Welcome to the Jubilee Year
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I warmly urge you to embrace the Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year with open hearts. This sacred time is a profound gift, inviting us to renew our faith, seek reconciliation, and rediscover the boundless mercy of God. It is an opportunity to grow closer to Christ and extend His love to those in need. Let us come together as a community of faith, celebrating this season of grace through prayer, sacraments, and acts of charity. May this Jubilee, initiated by Pope Francis and celebrated worldwide, transform our hearts and deepen our commitment to the teachings of the Gospel.
Peace,
+ Michael T. Martin, OFM Conv.
Bishop of Charlotte
Welcome to the Jubilee Year
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I warmly urge you to embrace the Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year with open hearts. This sacred time is a profound gift, inviting us to renew our faith, seek reconciliation, and rediscover the boundless mercy of God. It is an opportunity to grow closer to Christ and extend His love to those in need. Let us come together as a community of faith, celebrating this season of grace through prayer, sacraments, and acts of charity. May this Jubilee, initiated by Pope Francis and celebrated worldwide, transform our hearts and deepen our commitment to the teachings of the Gospel.
Peace,
+ Michael T. Martin, OFM Conv.
Bishop of Charlotte
Jubilee calendar of events
24 December
Opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica – Rome 7 p.m. (local time)
28 December
Mass of Hope/Open Holy Year; St. Lawrence Basilica – Asheville 5 p.m.
29 December
Mass of Hope/Open Holy Year; St. Pius X Church – Greensboro 1:30 p.m.
29 December
Mass of Hope/Open Holy Year; St. Mark Church – Huntersville 5 p.m.
24-26 January
8-9 February
15-18 February
21-23 February
News
Jesus is the path and destination for Jubilee pilgrims, pope says
Pope Francis called on Catholics to focus their Holy Year 2025 pilgrimages on Jesus Christ, who is both the path and destination for Christian hope.
'Pilgrims of Hope': Vatican prepares to welcome millions for Holy Year
The celebration of a Holy Year every 25 years is an acknowledgment that "the Christian life is a journey calling for moments of greater intensity to encourage and sustain hope as the constant companion that guides our steps toward the goal of our encounter with the Lord Jesus," Pope Francis wrote.