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ST. JUDE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY  PAGE SIX                  JANUARY 23, 2000

THE JUBILEE HOLY YEAR INDULGENCE


What Is An Indulgence? An Indulgence is "the remission before God of some or all the temporal punishment due to sins, already forgiven through the Sacrament of Penance".

What Is the Jubilee Holy Year Indulgence?   It is "the remission before God of all the temporal punishment due to ours we have already had forgiven in confession."

How Do We Gain the Jubilee Holy Year Indulgence?      Certain conditions need to be fulfilled by each person in order to gain this total remission of the temporal punishment due to our sins.

  • making a worthy Sacramental Confession, leading to a  genuine conversion of heart.
  • worthily receiving Jesus in the Sacrament of Holy  Communion,
  • praying for our Holy Father, by saying:   
  • the Creed, an Our Father, a Hail Mary, and a Glory Be.
  • either making a Pilgrimage by visiting a Church, designated  by our Holy Father or our Local Bishop.
  • or performing charitable works, for young people in trouble,
  • and all who are in need, a part of daily living.

How Often Can we Gain this Jubilee Holy Year Indulgence?      We can only gain this Indulgence once per day.     

For Whom Can this Indulgence Be Gained?    We can gain this Jubilee Holy Year Indulgence for someone who has died, or for ourselves.

Parish Pilgrimage to local Pilgrimage Church


Our parish community, St. Jude's, will make a Formal Community of Faith Pilgrimage after spending this coming Lenten Season seeking reconciling healing from God, family and neighbor.    We will offer a bus for those wishing to go as a community of faith.    Others may go by car.

PARISH PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND


St. Jude's parish coming is going to the Holy Land from October 21st, 2000 to November 1st, 2000.     We leave one week after the Oktoberfest.     

Cost:  $2,170.00 net price per person in a double room.    $455.00 supplement for a single room.    Price includes round trip air-fare to Holy Land; arrival and departure transfers; two meals daily (breakfast and table d'hote dinner); farewell dinner party with wine, soft drinks, coffee and tea;  porterage at airport;   land transportation and guide;   entrance fees to all sites;   daily Mass at different Holy land shrines;   12 days of pilgrimage and over night stays in first class hotels.

Brochures are available in the Parish Pastoral Office for more information or to register for this Pilgrimage to Holy Land.

HOLY YEAR DOOR IN YOUR HOME
To Remind You to Open the Doors of your
Hearts to Christ?


Pope John Paul II has issued a Call and a Challenge that each individual "Open Wide the Doors to Christ" --- the doors of our hearts and minds and souls.    We can accomplish this only by opening the doors of our hearts and becoming reconciled with ourselves;  by reconciling with family members with whom we live;  by reconciling with those at work or school with whom we spend a lot of time;  by reconciling and forgiving anyone who has offended or hurt us;  and by reconciling with any we have hurt or offended.      We have put up a banner on the Main Interior Doors of our church reminding us to be about the work of reconciling, healing and forgiving during 2000.

JUBILEE PILGRIMAGE CHURCHES


One of the ways to gain the Jubilee Indulgence is by making a Pilgrimage to the sacred shrines in the Holy Land or to the major Basilicas in Rome, or one of the churches designated by our Cardinal Archbishop.     The pilgrim must pray:   

  1. for forgiveness for his/her sins,
  2. for the grace to be truly reconciled to God and all those he/she has hurt or offended in anyway,
  3. for the intentions of the Holy Father; 
  4. and the pilgrim must also receive the Sacraments of Penance
and Holy Communion within eight days of making this pilgrimage.       

Local churches in the Santa Barbara Region designated as Holy Year Pilgrimage Churches are:   

  Mission San Buenaventura
211 E. Main Street, Ventura
  Blessed Junipero Serra
5205 Upland Road, Camarillo.

Each parish has been asked to make a "Pilgrimage together" after seeking God's healing mercy and reconciliation.    Individuals can also seek these graces on their own after they have tried their best to choose life, have forgiven all who have hurt them, and have sought to be reconciled with God and neighbor.

YOUR JUBILEE DOOR


We, as Catholic Christians, have been encouraged by our Holy Father to mark "a" door in our homes, schools, parishes, and even our offices with a Door Hanger stating "Open Wide the Doors to Christ."      There are packets in our Parish Pastoral Office for making a Jubilee Door in your home.

SLEEPING BAGS & BLANKETS STILL ARE NEEDED


Dolores Mission in East Los Angeles still has a real need for sleeping bags and blankets.   In fact, it is a Desperate Need!

If you can help, please bring your donations to the Parish Pastoral Office.    Louise Brennan will make sure these items get to Dolores Mission as soon as possible.