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Jubilees & Holy Years

Holy Years, jubilees, special years and indulgences.

Also called jubilee, indulgences, Year of Faith.

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1960s

  1. Mirificus Eventus7 December 1965Proclaiming the Extraordinary Jubilee after the CouncilPope
  2. Indulgentiarum Doctrina1 January 1967On the Revision of Sacred IndulgencesPope
  3. Petrum et Paulum Apostolos22 February 1967Proclaiming the Year of FaithPope
  4. Solemni Hac Liturgia30 June 1968Credo of the People of GodPope

1970s

  1. Apostolorum Limina23 May 1974Bull of Indiction of the Holy Year 1975Pope
  2. Paterna cum Benevolentia8 December 1974On Reconciliation within the ChurchPope
  3. Gaudete in Domino9 May 1975On Christian JoyPope

1980s

  1. Aperite Portas Redemptori6 January 1983Bull of indiction of the Holy Year of the Redemption 1983Pope
  2. Catechesis for the Holy Year of the Redemption†23 March 1983 – 16 May 1984Audiences on the mystery of Redemption during the Extraordinary Jubilee of the Redemption, interrupting the Theology of the Body (1983-1984)Pope
  3. Dominum et Vivificantem18 May 1986On the Holy Spirit in the life of the Church and the worldPope
  4. Redemptoris Mater25 March 1987On the Blessed Virgin Mary in the life of the pilgrim ChurchPope

1990s

  1. Tertio Millennio Adveniente10 November 1994On preparation for the Jubilee of the Year 2000Pope
  2. Catechesis in preparation for and celebration of the Great Jubilee19 November 1997 – 21 March 2001Trinitarian Jubilee cycle following Tertio Millennio Adveniente: Christ (1997-98), Holy Spirit (1998), the Father (1999), the Trinity in the Jubilee Year (2000-01)Pope
  3. Incarnationis Mysterium29 November 1998Bull of indiction of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000Pope
  4. Homily opening the Great Jubilee24 December 1999Christmas midnight Mass and opening of the Holy DoorPope
  5. Gratissimam Sane2 February 1994Letter to FamiliesPope
  6. Letter to Children13 December 1994Letter to Children in the Year of the FamilyPope
  7. Jubilee catechesis on the Holy Spirit13 May 1998 – 9 December 1998Second preparatory year: systematic reflection on the Holy Spirit (1998)Pope
  8. Jubilee catechesis on God the Father16 December 1998 – 12 January 2000Third preparatory year: the Father, conversion, eschatology (heaven, hell, purgatory) and the civilization of love (1998-2000)Pope

2000s

  1. Jubilee Year catechesis on the glory of the Trinity19 January 2000 – 21 March 2001Jubilee Year cycle on the Trinity, salvation history, interreligious dialogue, creation and ecology (2000-2001)Pope
  2. Memory and Reconciliation: The Church and the Faults of the Past7 March 2000Memory and Reconciliation: The Church and the Faults of the PastTheological & Biblical Commissions
  3. Day of Pardon12 March 2000Homily for the Day of Pardon (purification of memory)Pope
  4. Circular Letter on the Sacrament of Penance20 March 2000Circular Letter on the Sacrament of PenanceRoman Curia
  5. Novo Millennio Ineunte6 January 2001At the close of the Great JubileePope
  6. Mane Nobiscum Domine7 October 2004For the Year of the EucharistPope
  7. Lettera per l'Anno Sacerdotale16 June 2009Letter proclaiming the Year for PriestsPope

2010s

  1. Note with Pastoral Recommendations for the Year of Faith6 January 2012Note for the Year of FaithRoman Curia
  2. Porta fidei11 October 2011Indiction of the Year of Faith (50th of the Council's opening)Pope
  3. Omelia per l'apertura dell'Anno della fede11 October 2012Homily opening the Year of Faith, 50th anniversary of the Council's openingPope
  4. Testimoni della gioia21 November 2014Apostolic letter to all consecrated people for the Year of Consecrated LifePope
  5. Misericordiae vultus11 April 2015Bull of indiction of the Extraordinary Jubilee of MercyPope
  6. Catechesis on Mercy9 December 2015 – 30 November 2016Mercy in Scripture and the works of mercy for the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, 2015-2016Pope
  7. Misericordia et misera20 November 2016Apostolic letter at the close of the Jubilee of MercyPope

2020s

  1. Spes non confundit9 May 2024Bull of indiction of the Ordinary Jubilee 2025Pope
  2. Catechesis for the Jubilee: Jesus Christ Our Hope18 December 2024 – 16 April 2025Jubilee 2025 cycle on the infancy, encounters and parables of Jesus, Dec 2024-Apr 2025Pope
  3. Catechesis for the Jubilee: Jesus Christ Our Hope (continued)21 May 2025 – 17 December 2025Leo XIV continues the Jubilee cycle: parables, healings, Passion, Resurrection, May-Dec 2025Pope