The Jubilee Year of Hope will officially begin in the Diocese of Gaylord on January 4, 2025 at the Opening Mass at St. Mary, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Cathedral in Gaylord at 5 PM. Below is more information about the Jubilee Year, including a calendar of liturgies and pilgrimages in the Diocese of Gaylord. Bishop Walsh will offer the Papal Blessing with its attached indulgence at each of the Masses on the liturgy schedule below. In addition to these scheduled liturgies, Bishop Walsh has designated three pilgrimage sites in the Diocese of Gaylord where pilgrims can make a pious visit and receive the special Jubilee Year indulgence under the normal conditions:
- St. Mary, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Cathedral, Gaylord
- Cross in the Woods National Shrine, Indian River
- Our Lady of the Woods Shrine, Mio
What is the Jubilee Year 2025?
A Jubilee Year is a significant period in the Church’s tradition that fosters holiness through acts of reconciliation and unity with others. The Church observes an Ordinary Jubilee every twenty-five years, with the most recent one held in 2000. The upcoming Jubilee Year in 2025 will offer unique opportunities for grace, including the Sacrament of Reconciliation, local pilgrimages, and the Jubilee Indulgence. During this time, seeking forgiveness and deepening repentance are important spiritual fruits to nurture.
Celebrate the Jubilee
Join Bishop Walsh for Mass on Saturday, January 4th, at 5 p.m. at St. Mary Cathedral in Gaylord as we open the Jubilee Year.
Jubilee Pilgrimages
The Diocese of Gaylord is coordinating two pilgrimages during the Jubilee year. Join Fr. Matthew Wigton on a pilgrimage to Italy in November 2025. During this eight-day trip, pilgrims will visit Assisi, Rome, and other beautiful religious and holy sites of significance. Additionally, join Bishop Walsh on a pilgrimage to Our Lady of Champion in Wisconsin in May 2025.
What Is the Jubilee Indulgence?
An indulgence is a special grace given by God, through the Catholic Church, for the removal of temporal punishment for sins already forgiven in the Sacrament of Confession. While Confession absolves guilt, temporal punishment due to sin still remains. Through an indulgence, God’s mercy “reaches the sinner and frees him or her from every residue left by the consequences of sin,” as Pope Francis explains. The Jubilee Indulgence is a special plenary indulgence available to the faithful during the Jubilee Year. It can be obtained – given the completion of the ordinary conditions – through pilgrimages, pious visits to holy sites, or works of mercy and penance.
