On Sunday, January 19, 2025 at the 11:00 AM Mass the relics of St. John de Brebeuf and of St. Kateri Tekakwitha will visit Sacred Heart Cathedral. After the Mass there will be an opportunity for the veneration of the relics.
The major relics of the Canadian Martyrs, including the skull of St. Jean de Brébeuf and bones of St. Charles Garnier and St. Gabriel Lalemant, will be travelling across Canada for the first time. The relics have resided principally at the National Shrine to the Canadian Martyrs in Midland, Ontario for the past hundred years. The three Jesuit saints are among the eight French missionaries who first brought the Gospel to Canada and were martyred during the Huron-Iroquois Wars of the early 1600s. Joining them will be the relic of St. Kateri Tekakwitha, the first indigenous North American saint, who was canonized in 2012 and is a beloved patron of the First Nations peoples.
Pope Francis has urged pilgrimages to Rome, local churches and shrines in the coming Jubilee 2025.
Since many cannot travel to Rome for a pilgrimage, bishops worldwide designated their cathedrals and shrines as special places of prayer for pilgrims.
Three churches and a special place in the Diocese of Prince George are designated by Bishop Stephen Jensen as destinations for pilgrims (please see attached poster):
These churches and the Rose Prince gravesite will serve as places of pilgrimage within the diocese throughout the Ordinary Jubilee Year 2025. Jubilee pilgrimages offer the faithful the occasion to receive a plenary indulgence under the usual conditions: sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion, and prayer for the intentions of the Holy Father.
The Holy Father stated in the Papal Bull, Spes Non Confundit, “Pilgrimage is of course a fundamental element of every Jubilee event. Setting out on a journey is traditionally associated with our human quest for meaning in life. A pilgrimage on foot is a great aid for rediscovering the value of silence, effort and simplicity of life. In the coming year, pilgrims of hope will surely travel the ancient and more modern routes in order to experience the Jubilee to the full…In the particular Churches, special care should be taken to prepare priests and the faithful to celebrate the sacrament of Confession and to make it readily available in its individual form.”
The Jubilee of Hope will officially open on December 24th, 2024, with the Pope opening the “Holy Door” in St. Peter’s Basilica.
In our diocese, Bishop Stephen Jensen will celebrate the 11:00 AM Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral as the solemn opening of the Jubilee Year on Sunday, December 29th, 2024, Feast of The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. It will be livestreamed via the cathedral's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/cathedraldpg.
JUBILEE WEBSITE
Visit the Vatican’s official Jubilee 2025 website for the latest details on plans, news, initiatives, and resources related to the Jubilee.
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Thursday 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Friday 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM