WelCom December 2024/January 2025
2025 – Te Tau o te Tiupirī mō ō tātou whānau whakapono
A Jubilee or Holy Year is a special year of forgiveness and reconciliation, in which people are invited to come back into right relationship with God, with one another, and with all of creation.
For the coming Jubilee Year, Pope Francis has invited Catholics to renew our hope and discover a vision that can ‘restore access to the fruits of the earth to everyone’. We are also invited to rediscover a spirituality of God’s creation in which we understand ourselves as ‘pilgrims on the earth’ rather than masters of the world.
A Jubilee Year is celebrated by the Church every 25 years. The 2025 Jubilee Year begins on Christmas Eve 2024 with the opening of the Holy Door of St Peter’s Basilica and concludes on 6 January 2026. There are Holy Doors in the four papal basilicas in Rome, which are destination points for pilgrims who travel to Rome during a Jubilee and pass through seeking the graces of God’s mercy.
A full schedule of Jubilee events is planned for the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Palmerston North Diocese as outlined below. Details are available on the diocesan websites: wn.catholic.org.nz/jubilee-2025 and tumanako.pndiocese.org.nz/2024/11/year-of-jubilee-2025/
Pope Francis stated in his February 2022 letter announcing the Jubilee 2025:
‘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 forthcoming Jubilee can contribute greatly to restoring a climate of hope and trust as a prelude to the renewal and rebirth that we so urgently desire…’
More information about Jubilee events and materials can be found on the Vatican website:
iubilaeum2025.va/en.html.
Diocesan calendars of events
Archdiocese of Wellington
January 2025
Sunday 26 January
Jubilee Year Opening Mass –
10am, Sacred Heart Cathedral
February 2025
14 February
Jubilee of Married Couples –
6pm, Sacred Heart Cathedral
March 2025
8–9 March
Jubilee of Parish Volunteers
28 March
24 Hours for the Lord –
Sacred Heart Cathedral
April 2025
6 April
Jubilee of the Sick and Health Workers – 5pm Mass, St Anne’s Church, Newtown
30 April
Jubilee of People with Disabilities
May 2025
11 May
Jubilee of Teenagers
Archdiocese colleges’ event
25 May
Jubilee of Children
World Children’s Day
June 2025
8 June – Pentecost Sunday
Jubilee of Ecclesial Movements, Associations and Communities
July 2025
Tuesday 15 July
Jubilee of Priests
27 July
Jubilee of Families, Grandparents and Elderly
August 2025
2–3 August
Jubilee of Youth
Archdiocese events
15 August – The Assumption
Jubilee of Marian Spirituality
National celebration at St Mary of the Angels National Shrine
September 2025
14 September
Jubilee of Migrants
Archdiocese event – Sacred Heart Cathedral
October 2025
5 October
Jubilee of Consecrated Life
Evening Prayer – 6.30pm, Sacred Heart Cathedral
19 October
Jubilee of the Missions
November 2025
16 November
Jubilee of the Poor
23 November
Jubilee of Choirs and Musicians
December 2025
14 December
Jubilee of Prisoners
28 December 2025
Jubilee Year Closing Mass –
10am, Sacred Heart Cathedral
Diocese of Palmerston North
February 2025
2 February
Opening of the Year of Jubilee
8–9 February
Jubilee of Armed Forces, Police and Security Personnel
15–16 February
Jubilee of Artists
22–23 February
Jubilee of Deacons
March 2025
5 March
Ash Wednesday
8–9 March
Jubilee of the World of Volunteering
8 March
Pilgrimage to Hiruhārama Jerusalem, Whanganui
9 March
Rite of Election
28 March
24 Hours for the Lord
April 2025
5–6 April
Jubilee of the Sick and Healthcare Workers
18 April
Good Friday
19 April
Easter Vigil
20 April
Easter Sunday
26–27 April
Jubilee of People with Disabilities
May 2025
3–4 May
Jubilee of Workers
10–11 May
Jubilee of the Eastern Churches
17–18 May
Jubilee of Seminarians
24–25 May
Jubilee of the World of Education
31 May–1 June
Jubilee of Families and Children
June 2025
7– 8 June
Jubilee of Ecclesial Movements, Associations and New Communities
8 June
Pentecost Sunday
14–15 June
Jubilee of the World of Communications
28–29 June
Jubilee of Bishops and Priests
July 2025
26–27 July
Jubilee of Grandparents and Older Persons
28 July–3 August
Jubilee of Youth
August 2025
16–17 August
Jubilee of Musicians
September 2025
13 September
Pilgrimage to Hiruhārama Jerusalem, Whanganui
20–21 September
Jubilee of Justice
27–28 September
Jubilee of Catechists
October 2025
4–5 October
Jubilee of Migrants
11–12 October
Jubilee of Marian Spirituality
18–19 October
Jubilee of the Missions
25–26 October
Jubilee of Consecrated Life
November 2025
15–16 November
Jubilee of the Poor
30 November
First Sunday of Advent
December 2025
13–14 December
Jubilee of Prisoners
25 December
Christmas Day
26 December
Boxing Day
27 December
Feast of the Holy Family
February 2026
1 February
Closing of the Year of Jubilee
| Jubilee Prayer Father in heaven, may the faith you have given us in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother, and the flame of charity enkindled in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, reawaken in us the blessed hope for the coming of your Kingdom. May your grace transform us into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel. May those seeds transform from within both humanity and the whole cosmos in the sure expectation of a new heaven and a new earth, when, with the powers of evil vanquished, your glory will shine eternally. May the grace of the Jubilee reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope, a yearning for the treasures of heaven. May that same grace spread the joy and peace of our Redeemer throughout the earth. To you our God, eternally blessed, be glory and praise for ever. Amen. | Te Karakia Tiupirī E te Matua i te rangi, whakaarahia anōtia i roto i a mātou te tūmanako tapu mō te taenga mai o tō Kīngitanga, mā roto mai i te whakapono ki tāu Tamaiti a Hēhu Karaiti, tō mātou kiritahi, tērā whakapono nāu anō i homai, anō me te kāpura o te aroha e whitangia nei i ō mātou ngākau e te Wairua Tapu. Ko tō keratia hei mea hangahou i a mātou hei kaiwhakatō i ngā kākano o te Rongopai. Ko ērā kākano anō ka tupu ki roto tahi i te hunga tangata me te taiao hei hangahou i te rangi me te whenua i runga i te tūmanako kia kauparehia te Īweri, ko tō korōria tērā ka tiaho mai mō āke tonu atu. Kia oho anō te keratia o te Tiupirī ki roto i a mātou, arā ngā Manene o te Tūmanako e manako nei ki ngā homaitanga o te rangi. Ko tērā keratia anō kia hora anō i te koa me te mārie o tō mātou Kaiwhakaea ki runga i te mata o te whenua. Māu e te Atua, te korōria me ngā kupu whakapai katoa mō āke tonu atu. Amene. |