Jubilee Year of Hope Events Calendar 2025 in the Cathedral of Ss. Patrick & Colman
The parishioners of all parishes of the Diocese are welcome to attend the various celebrations. As the Cathedral is the Church in the Dromore Diocese set aside by the Archbishop to gain a Plenary Indulgence, everyone is welcome to join in various celebrations.
Updated 12th March 2025
5th April: Guest speaker. Martina Purdy will speak on the theme of Hope at the 6.30pm Vigil Mass.
11th April: Service of Reconciliation – focusing on the Indulgence for the Jubilee Year of Hope and the theme of Reconciliation.
27th April: Celebration of Carlo Acutis becoming a Saint. Mass will be celebrated at 5.30pm in the Cathedral celebrating the fact that Carlo Acutis has become a Saint, a young man who lived his life in an extraordinary way. The new Saint will be someone to whom the youth can relate.
18th May: Family Mass, followed by the blessing of the Grotto in the Cathedral Garden and a Family Picnic. We express our gratitude to the family who donated this beautiful grotto and to the gardening committee who look after the garden so well.
22nd June: Corpus Christi Procession at 3.00pm. This year the procession will begin in St. Catherine’s Church and make its way to the Cathedral for the Benediction.
29th June: Mass Rock Commemoration at 3.00pm. The Mass Rock is in a beautiful setting in Ballyholland. It is in a secluded setting, giving an appreciation of the hardship our forbearers endured to attend their weekly Mass, risking their lives.
6th July: Mass for Our Communities Together – bringing together all communities in the Diocese at 7.30pm. We appreciate the different communities that make up our parish / diocese and discuss and acknowledge the richness and diversity.
15th August: Procession on the Feast of the Assumption at 7.30pm. Mass will be celebrated in the Cathedral, followed by a procession to the Grotto in the Cathedral Garden.
14th September: Retreat on the theme of Hope.
7th October: International Rosary – “The Rosary of Hope” at 7.30pm – the decades of the Rosary will be recited in various languages.
20th November: Special Mass for all bereaved people in the parish – an additional Mass for all bereaved persons. We acknowledge how difficult bereavement can be for people.
8th December: Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Mass for all those who work/serve in the Diocese at 7.30pm, showing appreciation for all the good work that is taking place in the parish and in the diocese.
Jubilee Indulgences
What is an Indulgence?
In the teaching of the Catholic Church an indulgence is ‘a way to reduce the amount of punishment one has to undergo for (forgiven) sins. The Catechism of the Catholic Church describes an indulgence as ‘a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, which the faithful Christian who is duly disposed under certain conditions.
The recipient of an indulgence must perform an action to receive it. This is most often the saying of a specific prayer, but may also include a pilgrimage, the visiting of a particular place, or the performance of specific good works. The Cathedral of Ss. Patrick and Colman has been designated by the Archbishop as a place of pilgrimage in Dromore diocese, a Jubilee Church. Pope Francis in his decree, The Face of Mercy, says this about indulgeneces: “ A Jubilee also entails the granting of indul- gences. This practice will acquire an even more important meaning in the Holy Year of Mercy. God’s forgiveness knows no bounds. In the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, God makes even more evident His love and its power to destroy all human sin. Reconciliation is made possible through the paschal mystery and the mediation of the Church!
Requirements for obtaining a plenary indulgence
Detachment from sin (even venial). Confession within about 20 days, Communion and prayer for the Pope’s intentions (e.g.) an Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be). Each indulgence requires a separate Communion and prayer, ideally on the day of the indulgenced act. Only one indulgence can be obtained per day, but a second is permitted if applied to the Souls in Purgatory.
As you are aware, among the conditions required to receive an indulgence in prayer for the intentions of the Holy Father, a gesture of deep communion with the Successor of Peter and with the universal mission of the Church. This act of prayer is not merely a formal requirement but a privileged opportunity for the faithful to spiritually partake with great challenges and hopes that the Pope carries in his heart for the good of humanity.