Jubilee of Hope
"The idea of a Church on pilgrimage is essential to the spirit of the jubilee year. By making our way through the busy world, pilgrim journeys help us to appreciate the beauty of creation, recall the need for silence and recollection, form friendships with fellow travelers, and seek Christ, who is the way (John 14:6) and the gateway (John 10:9) to eternal life, in every encounter and situation.– Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron
Our Pilgrimage of Hope:
Message from Archbishop Vigneron on the Church’s Jubilee of 2025
Holy Mass with the Rite for the Solemn Opening of the Jubilee Year of Hope
Sunday, December 29
Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph
Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament
9844 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
For more than 700 years, the Church’s Jubilee Years have marked the passage of years and centuries and served as holy times to pause, pray, seek the Lord’s pardon, and praise him for his merciful grace.
One of the most important observances of a Jubilee Year is the pilgrimage, making our way through the world so as to appreciate the beauty of creation, recall the need for silence and recollection, form friendships with fellow travelers, and seek Christ, who is the way (John 14:6) and the gateway (John 10:9) to eternal life, in every encounter and situation.
Knowing that very few of us can travel to Rome to pass through the jubilee’s Holy Doors in the Eternal City, Archbishop Vigneron has designated several pilgrimage sites throughout the Archdiocese, where the faithful will be able to pray the official prayer for Jubilee Year 2025 and unite themselves spiritually with all who will journey as pilgrims to Rome.
Pilgrimage Sites in the Archdiocese of Detroit
Location and contact:
1000 Sainte Anne St.
Detroit, MI, 48216
(313) 496-1701
Hours of operation:
Thursday 6 p.m.,7 p.m. Mass
Sunday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mass at noon
Shrine located inside the Basilica
Location and contact:
1780 Mt. Elliott St.
Detroit, MI 48207
(313) 579-2100
Hours of operation:
Open Tuesday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed on Mondays and major holidays
Daily Mass: 7:30 a.m. Monday through Saturday
Sunday Mass: 9 a.m.
Holy Day Masses: 7:30 a.m. and noon
Blessing of the Sick Service: 2 p.m. on Wednesdays and Sundays in the auditorium.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Every first Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., with noon benediction.
Reconciliation:
Tuesday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday and Monday: No confessions
Location and contact:
9844 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
(313) 865-6300
Mass schedule:
Sunday at 11 a.m.
Weekdays and Saturday: 8 a.m. except for Wednesday
Wednesday: No Mass
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament:
First Fridays and Second Thursdays after 8 a.m. Mass
Typically, non-Sunday Holy Day Masses are celebrated at 8 a.m. Any additional Masses will be listed under Upcoming Events on the Cathedral website. High holy days and ordinations will cause exceptions to our schedule.
Location and contact:
25800 W. 10 Mile Rd.
Southfield, MI 48033
(248) 350-1900
Hours of operation:
October 15-March 15 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
March 16-October 14 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Mass: Monthly on the 3rd Friday at 9 a.m.
Rosary: Monthly from April through October on the last Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m.
All Souls' Day: Archbishop Vigneron celebrates the All Souls' Day Mass each year on November 2 at 9 a.m.
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Chapel
Felician Sisters of North America
Location and contact:
36800 Schoolcraft
Livonia, MI 48150
(734) 591-1730
Hours of operation:
Chapel will be open to the public daily during the hours of 9-10:30 a.m., with daily Mass at 9:30 a.m.
Sorry, the main entrance is not handicap accessible.
Location and contact:
2100 W. 12 Mile Rd.
Royal Oak, MI 48073
(248)-541-4122
Sunday Mass:
Saturday at 4:30 p.m.
Sunday at 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m., and 6 p.m. (Spanish)
Daily Mass:
Monday through Friday at 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.
Saturday at 8:30 a.m.
Reconciliation:
Saturday from 4-4:15 p.m.
Monday through Friday, immediately after the 6:30 a.m. until the last confession is heard, no later than 8 a.m.
Location and contact:
18637 Ray St.
Riverview, MI 48193
(734) 281-1445 | Leonard St. Pierre: (313) 320-7887
Mass times:
Visit fatimashrinedetroit.org for Mass times and events
The Shrine is open for pilgrims for prayer on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The St Joseph Bookstore, adjacent to the Shrine, is open Wednesdays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m
Reconciliation:
Beginning 30 minutes before Mass
Rosary:
Prayed 30 minutes before Mass
Location and contact:
33826 Beaconsfield St.
Clinton Township, MI 48035
(586) 777-8591
Hours of operation:
Open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Closed on Monday
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 3 p.m.
Friday schedule:
10 a.m. Reconciliation
10:15 a.m. Our Lady of Sorrows Rosary
11 a.m. Holy Mass
12 noon Reflection, Divine Mercy Chaplet, Prayer Ministry for healing, and Holy Hospitality Lunch
Location and contact:
3535 Commerce Rd.
Orchard Lake, MI 48324
(248) 683-0310
Shrine hours of operation:
Open from 3-9 a.m.
Mass times:
Sunday at 9 a.m. (Polish) and 11 a.m. (English)
Monday through Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday at 9 a.m. (English)
Reconciliation:
Monday through Friday from 6-6:55 p.m.
Saturday from 8-8:55 a.m.
Location and contact:
1828 Jay St.
Detroit, MI 48207
(313) 784-9152
Hours of operation:
The church is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily
Parish weekly schedule:
- Sundays: 7 a.m. Low Mass, 9 a.m. Low Mass, 11 a.m. High Mass, 6 p.m. Vespers & Benediction
- Weekdays: 8 a.m. Low Mass and 7 p.m. Low Mass, except Wednesdays
- Wednesday: 12 noon Low Mass with organ and motets & Perpetual Novena to St. Joseph
- Friday: 6 p.m. Holy Hour.
- Saturday: 9 a.m. Low Mass & Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Reconciliation:
Beginning 30 minutes before every Holy Mass
Location and contact:
400 South Blvd. West
Pontiac, MI 48341
(313) 727-9784
Hours of operation:
Shrine is open Monday, Wednesday, and First Friday: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with Mass at 12 noon
Frequently Asked Questions
The jubilee year has its roots in the Old Testament when God instructed the children of Israel through Moses to count every fiftieth year as sacred (Lev 25:10). Since 1300, the Roman Catholic Church has observed Ordinary Jubilee Years at regular intervals (every 25 years since 1470) and Extraordinary Jubilee Years (most recently, the Year of Mercy in 2016). Whether Ordinary or Extraordinary, the purpose of any jubilee year is to pause, pray, and give glory to God.
The Scriptures envision hope as “an anchor for our soul” (Heb 6:19) by which we “hold fast” to the promise of eternal life “that lies before us” (Heb 6:18). Those who have hope—a desire for heaven and trust in God’s promise of eternal life—are pilgrims journeying in confidence toward their true home in Heaven.
In Spes non confundit, the document officially announcing the Jubilee Year, Pope Francis tells us that our witness as a pilgrim Church is like “leaven of authentic hope” in the world:
“The coming Jubilee will thus be a Holy Year marked by the hope that does not fade, our hope in God … May the witness of believers be for our world a leaven of authentic hope, a harbinger of new heavens and a new earth (cf. 2 Pet 3:13), where men and women will dwell in justice and harmony, in joyful expectation of the fulfillment of the Lord’s promises.”
The Jubilee Year officially begins on December 24, 2024, when Pope Francis opens the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. It will conclude on January 6, 2026.
In the Archdiocese of Detroit, Archbishop Vigneron encourages the faithful to embrace the invitation to become true pilgrims of hope, both spiritually and physically. Catholics are encouraged to go to (or return to), the sacrament of reconciliation, “one of the greatest acts of hope a Catholic can make … entrusting yourself fully to God’s divine mercy. God is always ready to forgive.”
In addition, we encourage as many as possible to visit one of the official archdiocesan pilgrimage churches, where you will be able to pray the official prayer for Jubilee Year 2025, unite yourself spiritually with all who will journey as pilgrims to Rome, and obtain an indulgence freeing you from the temporal punishment caused by sin.
The Holy See has also designated specific dates throughout the year as times when specific groups are encouraged to make special pilgrimages together, supported in prayer by the entire Church.
An indulgence is the remission of the temporal punishment (the effects of sin that linger in us) caused by sin. Because sin is a preference for self-love, it leaves behind an unhealthy attachment to (or a disordered love for) earthly things, even after it is forgiven. The Church teaches that these earthly attachments can be purified either here on earth (through an indulgence) or after death in Purgatory. God’s abundant mercy is such that he offers to free us from earthly attachments through the granting of indulgences by means of heavenly remedies, such as prayers, pilgrimages, devotions, and works of mercy.
During the Jubilee Year 2025, the faithful can obtain a plenary indulgence—that is, complete remission of the temporal punishment due to sin—by making SPACE for God in their day:
| Avoid | SIN (have complete detachment from all sin, even venial ones) |
| Offer | PRAYERS for the Pope (Our Father and Hail Mary) |
| Perform the | ACTION (see activities below) |
| Go to | CONFESSION (about 20 days before or after the action is performed) |
| Receive the | EUCHARIST |
In the event of serious impediments (especially cloistered nuns and monks, but also the elderly, the sick, prisoners, and those who, through their work in hospitals or other care facilities, provide continuous service to the sick), the truly repentant faithful unable to participate in the celebrations, pilgrimages or visits will be able to obtain the Jubilee indulgence under the same conditions if they recite in their own home or from wherever they are impeded from traveling, the Our Father, the Profession of Faith in any legitimate form and other prayers compliant with the purposes of the Holy Year, offering up their sufferings or the hardships of their lives.
Jubilee activities include:
Pilgrimages
- Making a pilgrimage visit to:
- Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Detroit
- Blessed Solanus Casey Center, Detroit
- Shrine of St. Joseph, Detroit
- Basilica of Ste. Anne, Detroit
- Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, Riverview
- Shrine of St. John Paul II, Orchard Lake
- Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Pontiac
- National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, Royal Oak
- Shrine of Jesus, The Divine Mercy, Clinton Township
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield
Works of devotion:
- Participating in a parish mission
- Studying the documents of Vatican II or Catechism of the Catholic Church
Works of mercy:
- Visiting those in need or in difficulty, e.g.:
- the sick or prisoners
- those who are lonely, elderly, or disabled
Works of penance:
- Abstaining from distractions (e.g., the use of smartphone apps or social media) at least one day a week
- Abstaining from certain food and drink (fasting) at least one day a week
- Abstaining from meat (abstinence) at least one day a week
- Donating money to the poor
- Supporting the work of those who defend and protect life in all its phases, Supporting the ministry of those who work with abandoned children, young people in difficulty, the needy or lonely elderly people, or migrants
- Dedicating one’s free time to community service or parish ministry
In addition to watching this page as throughout the year for more information, events, and resources, please also visit the official Jubilee pages of the Vatican and United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The Jubilee Prayer
Father in heaven,
may the faith you have given us
in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother,
and the flame of charity enkindled
in our hearts by the Holy Spirit,
reawaken in us the blessed hope
for the coming of your Kingdom.
May your grace transform us
into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel.
May those seeds transform from within both humanity and the whole cosmos
in the sure expectation
of a new heaven and a new earth,
when, with the powers of Evil vanquished,
your glory will shine eternally.
May the grace of the Jubilee
reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope,
a yearning for the treasures of heaven.
May that same grace spread
the joy and peace of our Redeemer
throughout the earth.
To you our God, eternally blessed,
be glory and praise for ever.
Amen
