The Jubilee Year will commence with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica on December 24, 2024, and will conclude on January 6, 2026
The 2025 Jubilee Year for the Catholic Church is themed "Pilgrims of Hope". Pope Francis has called for this special year of grace and conversion, encouraging prayer, pilgrimage, and sacramental repentance. It's a time for the faithful to find renewed hope and strength, particularly in the face of global challenges like war, the pandemic, and climate change.
Here are 13 designated pilgrim places in our Archdiocese:
St Patrick’s Cathedral, East Melbourne
St Mary Star of the Sea (Archdiocese Shrine of the Holy Family), West Melbourne
St Mary MacKillop, Keilor Downs
St Luke’s, Lalor
St Mary Magdalene’s, Trentham
Polish Marian Shrine, Aberfeldie/Essendon
St Dominic’s, Camberwell East
St Francis Xavier, Mansfield
Sacred Heart, Croydon
Divine Mercy Shrine, Keysborough
Our Lady of Lavang, Keysborough
St Patrick’s, Mentone St Macartan’s, Mornington
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