Between December 29, 2024 and January 6, 2026, the faithful are invited to visit designated pilgrimage sites across the Archdiocese.
Join us for special Jubilee Masses and pastoral visits celebrated by our bishops, participate in 24 Hours for the Lord, a Eucharistic pilgrimage, and much more. See the calendar below for details.
The Holy Father Pope Francis, in the bull Spes non confundit, has decreed that the Jubilee Year will be inaugurated on 24 December 2024, solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord, with the opening of the Holy Door of the Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican.
On the following Sunday, 29 December 2024, feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, the opening of the Jubilee will be celebrated in dioceses around the world. We will open the Jubilee Year on that day at a special Mass at San Fernando Cathedral.
The 2025 Jubilee Year will close with Mass on January 6, 2026 on the Feast Day of Epiphany, when the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica will be closed. We will celebrate the close of the Jubilee Year locally on Sunday, December 28, 2025 at San Fernando Cathedral. More details will be announced.
The Jubilee Mass is a powerful expression of the Church’s call to conversion, penance, and spiritual renewal during a Jubilee year. It provides the faithful with a unique opportunity to experience God’s mercy, deepen their faith, and obtain the spiritual benefits associated with the Jubilee year, including indulgences. The Mass serves as both a communal and personal moment of grace, drawing the faithful closer to God and the Church community.
Archbishop Gustavo, Bishop Mike, and Bishop Gary will celebrate Archdiocesan Jubilee Masses for distinct constituent groups at various locations throughout the Archdiocese:
“The pastoral visit is an apostolic endeavor, an event of grace.” – Directory of Bishops
During the Jubilee Year, a time of grace and spiritual renewal, our local bishops will celebrate a Sunday Mass at the pilgrimage sites, helping parishioners reflect on the jubilee’s themes, such as mercy, forgiveness, and renewal. These pastoral visits carry special significance, rooted in the Church’s tradition of care, renewal, and community building.
The bishop’s visit aims to encourage and guide the faithful in deepening their relationship with God and to strengthen the community. His presence will work to re-emphasize all that the pastor/chaplain has already communicated about the importance of the Jubilee Year.
Emphasizing the bishop’s role as the shepherd of our archdiocese, the bishops will interact directly with parishioners, clergy and, local ministerial leaders fostering unity and support within the community.
The pastoral visits reflect the unity and tradition of the universal Church. Our bishops want to emphasize the continuity with the Church’s long-standing tradition of pilgrimages, penance, and celebration. The bishop represents a direct link to the broader Catholic Church, emphasizing unity with all the parishes in the archdiocese and with the Holy Father.
24 Hours for the Lord is a worldwide initiative begun in 2014 by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization, where parishes are encouraged to offer extended periods of Eucharistic Adoration before the exposed Blessed Sacrament, as well as the Sacrament of Confession, to help people experience more fully the joy of the 4th Sunday of Lent, and to encourage repentance in preparation for Easter.
Considering there are deaneries with more than one designated pilgrimage site, deans and pastors/chaplains will discern one location for the territory and join efforts to provide reconciliation and adoration at the most convenient location.
Details will be listed here when they become available.
Pilgrimage Sites will be expected to offer a day of Prayer and Reconciliation for all the faithful on October 25, 2025, in lieu of the annual Archdiocesan Assembly. More information will be forthcoming.
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