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Jubilee of Confraternities USCCB Resource Packet (English)
Pilgrims on the Way of Hope: A Resource for the Jubilee of Confraternities
Jubilee 2025: Pilgrims of Hope
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Jubilee of Confraternities: Resource Packet
May 16-18, 2025
INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW
The Holy See has designated a number of Jubilee Days throughout 2025 to recognize and celebrate different groups of people and various ministries in the Church. The Jubilee of Confraternities will be held from Friday, May 16, to Sunday, May 18, 2025; however, these resources can be used for engaging and celebrating confraternities at any time throughout the Jubilee Year.
Confraternities are Christian voluntary associations, often coordinated by lay women or lay men to promote charitable works, devotional life, or a particular mission in the Church. Well-known examples include the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Knights of Columbus, National Council of Catholic Women, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Order of Malta, and Knights of Peter Claver, among many others.
This resource packet is for anyone who finds it useful. It can be used and/or adapted by dioceses, eparchies, parishes, schools, campuses, apostolates, movements, organizations, or individuals to plan their celebration of the Jubilee of Confraternities. It might also serve as a catalyst or inspiration for the creation and development of local or year-round resources for those active in these associations.
For members of confraternities who are making a Jubilee pilgrimage to Rome or to a particular Jubilee celebration in a diocese or eparchy within the United States during 2025, this packet can also serve as an aid in the preparation or experience of that trip.
Additional resources for the Jubilee of Confraternities and other celebrations can be found online at the USCCB Jubilee Year web pages: available in English at https://www.usccb.org/committees/jubilee-2025 and available in Spanish at https://www.usccb.org/es/committees/jubileo-2025.
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