Holy year 2025: Bishop Gerber invites you to open!

Holy year 2025: Bishop Gerber invites you to open!

Wien, Österreich - A significant year for the Catholic Church is imminent! Pope Francis opens the Holy Year 2025 on December 24, which is under the motto "Pilgrim of Hope". In Austria, the diocesan opening services will take place on December 29th in the cathedral churches. Bishop Alois Schwarz leads the celebrations in St. Pölten at 10.30 a.m., while Cardinal Christoph Schönborn in Vienna celebrates the service at 10.15 a.m. The celebrations will also take place in the cathedral churches in Linz, Innsbruck, Graz and Klagenfurt, partly accompanied by star singers, as on reported.

In addition to the opening of the Holy Year, the faithful awaits an intensive Christmas program. In the Fulda Cathedral, Bishop Dr. Michael Gerber celebrated festive services with musical accompaniment on Christmas Eve, including the Christmas mass at 10 p.m. On the first Christmas holiday, a Pontifical Office followed at 10 a.m., in which the B major trade fair is performed by Franz Schubert. The subsequent anniversary on December 29th in the Fulda Cathedral begins at 11:00 a.m. in the Michaelskirche and is also celebrated by Bishop Gerber. As osthessen-news.de , a catechesis is offered for children during the service.

The celebrations continue until the turn of the year, with a New Year's Eve service on December 31 at 5:00 p.m. in the Fulda Cathedral, followed by a New Year's service on January 1, 2025 at 10 a.m. All over Austria, the faithful are invited to a nine -day series of prayer for the opening of the Holy Year to promote peace and spiritual renewal. The liturgy and the texts for this were created by the Innsbruck Bishop Glettler. The Holy Year, celebrated every 25 years, offers believers the opportunity to receive indulgence through prayer and pilgrimage and is a worldwide event that calls for reconciliation and solidarity.