Jubilee Year 2025 – Pilgrims of Hope

A Jubilee year takes place every 25 years, and Pope Francis has given this Jubilee the theme, “Pilgrims of Hope”. He has called the Church to celebrate the 2025 Jubilee year with “deep faith, lively hope and active charity.”

March – Local Pilgrimage

A pilgrim is a traveler who is on a journey to a holy place. Typically, this is a physical journey (often on foot) to some place of special significance to the believer of a particular religion.

A pilgrimage is a journey to a holy place, which can lead to a personal transformation, after which the pilgrim returns to their daily life. 

Year 2 embarked on a local pilgrimage to St Oswald’s Parish Church and they enjoyed participating in Mass. We had the opportunity to reflect on the Good News that as friends of Jesus we will bloom like a flower to become valuable members of God’s family.

February – What is Hope?

This month will ask the children to focus and reflect on what hope means to them.  Hope gives us the ability to look at any situation and know that regardless of how it may appear God is always there. This is the essence of what hope is.

A reading from Romans (Romans 15:12-13)

And again Isaiah says,

“The root of Jesse will come,

even he who arises to rule the Gentiles;

in him will the Gentiles hope.”

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

The Word of the Lord

Thanks be to God