6:00pm daily Public tour every Wednesday at 1:00pm For group visits, contact Corinna Laughlin,

claughlin@stjames-cathedral.org

 

St. Peter Catholic Mission

Historic church and cemetery; burial place of Chief Seattle

7076 NE South St., Suquamish, WA 98392 Open for Mass Wednesdays at 5:00pm, Fridays at 11:00am For group visits, contact Paula Polmanteer, paula@stolafschurch.org

 

St. Joachim Catholic Mission

Historic church on the Lummi Reservation with a special connection to St. Kateri Tekakwitha

4195 Lummi Shore Road, Bellingham, WA 98226-9289 Open 3:00pm-6:30pm on Thursdays (Mass at 6:00pm) Open 8:00am-noon on Sundays (Mass at 8:30am) For group visits, contact St. Joseph, Ferndale 360-384-3651

 

Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater

Historic church and former cathedral of the diocese

218 W 12th St., Vancouver, WA 98660 protocathedral.org Open daily 9:00am-3:30pm Public tour on the last Saturday of the month at 11:00am

 

Church of the Vietnamese Martyrs

Newly dedicated church serving the Vietnamese Catholic community

6841 S 180th St., Tukwila, WA 98188 www.vmpwa.org Open M-F:10:00 am-1:00pm, Sat: 9:00am-1:00pm, Sun:11:00am-1:00pm

 

ARCHDIOCESE OF SEATTLE

archseattle.org/Jubilee2025