Jubilee 2025: Pilgrims of Hope
Intentions of the Pope
January
“For the right to an education.”
Let us pray for migrants, refugees, and those affected by war, that their right to an education, which is necessary to build a better world, might always be respected.
The Jubilee Prayer
Father in heaven,
may the faith you have given us
in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother,
and the flame of charity enkindled
in our hearts by the Holy Spirit,
reawaken in us the blessed hope
for the coming of your Kingdom.
May your grace transform us
into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel.
May those seeds transform from within both humanity and the whole cosmos
in the sure expectation
of a new heaven and a new earth,
when, with the powers of Evil vanquished,
your glory will shine eternally.
May the grace of the Jubilee
reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope,
a yearning for the treasures of heaven.
May that same grace spread
the joy and peace of our Redeemer
throughout the earth.
To you our God, eternally blessed,
be glory and praise for ever.
Amen
Information on Plenary Indulgences
A pious visit includes spending a “suitable” amount of time during a prayerful visit in Eucharistic adoration, either in exposition or before the tabernacle, meditation, and concluding with praying for the intentions of Pope Francis, the recitation of the Our Father, any legitimate form of the Creed, and invocations to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Conditions for the Indulgences
To obtain any of the plenary indulgences the following conditions must be fulfilled:
Detachment from all sin, even venial.
Sacramental confession, holy Communion, and prayer for the intentions of the pope. These three conditions can be fulfilled a few days before or after performing the works to gain the indulgence, but it is appropriate that Communion and the prayer take place on the same day that the work is completed.
A single sacramental confession is sufficient for several plenary indulgences, but frequent sacramental confession is encouraged to obtain the grace of deeper conversion and purity of heart.
For each plenary indulgence that is sought, however, a separate Holy Communion and a separate prayer for the intentions of the Holy Father are required.
The prayer for the intentions of the Holy Father is left up to the choice of the individual, but an Our Father and Hail Mary are suggested.
Jubilee 2025
Holy Sites
If you plan on bringing a pilgrimage group, please contact the office of the church. Thank you!
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Western Deanery - Established in 1902
Address:
939 Jordan Street
Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone: (318) 221-5296Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm (except holidays)Mass Times:
Sunday: 8:00 am, 11:00 am, & 5:30 pm
Saturday Anticipated Mass: 4:00 pm
Monday - Friday: 12:10 pm
Most Holy Days (check website): 8:15 am, 12:10 pm, & 5:30 pmReconciliation:
Thursday: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Saturday: 3:00 - 3:45 pm
By appointment & seasonal penance services -
Western Deanery - Established in 1856
Address:
315 Marshall Street
Shreveport, LA 71101
Phone: (318) 221-5990Office Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pmMass Times:
Sunday: 10:30 am & 12:00 pm
Saturday Anticipated Mass: 4:00 pm
Monday - Friday: 7:25 am
Most Holy Days: 7:25 am & 12:00 pmReconciliation:
Saturday: 3:00 - 3:50 pm and by appointment -
Eastern Deanery - Established in 1856
Address:
121 Jackson Street
Monroe, LA 71201
Phone: (318) 323-8878Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Friday: 8:30 am - 12:00 pmMass Times:
Sunday: 8:00 am & 10:30 am
Saturday: 4:00 pm
Tuesday - Friday: 7:00 amReconciliation:
Saturday: 3:00 - 3:45 pm and by appointment -
Southern Deanery - Established in 1871
Address:
1130 San Antonio Avenue
Many, LA 71449
Phone: (318) 221-5680Office Hours:
Monday - Friday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pmMass Times:
Sunday: 10:00 am
Saturday: 4:00 pm
Monday: 5:05 pm
Tuesday - Friday: 8:00 am
Spanish Mass (1st Sunday of the Month): 5:00 pmReconciliation:
Saturday: 3:15 - 3:45 pm and by appointment
