Celebrating the 2025

Jubilee Year of Hope

“Hope Does Not

Disappoint”

- Romans 5:5

Join St. Max for Jubilee Pilgimages

  • February 15, 2025

    Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter in Chains
    11:30 AM Mass | 12:15 PM Tour

  • July 19, 2025

    Maria Stein Shrine of the Holy Relics
    10 AM Mass | 11 AM Tour

  • October 11, 2025

    Emmanuel Catholic Church
    10 AM Mass | 11 AM Tour

What is an Indulgence?

An indulgence is a special grace given by God, through the Catholic Church, for the removal temporal punishment for sins already forgiven in the Sacrament of Confession. While Confession absolves guilt, temporal punishment due to sin still remains. Through an indulgence, God’s mercy “reaches the sinner and frees him or her from every residue left by the consequences of sin,” as Pope Francis says. The Jubilee Indulgence is a special plenary indulgence available to the faithful during the Jubilee Year. It can be obtained – given the completion of the ordinary conditions – through pilgrimages, pious visits to holy sites, or works of mercy and penance.

Learn More about the

Jubilee Year of Hope