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All are Invited to participate in the
OPENING MASS FOR THE ORDINARY JUBILEE YEAR 2025
PILGRIMS OF HOPE
SUNDAY DECEMBER 29 AT 3 P.M.
Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption, Saginaw
Mass will start with a procession.
Details will be given at the Cathedral before Mass.
Parking is limited to the Cathedral Parking Lot.
Note: this Mass fulfills the Sunday obligation for the
Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
As the Universal Church looks toward the Jubilee Year 2025 (the 2,025th anniversary of the Incarnation of our Lord), the USCCB and the Catholic Diocese of Saginaw is thrilled to support the Holy Father in this "event of great spiritual, ecclesial, and social significance in the life of the Church."
Pope Francis stated in his February 2022 letter announcing the Jubilee 2025: "We must fan the flame of hope that has been given us and help everyone to gain new strength and certainty by looking to the future with an open spirit, a trusting heart and far-sighted vision. The forthcoming Jubilee can contribute greatly to restoring a climate of hope and trust as a prelude to the renewal and rebirth that we so urgently desire..."
The Jubilee Year will offer the faithful opportunities to participate in various jubilee events at the Vatican and in our own diocese. The great tradition of opening the Holy Door will begin when Pope Francis opens the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica on December 24, 2024. Other holy doors will be opened at the Rome basilicas of St. John Lateran, St. Mary Major and St. Paul Outside the Walls. For pilgrims who cannot travel to Rome, bishops around the world are expected to designate their cathedrals or a popular Catholic shrine as special places of prayer for Holy Year pilgrims, offering opportunities for reconciliation, indulgences and other events intended to strengthen and revive faith.
Pope Francis has asked that the year 2024 be dedicated to a "great symphony of prayer" as the Church prepares for the Jubilee of 2025. The Jubilee prayer can be found below.
Additional information about Jubilee events and materials can be found in the Calendar of Events below, or on the Vatican website here. As information becomes available for specific initiatives of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Catholic Diocese of Saginaw, that information will be available on this web page.