DECREE
December 18, 2024
DECREE
on the proclamation in the Archeparchy of Winnipeg of
PILGRIMAGE SITES
on the occasion of the Jubilee Year of God 2025
To the Glory of the Holy, Consubstantial, Life-giving and Indivisible Trinity,
Father and Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
By the Grace of God
His Grace,
Most Reverend Lawrence (Huculak),
Metropolitan - Archbishop
His Holiness Pope Francis has proclaimed the Ordinary Jubilee Year 2025 and invited the faithful of the Eastern Catholic Churches to participate in it.
Therefore, by the authority given to us, considering the norm of can. 191 § 1-2 of the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, taking into account the Bull of Pope Francis Spes non confundit -"Hope does not disappoint", art. 6 ; 23 (May 9, 2024) and the Norm of the Apostolic Penitentiary regarding the indulgence in the Ordinary Jubilee Year of the Lord 2025 (May 13, 2024),
WE PROCLAIM
ON THE OCCASION OF THE JUBILEE YEAR OF THE LORD 2025
The Cathedral of St. Vladimir and Olga in the city of Winnipeg,
Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary and the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in the municipality of Cooks Creek,
and Bishop Velychkovsky National Martyr's Shrine at St. Joseph the Betrothed Church in the city of Winnipeg
from December 29, 2024 to December 28, 2025
PILGRIMAGE SITES,
where you can receive full Jubilee indulgences.
All pilgrims who in these churches will comply with all the conditions for the indulgence: approach the Holy Sacrament of Penance, participate in the Holy Liturgy, receive the Most Holy Eucharist, pray for the intention of the Holy Father, from December 29, 2024 to December 28, 2025 will receive a full Jubilee indulgence.
I call on all the faithful of the Archeparchy of Winnipeg to take an active part in celebrating the Jubilee Year of God 2025 in accordance with the Plan of Actions and Initiatives published by the Jubilee Committee of our Church and Archeparchy, living it as a time of renewal in living faith, growth in sacrificial love and strengthening unshakable hope in God's generous graces for our God-loving Ukrainian people, the prosperity of the Ukrainian Catholic Church and the development of the Archeparchy of Winnipeg.
Placing this Jubilee Year under the Maternal Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God - our indestructible Oranta, relying on the prayerful intercession of the saints and righteous of the Ukrainian land,
I invoke upon all the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the Father, and the communion of the Holy Spirit!
This decree comes into effect on December 29, 2024.
The Lord's blessing be upon you!
+Lawrence Huculak
Metropolitan - Archbishop
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