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What makes 2025 a Jubilee Year?

2025 is the Jubilee Holy Year, the 2,025th anniversary of the Incarnation of our Lord, an “event of great spiritual, ecclesial, and social significance in the life of the Church.” The concept of “Jubilee” has its origins in the Book of Leviticus (chapter 25) as a special year of reconciliation, pilgrimage, and coming home. Pope Francis has designated the 2025 Holy Year as a time to renew ourselves as “Pilgrims of Hope.”

We encourage you to visit the official USCCB Jubilee Year website to discover more resources, calendars and important updates on what’s to come!

What is the “Jubilee” Year?

Would you like to receive a plenary indulgence?

To receive a plenary indulgence during the 2025 Jubilee Year, the faithful must fulfill the following conditions:

1. Perform a Jubilee-related act, such as:

  • Pilgrimage: Visit any designated Jubilee site, including at least one of the four Major Papal Basilicas in Rome: St. Peter’s Basilica, the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major, or St. Paul Outside the Walls.
  • Participation in Sacred Rites: Engage in a moment of prayer, a liturgical celebration, or the sacrament of reconciliation at these sites.
  • Eucharistic Adoration or Meditation: Spend time in Eucharistic adoration or meditation, concluding with the Our Father, the Profession of Faith, and appropriate invocations to Mary.

2. Fulfill the usual conditions for a plenary indulgence:

  • Complete detachment from all sin, including venial sin.
  • Sacramental confession: Receive the Sacrament of Confession within 20 days before or after performing the indulgenced act.
  • Holy Communion: Receive Holy Communion within 20 days before or after performing the indulgenced act.
  • Prayer for the intentions of the Pope: Pray for the Holy Father’s intentions, with an Our Father and Hail Mary suggested.

Additionally, the indulgence can be obtained by engaging in acts of penance, such as abstaining from unnecessary distractions or superfluous consumption, and by performing works of mercy, like supporting the needy or volunteering.

By meeting these conditions with a sincere heart, the faithful can receive the plenary indulgence offered during the 2025 Jubilee Year.