Bishop Gary Gordon invites you to join the Church worldwide to celebrate the Ordinary Jubilee Year of 2025 and embark on a pilgrimage of hope.
With the theme “Pilgrims of Hope,” the Jubilee calls us to uplift others, especially the vulnerable, and become symbols of renewal.
Rooted in traditions of restoration and reconnection, this Jubilee Year offers a chance to deepen faith and relationships. Through pilgrimage and engaging in prayer and reconciliation, we are invited to walk with purpose and reflect on God’s mercy.
As the Jubilee unfolds, let us embrace its call to renewal and action. This is a time to bring hope to others and to live as witnesses of love and unity, carrying its spirit beyond 2025.
Bishop Gordon will open the 2025 Jubilee Year in the Diocese of Victoria with a Mass at 11:00 am at St. Andrew’s Cathedral on December 29, 2024 (Feast of the Holy Family).
The Rite of Opening will happen at the 11 am Mass at St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Victoria, with Bishop Gary Gordon presiding.
All are invited to participate in person or via the livestream at https://youtube.com/live/RIYRc_D5e4Y?feature=share.
The Jubilee Prayer
Father in heaven,
may the faith you have given us
in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother,
and the flame of charity enkindled
in our hearts by the Holy Spirit,
reawaken in us the blessed hope
for the coming of your Kingdom.
May your grace transform us
into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel.
May those seeds transform from within both humanity and the whole cosmos
in the sure expectation
of a new heaven and a new earth,
when, with the powers of Evil vanquished,
your glory will shine eternally.
May the grace of the Jubilee
reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope,
a yearning for the treasures of heaven.
May that same grace spread
the joy and peace of our Redeemer
throughout the earth.
To you our God, eternally blessed,
be glory and praise for ever.
Amen
Thanks to Vatican Radio audio streams and Vatican Media videos in collaboration with YouTube, the faithful can follow every major Jubilee 2025 moment via Vatican News, offered in 53 languages, including sign language.
On Christmas Eve, December 24, Pope Francis will open the Holy Door to inaugurate the Jubilee of Hope. This universal Church event will reach millions through Vatican Media (Vatican Radio, Vatican News, L'Osservatore Romano) and partnerships with broadcasters, newspapers, and global social platforms.
With comprehensive coverage in 53 languages, Vatican News ensures believers worldwide can experience the Jubilee and Papal events in real-time or on demand. From the Holy Door opening at St. Peter’s Basilica to the Holy Year’s conclusion, the programming, enriched with spiritual, educational, and cultural content, will give everyone a chance to experience this hope-filled journey.
Radio Vaticana: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/epg.html#onair
Vatican News YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VaticanNews/streams
More information coming soon.
Explore the themes of the Papal Bull “Spes non Confundit” on the CCCB website: www.cccb.ca/evangelization-catechesis-catholic-education/the-ordinary-jubilee-of-the-year-2025/cccb-adult-faith-resources-on-the-jubilee-year-2025/