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In the tradition of the Church, a Jubilee is proclaimed by a Papal Bull of Indiction. This publication explores the particular themes and focus of the Jubilee. The Bull for Jubilee 2025 is titled Spes non confundit or ‘Hope does not disappoint’ (Rom 5:5)
God lavishes us with mercy. He gives us every means of receiving that mercy, and the granting of indulgences by the Church is just one of these. For Jubilee 2025, the conditions of receiving the Jubilee Plenary Indulgence have been greatly expanded to include a number of different prayer, formation, and charitable initiatives.
Opportunities for prayer: perhaps creating space for parents and grandparents to pray for their children, and children to likewise pray for their parents and grandparents. Praying the official Jubilee 2025 prayer as a community is another way to enter the spirit of the year.
Consider joining one of the Archdiocesan pilgrimages to Rome that will take place throughout 2025. Information about the Pilgrimage to the Jubilee of Families, Grandparents and the Elderly can be found here. Information about the Pilgrimage to the Jubilee of Youth (open to 18 to 30 years old) can be found here.
Creatively nurturing the three ‘attitudes’ that Pope Francis encouraged us to have as pilgrims during Jubilee 2025: thanksgiving, intentionally seeking to encounter the Lord, and penance.
Throughout 2025, Rome is anticipating a steady stream of pilgrims to come from around the world and step through the Holy Doors in Rome’s most significant cathedrals. Information about the Pilgrimage to the Jubilee of Families, Grandparents and the Elderly can be found here. Information about the Pilgrimage to the Jubilee of Youth (open to 18 to 30 years old) can be found here.
Real+True: this highly engaging exploration of the Catechism is a project of OSV under the patronage of the Holy See. Vibrant and informative, it uses high-quality video-based content to break open the different parts of the Catechism in surprising and fascinating ways. Best of all, its content is entirely free! Suitable for both individual and group use, get a taste by watching this video from their first segment: exploring what earth would be like without maps.
Catechism in a Year Podcast: hosted by Fr Mike Schmitz, after the phenomenal success of The Bible in a Year podcast, Fr Mike takes us through the Catechism in daily podcasts only 20 minutes long. Fr Mike’s engaging style is great for adults, but perfect for youth and young adults.
Jesus and the Eucharist: this 7-week small-group course was created by the Augustine Institute for the United States National Eucharistic Congress, with downloadable videos, participant guides, training for leaders, and bulletin and promotional materials. This would be a great first step!
Other free resources can be found here: https://www.eucharisticrevival.org/revival-resources
The Our Father
https://youtu.be/00zRr6SPv9Q
‘The invitation is indeed a journey back to the merciful Father, to experience his embrace. Jesus taught us this when he taught us how to pray. The Lord’s Prayer, as we know, is both a personal and a communal prayer. It is to God and with others.’
The Hail Mary
https://youtu.be/371bYVI4SGs
‘We take up this particular devotion to our Blessed Mother Mary, who comes under so many different titles: Our Mother, Our Lady, Queen of Peace, Help of Christians, and so on ...’
The Glory Be
https://youtu.be/ncpcASGEMpQ
‘The “Glory Be”, we sometimes call in English, which is simply the glorying, the giving praise, to God in the Holy Trinity, Father, Son, Holy Spirit, three persons, one God. We believe in the one true God, who comes to us in the Blessed Trinity.’
Before beginning, it might be good to start in prayer, with this prayer from the 2024-25 Australian bishops’ Social Justice Statement:
For more on the principles of Catholic Social Teaching, see the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church.
In the recent Social Justice Statement from the bishops of Australia, they invite us to ‘give priority to encounter rather than taking action on a computer’ (p11). Page 11 also has some practical actions for parishes to consider.
Check out the CSSV website for local organisations to connect with.