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Celebrate the Jubilee of Young People - July 28-August 3, 2025

The Holy See has designated a number of Jubilee Days throughout 2025 to recognize and celebrate different groups of people and various ministries in the Church. The Jubilee of Young People will be celebrated on July 28 - August 3, 2025.  Here are some suggestions for celebrating young people* in your parish:

  • Use the weekend liturgies on either July 26-27 or August 2-3 to recognize all the young adults in the community: in the homily, general intercessions, with a special blessing, or by inviting young adults to serve in key liturgical roles. An example of a petition for the Prayer of the Faithful might include: For young adults in this parish and in the wider community, in our families, and for young adults who remain distant from the faith, that they may rediscover the hope Christ brings, we pray to the Lord.
  • Plan a local pilgrimage for young adults to the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. A stationary Jubilee Cross has been placed in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu for the veneration of all the faithful during this Jubilee Year. Contact the parish (808-521-1700) to let them know you plan to bring a group. After returning home, take time for prayer and theological reflection on the graces of God received during the pilgrimage experience.
  • Post stories about young adults on your parish social media and/or website prior to and/or during the Jubilee of Young People celebrating who they are and what they do for the parish community and beyond.  
  • Have a reception or networking activity after all weekend Masses on either July 26-27 or August 2-3 and make a concerted effort to invite all those ages 18 to 39 to attend. During those gatherings, offer food and drink, opportunities to meet-and-mingle, and invitations to deeper faith engagement.
  • Host a Jubilee prayer service, held at the parish at some point between July 28 and August 3, that recognizes all young adults, their gifts, and their contributions to society and to the Church.
  • Use the Jubilee celebration as an opportunity to engage the wider parish community and parish leadership in the accompaniment and evangelization of young adults. This can include hosting a training workshop for parishioners and leaders on young adults; developing a parish wide young adult mentorship program; holding small group conversations based on Pope Francis’ Christus Vivit and the USCCB national framework, Listen, Teach, Send; or inviting key leaders in the community to a reception or dinner dialogue with those ages 18 to 39 in the local area, including young adults who are both active churchgoers and those who are less active in the practice of the Catholic faith.
  • Invite active churchgoing young adults in your parish to engage in “acts of hope” during the Jubilee Year, which can include visits with marginalized communities, evangelizing outreach to those who are disaffiliated from the Church, and/or engagement with their families on issues of faith. This is especially fitting during the canonization of Pier Giorgio Frassati (on September 7, 2025), who was known for his own acts of hope and charity throughout his youth and young adulthood. Consider praying with his intercession before, during, and after the “acts of hope” in your local community.
  • Gather families together to participate in the Mass and Canonization of Carlo Acutis & Pier Giorgio Frassati LIVE from Rome on September 7, 2025.

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*These are international terms that refer to women and men from about age 18 to 35, what those in the United Sates would call “young adults.” With this in mind, the USCCB affirms this celebration for any person from the age of 18 through their 30s, single or married, with or without children, which is the “young adult” definition established in Sons and Daughters of the Light (USCCB, 1996) and reaffirmed in Listen, Teach, Send (USCCB, 2024).

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