Jubilee 2025
A church
The Church
Fact One
The first jubilee took place thousands of years ago.
Fact One
The first jubilee took place thousands of years ago.
Of these jubilee instructions do you think one is more important than the others.
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Three During a jubilee, pilgrims to Rome can walk through a Holy Door.
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Fact Three During a jubilee, pilgrims to Rome can walk through a Holy Door.
What do you think Pope Francis is trying to show us by creating a Holy Door in a prison?
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Fact Four
The theme of Jubilee 2025
Fact Four
The theme of Jubilee 2025
This is the logo for Jubilee 2025.
What can you see and what do you think it tells us about hope?
Fact Five
There are lots of signs of hope in the world; we can provide more of them!
Fact Five
There are lots of signs of hope in the world; we can provide more of them!
What signs of hope do we notice in the following situations and what signs of hope could we offer too?
• In responding to war and conflict.
• In responding to climate change.
• In responding to poverty and unfairness.
Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written:
‘The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.’
And he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. Then he began to say to them, ‘Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.’
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
God, our loving Father,
In this Jubilee year, you remind us of our call to love creation.
Help us to work together to replant, repair, and renew.
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Jesus, our light,
In this Jubilee year, you remind us of our call to love our neighbours and to set free those who suffer.
Help us to treat everyone with dignity; to be fair; forgiving; and kind.
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Holy Spirit, our inspiration,
In this Jubilee year, you remind us of our call to grow in faith and love.
Help us to hear you in scripture, to see Jesus in others, and to be united as God's global family.
R# Guide us on our journey as pilgrims of hope.
