Celebrating the Jubilee of Hope
in the Diocese of Jefferson City
Celebrating the Jubilee of Hope
in the Diocese of Jefferson City
Hope does not disappoint
(Romans 5:5)
What is a Jubilee?
This holy year of Jubilee invites the faithful to embrace the spirit of hope. A Jubilee Year is an important occasion in the tradition of our Church, focused on promoting spiritual renewal through reconciliation and unity among believers. The Jubilee Year of 2025 will provide opportunities to experience grace, including by participating in special Jubilee Masses or joining a pilgrimage.
Join us as we open the Jubilee at
10 a.m. at the Cathedral of St. Joseph on Dec. 29,
the Feast of the Holy Family.
The Mass will be livestreamed on Facebook.
In addition, there will be a number of special diocesan Masses held throughout the year of Jubilee. Watch for more information about theses upcoming celebrations!
April 15, 2025 Diocesan Chrism Mass
May 1, 2025 Diocesan Eighth Grade Mass
Spring 2025 Women's Ministry Spring Event
Summer 2025 Hispanic Heritage Mass
Fall 2025 Catholic Rural Life Mass
Fall 2025
Women's Ministry Fall Event
November 5, 2025 Memorial Mass for Deceased Priests
December 28, 2025 Feast of the Holy Family
Mass Closing the Jubilee Year
In the Diocese of Jefferson City, five locations have been designated as Jubilee pilgrimage sites. Each of the locations was chosen to represent one of our five diocesan deaneries.
All of the faithful are encouraged to make a pious pilgrimage during the year of jubilee, including to any of these sites within our diocese.
North Deanery Shrine of St. Patrick
St. Patrick, MO
Central Deanery St. Peter
Brush Creek, MO
To make a pilgrimage, please call Holy Rosary Parish (Monroe City) at 573-735-4718
Southwest Deanery National Shrine of Mary, Mother of the Church
Laurie, MO
Visit the National Shrine of Mary, Mother of the Church website
Hours: Tuesday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The chapel is always open during these hours.
Southeast Deanery Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows
Starkenburg, MO
See City Deanery Cathedral of St. Joseph
Jefferson City, MO
More resources will be added to this page as they become available.
Father in heaven, may the faith you have given us in your son, Jesus Christ, 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.
