Year of Jubilee
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"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; that is why I have chosen as the motto of the Jubilee, Pilgrims of Hope."
- Letter from Pope Francis
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Pilgrims of Hope, Welcome!
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Below you will find more information on the Jubilee Year, Confession times, indulgences, and Jubilee prayers.
Please note that there are no holy doors at the Co-Cathedral, but all pilgrims are invited to pray in the cathedral church.
One must not go to confession for each individual indulgence, but merely need to have made a sacramental confession within 14 days before or after fulfilling the other criteria for the indulgence.
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Year of Jubilee FAQ
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There are no holy doors, but all pilgrims are invited to pray in the cathedral church. The only Holy Doors for the Jubilee of Hope are found in Rome. You can read more about it here: 5 Holy Doors
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Pope Francis has announced an indulgence is available to the faithful during the jubilee year. The indulgence, he explained, would be “a way of discovering the unlimited nature of God’s mercy.” A plenary indulgence is a grace granted by the Catholic Church through the merits of Jesus Christ to remove the temporal punishment due to sin.
- The conditions necessary for a Jubilee indulgence include:
- Being in a state of grace and disposed to receive the indulgence
- Having confessed one’s sins sacramentally
- Receiving Holy Communion
- Offering prayers for the Holy Father and his intentions
- If able, make a pilgrimage to a designated Jubilee pilgrim site, such as the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart or St. Mary Cathedral Basilica in Galveston
- The conditions necessary for a Jubilee indulgence include:
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Indulgences are a sharing in the treasury of the merits of Christ and the Saints, which the Church applies to the remission of the temporal guilt of sin, whose eternal guilt has already been forgiven in the Sacrament of Reconciliation (by the merits of Christ’s Passion, Death and Resurrection).
Even forgiven sins can still have temporal guilt that requires reparation to justice. If not satisfied in life, it will need to be satisfied in Purgatory (Mt. 5:25-26). The Church, therefore, speaks of indulgences as an effect of the tribunal of mercy, the Sacrament of Penance (CCC 1471). An indulgence is a mercy given by Christ through the Church when we do certain acts of prayer, penance, or charity specified by the Church. Besides the intrinsic value of the act before God in remitting temporal guilt, the Church attaches an additional value through the power of the keys given to St. Peter (Mt. 16:13-18).
A Catholic may gain an indulgence for his or herself or for the Poor Souls, but not for another living person—whose will alone determines their receptivity to God’s mercy.
Source: EWTN
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