Jubilee 2025 – Pilgrims of Hope

PILGRIM CHURCHES IN THE DIOCESE

Part of the Jubilee experience is to make a pilgrimage to sacred places, where prayer is offered, the Sacraments are celebrated, and a plenary indulgence can be obtained for the remission of punishment due to our sins.

In our Diocese, Bishop Crosby has designated six pilgrimage churches – one in each Deanery, which will welcome pilgrims during the coming year and mark this year with special events. More information to come!

BRANT DEANERY

St. Basil’s Church

50 Palace St. Brantford, ON

BRUCE-GREY DEANERY

Immaculate Conception

212 Concession 12, Formosa, ON

HALTON DEANERY

St. Andrew Church

49 Reynolds St. Oakville, ON

HAMILTON DEANERY

Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King

714 King St. West, Hamilton, ON

WELLINGTON DEANERY

Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate

28 Norfolk St. Guelph, ON

WATERLOO DEANERY

St. Mary , Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows Church

56 Duke St. West, Kitchener, ON

Father in heaven,
may the faith you have given us
in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother,
and the flame of charity enkindled
in our hearts by the Holy Spirit,
reawaken in us the blessed hope
for the coming of your Kingdom.

May your grace transform us
into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel.
May those seeds transform from within both humanity and the whole cosmos
in the sure expectation
of a new heaven and a new earth,
when, with the powers of Evil vanquished,
your glory will shine eternally.

May the grace of the Jubilee
reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope,
a yearning for the treasures of heaven.
May that same grace spread
the joy and peace of our Redeemer
throughout the earth.
To you our God, eternally blessed,
be glory and praise for ever.
Amen.