We are Pilgrims of Hope

“By our actions, our words, the decisions we make each day, our patient efforts to sow seeds of beauty and kindness wherever we find ourselves, we want to sing of hope…and reawaken in every heart the joy and the courage to embrace life to the full”.

This year is a special Jubilee year. They happens every 25 years in the Catholic Church.

The 2025 Jubilee Year began on Christmas Eve 2024 and will conclude on 6th January 2026 (Epiphany).  For schools, the Jubilee launch day was on Friday 24th January 2025.

Pope Francis has called this Jubilee Year ‘Pilgrims of Hope’. It’s an invitation to renew our hope;

We are invited to renew our hope and discover a vision that can "restore access to the fruits of the earth to everyone". We are also invited to rediscover the spirituality of God's creation in which we understand we are "Pilgrims on the Earth" rather than masters of the world, and to put our Catholic Social Teaching into action, through caring for our common home and supporting our sisters and brothers who are experiencing war, hunger or poverty.

Jubilee Prayer for Schools

 God, our loving Father, 

In this Jubilee year,  

you remind us of our call to love creation. 

Help us to work together  

to replant, repair, and renew. 

Guide us on our journey as pilgrims of hope. 

Jesus, our light, 

In this Jubilee year, 

 you remind us of our call to love our neighbours  

and to set free those who suffer. 

Help us to treat everyone with dignity;  

to be fair, forgiving and kind. 

Guide us on our journey as pilgrims of hope. 

Holy Spirit, our inspiration, 

In this Jubilee year, you remind us of our call to grow in faith and love. 

Help us to hear you in scripture, to see Jesus in others,  

and to be united as God’s global family. 

Guide us on our journey as pilgrims of hope. 

Amen