Holy Door I Indulgence I Confession I Holy Mass I Prayer for the Pope |
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THE JUBILEE 2000 |
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The
Jubilee, or Holy Year is a period of conversion and grace to be kept every
25 years. The name comes from the Hebrew word yobhel, or ram's
horn, that was blown to announce the beginning of the Holy Year.
It was St Jerome (385 A.D.) who translated yobhel into the Latin
Jubilaeum, meaning "rejoicing".
The Jubilee 2000 begins on Christmas Eve of December 25, 1999, with the opening of the Holy Door at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, and ends with its closing on Epiphany, January 6, 2001. Thr first Christian Jubilee was celebrated by pope Boniface VIII in 1300 AD as a centenary observance. In 1334 Clement VI reduced the interval to 50 years, and in 1470 Paul II further reduced it to 25 years. Sometimes there are special Holy Years. To gain the Plenary Jubilee Indulgence, the faithful have to visit a designated church and to perform three works or repentance and piety: (1) General Confession; (2) Participation in the Holy Mass; (3) Prayer for the intentions of the Pope and a deed of charity. The pilgrimage to a designated church is a part of the jubilee. until 1500, the Jubilee Indulgence could be gained only in the four Roman Major Basilicas (Peter, Paul, John, Mary Major). Thereafter, it was extended to the minor basilicas, the cathedrals, and the designated shrines throughout the world. |
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JUBILEE CHURCHES |
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The following churches
are designated for the Jubilee 2000:
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National Shrine of Mary Help
of Christians
Mary Help of Christians Street,
Better Living Subdivision, Parañaque City, M. Manila, Philippines
1711
Tel. Nos. (63-2) 823-3286,
823-3288 Fax No. 823-9482
E-mail Address: [email protected]