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Jubilee 2025 Year of Hope

For everyone, may the Jubilee be a moment of genuine, personal encounter with the Lord Jesus, the “door” (cf. Jn 10:7-9) of our salvation, whom the Church is charged to proclaim always, everywhere and to all as “our hope” (1 Tim 1:1). 

~ Pope Francis, Spes Non Confundit 1

Jubilee 2025 Year of Hope


Pope Francis ushered in the Jubilee Year of Hope when he opened the Holy Door of Saint Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve 2024, and the Jubilee will continue through 2025.


What is Ascension doing during to mark the Jubilee Year of Hope?


Following the calendar of Jubilee Events, Church of the Ascension will be recognizing and honoring members of our community throughout the Jubilee year with additional Prayers of the Faithful and special blessings during weekend Masses.


We will also be including Pope Francis' Jubilee Prayer in weekend Masses.


What else can I do to celebrate the Jubilee Year?


Bishop Barry Knestout has named four churches in the diocese as pilgrimage sites for the Jubilee Holy Year 2025:

  • Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond
  • Basilica of St. Andrew in Roanoke
  • Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Norfolk
  • National Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham in Williamsburg


As a parish, we have not organized a pilgrimage, but we encourage anyone undertaking a pilgrimage to let us know so we can pray for your journey. Bishop Knestout also reminds the faithful of the Jubilee Indulgence available to anyone undertaking a pious pilgrimage.


If you are interested in organizing a group pilgrimage, please contact the Parish Office: 757-495-1886 x410 or secretary@ascensionvb.org




Our Faith Formation families have been encourage to create a Holy Door in their home as a way to celebrate the Jubilee. Take a look at Faith Formation's door for inspiration and consider creating a Holy Door in your home.


Learn more about the Jubilee Year of Hope:

Pope Francis'
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


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