The Diocese of Madison has named six sites for pilgrimage during the Jubilee Year of Hope. The sites are: Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Monona, St. Cecilia Church in Wisconsin Dells, St. Bernard Church in Watertown, Nativity of Mary Church in Janesville, St. Mary Church in Fennimore, and the Schoenstatt Shrine in Madison.
Day: January 30, 2025
The Jubilee Indulgence
A key part of a Jubilee celebration is the opportunity to gain an indulgence, which is “a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, which the faithful Christian who is duly disposed gains under certain prescribed conditions through the actions of the Church which, as the minister of redemption, dispenses and applies with authority the treasury of the satisfactions of Christ and the saints” (CCC 1471).
Passport helps you visit Jubilee sites
An essential part of a Jubilee celebration is a pilgrimage. For the 2025 Jubilee, the Holy Father has asked all bishops around the world to designate sites in their dioceses as pilgrimage destinations, where the faithful may gain the Jubilee indulgence.
Jubilee Year of Hope: Inspiration for the youth
Every recent Jubilee Year in the Catholic Church, celebrated every 25 years, witnessed significant events that lifted up the beauty and truth of our faith, canonized new saints, or animated the evangelizing mission of the Gospel.
Bishop opens 2025 Jubilee in diocese
To open the 2025 Holy Year within his diocese, Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison celebrated Mass at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Monona, part of Stella Maris Pastorate, on December 29.
Bishop Donald J. Hying Schedule
The weekly schedule for Bishop Donald J. Hying of Madison.
Celebrando el Año Jubilar de la Esperanza en nuestra diócesis
El año jubilar es una práctica que desciende de la tradición judía donde cada 50 años se celebraba un año especial que enfatizaba la providencia y la misericordia de Dios. La Iglesia Católica ha adoptado esta práctica celebrando años jubilares ordinarios cada 25 años. Estos años brindan a los católicos la oportunidad de reflexionar sobre temas específicos que tienen como objetivo renovar la fe y llevar a las personas a una relación más profunda con Dios y entre cada uno.
The importance of pilgrimage during the Jubilee Year
During the Jubilee Year of Hope — as with all jubilee years — the lay faithful are encouraged to participate in some sort of pilgrimage.
A no-scroll 2025
So with eyes on the prize — the prize being a more adventurous year — I’m committing to a no-scroll 2025.
Only one way to go
Observationally speaking, January 20, 2025, was a day of mixed emotions for a lot of people. One presidential administration began its service and leadership and another one ended its. So it goes.