Jubilee of Hope
Jubilee 2025 celebrates the 2,025th anniversary of the Incarnation of our Lord, an “event of great spiritual, ecclesial and social significance in the life of the Church,” as proclaimed by Pope Francis. www.iubilaeum2025.va
NCEA identifies some relevant events here, but a complete calendar of Jubilee 2025 celebrations is available as is a family-centric resource packet from the USCCB. www.usccb.org/jubilee2025
APRIL 13
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday begins Holy Week, the most sacred week in the liturgical year.
APRIL 17 - 19
Easter Triduum
Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday, three days that trace the end of Jesus’ earthly life.
APRIL 20
Easter Sunday
Celebrate the risen Lord!
APRIL 22 - 24
NCEA 2025: Be the Light
Follow the NCEA 2025 Convention in Orlando FL with #NCEA2025.
APRIL 25 - 27
Jubilee of Teenagers and Canonization of Carlo Acutis
Carlo Acutis, the late Italian teen computer programming prodigy known as the “patron saint of the internet” for spreading the Gospel and documenting miracles online, will become the first millennial saint. Acutis died of leukemia in 2006 at age 15 and will be canonized at an April 27 Mass during the Jubilee of Teenagers, part of the Church’s Jubilee 2025 year.
APRIL 28 - 30
Jubilee of Persons with Disabilities
MAY 1
St. Joseph the Worker
The Jubilee of Workers will be celebrated May 1-4.
MAY 29
Ascension of the Lord
Traditionally celebrated 40 days after Easter Sunday, in some dioceses the Ascension is moved to the seventh Sunday of Easter, which is June 1 this year.
MAY 30 - JUNE 1
Jubilee of Families, Grandparents and the Elderly
JUNE 8
Pentecost
The 50th day after Easter Sunday commemorates the Holy Spirit’s descent upon the Apostles.
JUNE 14 - 15
Jubilee of Sports
JUNE 23 - 24
Jubilee of Seminarians
JUNE 25 - 26
Jubilee of Bishops
JUNE 25 - 27
Jubilee of Priests
JULY 10 – 13
NCEA and Loyola Marymount University Education Law Symposium
Register at www.NCEA.org/lawsymposium
JULY 26
Sts. Joachim and Anne
The feast day of the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
JULY 28 - 29
Jubilee of Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers
JULY 28 - AUGUST 3
Jubilee of Young People
This special moment during the Holy Year is an opportunity for young people, ages 18-35, to travel to Rome or celebrate stateside for an experience of transformation and hope.