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Jubilee 2025 Opening Mass
December 29 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST
FreeThis month, the universal Catholic Church will begin its Jubilee Year 2025, a yearlong journey of spiritual renewal intended for the faithful to become “Pilgrims of Hope” in the face of global strife. To commemorate this moment locally, the Archdiocese of Newark will hold an Opening Mass celebrated by Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Archbishop of Newark, on Sunday, Dec. 29, at 12 p.m. in Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
The Opening Mass will commence with a reading from John (14:1-7) — in which Jesus proclaims, “I am the way and the truth and the life” — to underscore that Christ is the ultimate destination of any pilgrimage. Cardinal Tobin will also read Pope Francis’ Bull of Indiction for the Jubilee Year, which explains that 2025 will be a period for Catholics to be “renewed in hope” by taking God’s Word as their guide. The cardinal will then lead a procession outside to the Cathedral Basilica’s entrance, where he will hold up a cross and say to the people, “Hail, Cross of Christ, our only hope.” When all are gathered back inside in the church, the assembly will be sprinkled with holy water.
