Jubilee Year 2025 禧年 - 希望的朝聖者 Pilgrims of Hope

全球的天主教會將在 2025 年慶祝一個特殊的禧年。這項傳統可以追溯到 1300 年，當時教宗 (Pope Boniface VIII) 宣布了第一個禧年，也稱為「聖年」。最初以百年為週期，後來改為聖經中的50年模式，再後來固定為25年或應教宗的要求。

禧年包括羅馬市內以及世界各地教區的許多慶祝活動。 2025年禧年的主題是「希望的朝聖者」。引用教宗方濟各的話：「我們必須讓希望的火炬持續燃燒，以開放的心態、滿懷信心和遠見展望未來，並盡一切努力確保每個人重新獲得力量和確定性」。

教宗將於 2024年12月24日開啟禧年，聖伯多祿大殿聖門正式開放，直至2026年1月6日主顯節聖門關閉。

多倫多總教區將於 2024年12月29日（星期日）下午 5:00 時在 St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica 舉行隆重莊嚴的開幕彌撒，拉開禧年的序幕。彌撒前下午 3:30 至 4:45 有修和聖事。

願這個聖年提供一個充滿恩寵的機會，為您和您所愛的人培育信仰的種子，以我們的主耶穌為榜樣，讓我們作為希望朝聖者沉浸在這一年的祈禱、見證和服務之旅中。

（來源：多倫多總教區網）

The Catholic Church worldwide will be celebrating a special Jubilee Year in 2025. This has been a tradition dating back to the year 1300 when Pope Boniface VIII announced the first Jubilee, which is also referred to as a “Holy Year”. The frequency has changed over time, with a Jubilee year originally celebrated every 100 years, later every 50 years and, more recently, every 25

 years or at the request of the Holy Father.

The Jubilee Year includes many celebrations within the city of Rome and also local initiatives in dioceses around the world. The theme of the 2025 Jubilee will be “Pilgrims of Hope”. In the words of Pope Francis: "We must fan the flame of hope that has been given us, and help everyone to gain new strength and certainty by looking to the future with an open spirit, a trusting heart and far-sighted vision."

The Holy Father will open the Jubilee Year on December 24, 2024, with the official opening of the Holy Door of Saint Peter’s Basilica and continuing until January 6, 2026, the Solemnity of the Epiphany, with the closing of the Holy Door.

In the Archdiocese of Toronto, we will open the Jubilee Year with a Solemn Opening Mass taking place on Sunday, December 29, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica. All are invited to join in this special celebration. Please note that the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available prior to the Eucharist from 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

May this Holy Year provide a grace-filled opportunity to nurture the seeds of faith for you and your loved ones, immersing ourselves as Pilgrims of Hope into a year-long journey of prayer, witness and service drawing on the example of Jesus, our Lord.