The Holy Father has announced that 2025 will be a Jubilee Year, something which happens every 25 years. The theme for Jubilee 2025 is “Pilgrims of Hope,” During this year, let’s remember to pray for each other. Let’s pray that none of us lose hope in God’s love for us. This year, let’s be hopeful, not discouraged by the events in the world around us or in our own lives or the lives of those we love,” Bishop Nickless said.
(Click on logo or the buttons below for more information!)Sioux City Diocesan priest, Fr. Randy Schon, explains why the church celebrates the Jubilee.
Father in Heaven, may the faith you have given usin 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