St Joseph's Catholic Church Stockport

2025 Jubilee Year

The Holy Father decided that 2025 will be a year of Jubilee, something which happens every 25 years. The theme is "Pilgrims of Hope", and is a year of hope for a world suffering the impacts of war,
the ongoing effects of COVID-19 pandemic, and a climate crisis.
Preparations for the 2025 Year of Jubilee began in Advent 2023, which marked the start of a year of prayer.
On Sunday, 29 December 2024, Bishop Mark celebrated Holy Mass in Shrewsbury Cathedral to mark the solemn opening of the Jubilee Year for our Diocese.
The Cathedral and St Joseph's Eucharistic Shrine in Stockport have been designated as Jubilee places of pilgrimage for our Diocese. The launch event for St Joseph's took place on the 9th of January 2025.
The Jubilee will conclude with the closing of the Holy Door in St Peter's Basillica on the 6th of January 2026,
the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord.
There is a booklet to accompany your pilgrimage to St Joseph's which can be downloaded here or by clicking on the picture above

Find out more on Jubilee events and the Jubilee in St Joseph's parish by clicking the links below

Vatican Jubilee Pages

The Catholic Church Bishops of England and Wales

Diocese of Shrewsbury Jubilee Pages

Cafod Jubilee Pages

Plenary Indulgence During this Jubilee Year

As Bishop Mark mentioned at his Mass to inaugurate the Jubilee Year, it is now possible to receive a plenary indulgence,which removes all temporal punishment due to sin,
every day in St Joseph's, which along with the Cathedral is the pilgrim church for our diocese. (It is actually possible to receive it twice in one day.)
Here is how:

• Come and pray in the Church. (If possible, pray for vocations to the priesthood but this is not obligatory to receive the indulgence.)
• Pray for the Pope's intentions when you are here
• Receive Holy Communion
• Go to Confession within 20 days before or after the visit.
• Detach yourself from all sin. That doesn't mean that you will never sin again through weakness, but try to rid yourself of all attachment or affection for sin that resides in your free will.Resolve in your heart to sincerely try to quit gossiping, bearing grudges, looking at other people with lust, envy or anger etc…