Calendar of events for the Jubilee Year of 2025

Published by Keith Morris on December 29, 2024

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This is the proposed schedule of events associated with the Jubilee of 2025 to be celebrated by the Diocese of East Anglia.

December ‘24

29^th (Sunday): The Holy Family

Jubilee Year Opening Mass – Bishop Peter to celebrate Mass at the Cathedral

February ‘25

1^st (Saturday):

Annual Meeting of Religious – Bishop Peter to celebrate Mass at the Cathedral as part of Jubilee celebrations

-On the Jubilee of Consecrated life (October 8-9), celebrations will be encouraged in Parishes were religious are located

22^nd (Saturday): The Chair of St Peter

Jubilee for Deacons – Bishop Peter to celebrate Mass at the Cathedral, to which all deacons, including retired, and their families are invited to attend.

March ‘25

28^th (Friday): Third Friday of Lent

24 Hours for the Lord – Time of Adoration to be encouraged in parishes, with a significant celebration to be arranged at the Cathedral which Bishop Peter will lead.

April ‘25

5^th (Saturday):

Jubilee of the Sick and Health Care Workers – Bishop Peter to celebrate Mass with Anointing of the Sick at the Cathedral, as a translation of the celebration customarily held near the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes.

-The Celebration could be augmented by additional encouragement of participation of healthcare workers, and medicine/nursing students, with a focus on raising social/life issues.

20^th: EASTER SUNDAY

May ‘25

31^st (Saturday): The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Jubilee of Families, Grandparents and the Elderly – Bishop Peter to lead the Diocesan Children’s Pilgrimage to Walsingham, (translated from the routine Tuesday, June 3) with additional Jubilee elements, in collaboration with the Diocesan Commission for Family Life, and potentially the Catholic Grandparents Association.

June ‘25

8^th of JUNE: PENTECOST

26^th (Thursday): The Dedication of the Cathedral

Jubilee of Priests – Bishop Peter to celebrate Mass at the Cathedral, at which all Priests are encouraged to concelebrate.

-This will anticipate by a day the actual Jubilee of Priests (June 27), the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart.

July/August ‘25

July 28^thto August 3^rd

Jubilee of Youth – Bishop Peter to lead a group of Young People to participate in celebrations in Rome.

September ‘25

26^th (Friday):

Schools’ Mass – Bishop Peter to celebrate School’s Mass at the Cathedral

-This will anticipate the actual Jubilee of Education.

27^th (Saturday):

Jubilee of Catechists – Bishop Peter to invite Catechists to a gathering and celebration in Newmarket.

October ‘25

4^th (Saturday): St Francis of Assisi

Jubilee of Migrants – Anticipating the actual Jubilee (October 5), a celebration will be organised in collaboration with Caritas at the Cathedral.

10^th (Friday):

Beginning of Walking Pilgrimage to Walsingham from Cathedral – This walk would commence in the morning from the Cathedral, to overnight in Great Witchingham/Lenwade, to arrive in Walsingham for the following day’s celebration.

11^th (Saturday):

Jubilee of Marian Spirituality – Bishop Peter to lead a diocesan pilgrimage to Walsingham.

12^th (Sunday):

Jubilee of Consecrated Life – Further to the diocesan celebration (February 1), Parishes will be encouraged to celebrate any Institutes of Consecrated Life/communities of religious to be found in their boundaries, to acknowledge the contribution made to parish life.

November ‘25

22^nd (Saturday): Feast of St Cecilia

Jubilee of Choirs – A ‘come and sing’ day to be organised at the Cathedral, culminating in a Vigil celebration of a Mass of Christ the King

-As the following Sunday is that solemnity, but also youth Sunday, school/children’s choirs could be encouraged to participate in parish celebrations.