Jubilee 2025

The 2025 Jubilee Year offers the faithful the opportunity to obtain a plenary indulgence, which is the full remission of temporal punishment due to sins already forgiven. To acquire this indulgence, the following conditions must be met: 

1. State of Grace: Be free from mortal sin at the time of performing the indulgenced work. 
2. Mass and Eucharistic Communion: Partake in Mass and Holy Communion, preferably on the same day as the indulgenced act.
3. Sacramental Confession: Receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation within about 20 days before or after completing the indulgenced act. 
4. Prayer for the Pope’s Intentions: Pray for the intentions of the Holy Father, typically fulfilled by reciting an Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be. 
5. Detachment from All Sin: Maintain a sincere disposition of complete detachment from sin, even venial sin. 

The indulgence can be applied either to oneself or offered for the souls in Purgatory. 

Other Ways to Participate in this Jubilee Year:  

(1) Pilgrimage to a Jubilee Site: 

• Rome: Visit any of the four Papal Basilicas: 

• • St. Peter’s Basilica 

• • St. John Lateran 

• • St. Mary Major 

• • St. Paul Outside the Walls 

• Holy Land: Visit at least one of the following basilicas: 

• • Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem 

• • Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem 

• • Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth 

• Local Dioceses: Visit designated Jubilee churches or shrines as specified by local ecclesiastical authorities. 

During these pilgrimages, the faithful are encouraged to participate in sacred rites such as: 

• Holy Mass 

• Celebration of the Word of God 

• Liturgy of the Hours 

• Stations of the Cross 

• Marian Rosary 

• Penitential celebrations

(2) Acts of Mercy and Charity:

Perform corporal works of mercy: 

• Feeding the hungry
• Giving drink to the thirsty
• Clothing the naked
• Sheltering the homeless
• Visiting the sick
• Visiting the imprisoned
• Burying the dead

Engage in spiritual works of mercy: 

• Instructing the ignorant
• Counseling the doubtful
• Admonishing the sinner
• Comforting the afflicted
• Forgiving offenses
• Bearing wrongs patiently
• Praying for the living and the dead

(3) Special Considerations: 

• The Sick and Infirm: Those unable to undertake a pilgrimage due to illness to other serious reasons can obtain the indulgence by:
  • Uniting themselves spiritually to Jubilee celebrations 
  • Offering their prayers and sufferings to God 
  • Fulfilling the usual conditions as much as possible 
• Prisoners: Inmates can receive the indulgence by: 
  • Visiting the prison chapel 
  • Participating in sacred rites 
  • Fulfilling the standard conditions 

These guidelines aim to make the Jubilee Indulgence accessible to all, encouraging the faithful to deepen their spiritual lives through acts of devotion, charity, and penance. 

For more detailed information, please refer to the official decree from the Apostolic Penitentiary: press.vatican.va