2025 Jubilee Year – Pilgrims of Hope

As the Universal Church looks toward the Jubilee Year 2025 (the 2,025th anniversary of the Incarnation of our Lord), the USCCB is thrilled to support the Holy Father in this “event of great spiritual, ecclesial, and social significance in the life of the Church.”

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…” 

Evenings of Hope

* The Papal Blessing with Plenary indulgence will be given on Feb 22 and May 31

Bishop Gerard Battersby

Bishop Gerard Battersby

Speaker

Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025

St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral
530 Main St, La Crosse, WI 54601

Mass, Adoration, and Confession at The Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman
(Coincides with the Jubilee of Deacons in Rome)

Fr. Dan Sedlacek

Fr. Dan Sedlacek

Speaker

Saturday, May 31, 2025

Sacred Heart of Jesus Church
416 N Dewey St, Eau Claire, WI 54703

Holy Hour, Confession, and Mass at Sacred Heart, Eau Claire (Coincides with the Jubilee of Families in Rome)

Fr. James Kurzynski

Fr. James Kurzynski

Speaker

Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025

Church of the Resurrection
621 N 2nd St, Wausau, WI 54403

Holy Hour, Confession at Church of the Resurrection, Wausau (Coincides with the Jubilee of Marian Devotion in Rome)

Where are the Pilgrimage Sites in the Diocese of La Crosse?

There is a long tradition of making pilgrimages in the Catholic church. The practice has been encouraged by the Pope during the Ordinary Jubilee Year of Hope. Pope Francis explains that pilgrimage is a “fundamental element of every Jubilee event.”(Spes non Confundit, Bull of Indiction of the Ordinary Jubilee Year 2025, no. 5). He also granted an indulgence to the faithful who complete pilgrimages in this holy year: “The faithful, pilgrims of hope, will be able to obtain the Jubilee Indulgence granted by the Holy Father if they undertake a pious pilgrimage: … by visiting the Cathedral or other church or sacred place designated by the local Ordinary.” (Decree on the Granting of Indulgence during the Ordinary Jubilee Year 2025).

Bishop Battersby has designated the following as places of pilgrimage for the 2025 Jubilee Year:

If you are planning a pilgrimage to one of these sites outside of its normal open hours, please call ahead to ensure that the church will be unlocked.

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