The Catholic Church has declared 2025 as a Jubilee year, focused on hope, with numerous Philippine churches designated as Jubilee Pilgrim Sites.
The National Shrine and Parish of Mary Help of Christians in Parañaque is one of the declared Jubilee Pilgrim Churches in the Philippines. The Catholic Church has declared 2025 as a Jubilee year, which Pope Francis dedicated to the theme of hope. The pope inaugurated the 2025 Holy Year by pushing open the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to make pilgrimages to Rome, the Associated Press reported.
After the ceremony, the door remains open for the entire year to allow pilgrims to pass through. The gesture signifies a complete experience of the indulgence associated with the Holy Year.Pope Francis declared a special Jubilee in 2015-2016 dedicated to mercy. The next one planned is in 2033, to commemorate the anniversary of the crucifixion of Christ. Pilgrims who participate in the Jubilee can obtain “indulgences” that is related to the forgiveness of sins. As not everyone can travel to Rome as Pilgrims of Hope during the Jubilee Year, pilgrims can go to sacred Jubilee sites worldwide “so as to manifest the great need for conversion and reconciliation.” In the Philippines hundreds of churches around the country have been designated as Jubilee Churches, each with a Holy Door for pilgrims to enter. This initiative aims to provide opportunities to the faithful for spiritual renewal and the experience of God’s mercy. Cardinal Jose Advincula launched the Jubilee Year in the Manila archdiocese on December 30, 2024, urging the faithful not to lose hope despite life’s challenges, the CBCP News reported.These churches will serve as pilgrimage sites where the faithful can receive a plenary indulgence under the usual conditions: sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion, prayer for the intentions of the Holy Father and visit to the Holy Door.Sacramental Confession: One must go to confession. This can be done within a few days before or after the visit to the Holy Door
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