The Year of Jubilee 2025
Pope Francis officially declared 2025 a Year of Jubilee with a papal bull, titled “Spes Non Confudit,” meaning “Hope Does Not Disappoint.” The Jubilee Year will begin with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve 2024. Our liturgies will reflect the intentions of the Jubilee Year. More information as it comes to hand.
Pope Francis opening the Holy Door of St Peters 2015.
Full Text of ‘Spes Non Confundit - Hope does not disappoint’ papal bull for the 2025 Jubilee Year HERE
Information links
For ongoing updates and information visit the Jubilee Year 2025 section on the NZCBC website HERE
For Jubilee 2025 news from the Vatican visit their special website HERE
This is especially helpful if anyone is planning to be in Rome during next year.
Prayer
We are all invited to offer this Jubilee prayer during gatherings throughout this year.
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
Prayer translations
We have four translations of the words. Link to a pdf of English; Māori; Samoan HERE
Link to the Jubilee prayer in Tongan HERE
Jubilee Hymn
We are all invited to learn to sing this hymn during gatherings throughout this year.
Pilgrims of Hope
Text of the hymn HERE
Score of the hymn HERE
Performance of Pilgrims of Hope mp3 HERE
