Experience spirituality: Holy Year 2025 in St. Pölten!

Experience spirituality: Holy Year 2025 in St. Pölten!

St. Pölten, Österreich - st. Pölten and Graz experience renewal in the Holy Year 2025! Bishop Alois Schwarz calls the believers to go on a “spiritual journey” to deepen their faith and strengthen the Christian community. This "Holy Year" is intended to develop a "special missionary dynamic" through numerous pilgrimages and spiritual events in the diocese of St. Pölten, as from a current message from Kathpress . Bishop Schwarz announced the naming of 13 important churches as "Hoffnungskirchen", including the St. Pöltner Cathedral, the Basilics Maria Dreieichen and Sonntagberg as well as the Göttweig and Lilienfeld pens. There are "hope fairs" celebrated there, accompanied by offers for confession and spiritual return to the church.

As part of this initiative, the faithful have the opportunity to collect pilgrimage beads that are attached to a leather strap. These pearls symbolize the path of hope and are collected to remember the personal pilgrimage. Schwarz emphasized that the spiritual experience can be deepened by seminars and retreats in which participants can deal intensively with their faith. The opening of the Holy Year also took place in the diocese of Graz-Seckau, where Bishop Wilhelm Krautwaschl called for the confidence and belief in God's mercy. The event underlined the need to promote "non-cheap populisms", but to live real hope, such as katholisch.at reported.

The Holy Year 2025 is therefore not only a ritual event, but also an invitation to internal renewal. A variety of activities are offered, including pilgrimages to Rome, spirituality seminars and special programs for young people. This spiritual program helps to master the challenge of the current time, and should rekindle the faith.