Final 'Door of Hope' in Rome opens for Jubilee year

Christopher Sitson

ABS-CBN News

<div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1V6TUcVJONo?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </div>The final holy door at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy, is now officially open.On Sunday, January 5, 2025, Cardinal James Harvey, Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, presided over the ceremonial opening of the holy door followed by the holy Mass.With this, the opening of all five holy doors in Rome for the Roman Catholic Church’s ‘Jubilee of Hope’ is now complete.The ceremony is historic because the basilica was built over the tomb of Apostle Paul, the founder of the Roman Church, together with St. Peter.During the opening of the holy door, Cardinal James Michael Harvey explained the meaning of joy and hope with regard to the celebration of Jubilee 2025.“In a symbolic way, we passed through the ‘Door of Hope.’ Joy and hope, all these shape the current liturgical rite. Joy because the savior is born. Hope because Christ is our hope,” Cardinal Harvey said.He also gave emphasis to the importance of having hope to every Catholic during the year of Jubilee.“The dark door of time, of the future, has been thrown open. The one who has hope lives differently. The one who hopes has been granted the gift of a new life,” Cardinal Harvey mentioned.The cardinal also amplified Pope Francis’ catechesis about ‘hope’ and its deeper meaning to one’s life.“Pope Francis, furthermore, in a recent catechesis, developed more direct terms. Hope, the Pope explained, is not an empty word or a vague desire of ours that things may turn out for the best. Hope is a certainty because it is founded on God’s fidelity to his promises. That is why it is called a theological virtue, because it is infused by God and has God as its guarantor. It is not a passive virtue that merely waits for things to happen. It is a supremely active virtue that helps make them happen,” Cardinal Harvey stated.At the end of his homily, the cardinal urged Catholics to become bearers of hope.“The call made by Pope Francis to the whole church for this Jubilee just began. The call is both pressing and challenging, not only to have hope but to radiate hope, to be sowers of hope. This is certainly the most beautiful gift that church can give to humanity, especially at this moment in its history,” the cardinal said.The theme for this 2025 Jubilee year of the Catholic Church is “Pilgrims of Hope.”

The final holy door at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy, is now officially open.

The final holy door at the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy, is now officially open.

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Final 'Door of Hope' in Rome opens for Jubilee year

Final 'Door of Hope' in Rome opens for Jubilee year

Christopher Sitson,

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Published Jan 06, 2025 09:02 AM PHT

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