Begin by Understanding What a Jubilee Really Is
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Before planning activities, take time to understand the meaning of the Jubilee.
A Jubilee is:

• a special year of grace

• an invitation to conversion

• a call to reconciliation

• a pilgrimage of hope

• an opportunity for mercy and renewal

• a time to rediscover Christ’s redeeming love

Help children understand simply:
“The Jubilee is a special time when the Church invites us to come closer to Jesus.”
When families understand the purpose, even simple celebrations become deeply meaningful.

Discover Your Local Pilgrimage Destination

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Rome is not the only place where Jubilee grace can be experienced.

Your bishop may designate:

• the cathedral

• specific pilgrimage churches

• Marian shrines

• diocesan sanctuaries

• holy places linked to the Jubilee

Create your own family pilgrimage by choosing a local sacred destination.

Ideas:

• a walk to your parish church

• visiting the cathedral for Mass

• a pilgrimage to a Marian shrine

• attending a diocesan Jubilee celebration

• visiting a church connected to your family’s spiritual history

Even a one-hour pilgrimage done prayerfully can be spiritually powerful.

For children, anticipation matters.

Say:

“This is our family’s Jubilee journey.”

Turn Your Home into a Domestic Pilgrimage Space

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Not every pilgrimage requires leaving home.

The family is called the domestic church for a reason.

Create a Jubilee prayer corner with:

• a crucifix

• Bible

• candle

• image of Christ the Redeemer

• image of the Blessed Virgin Mary

• prayer intentions notebook

• a Jubilee cross or symbol

This becomes your family’s sacred space.

Children love visible rituals.

Simple ideas:

• light a candle before prayer

• let children decorate the prayer corner

• add prayer intentions weekly

• display a map of the Holy Land or Rome

The goal is to make the Jubilee visible and tangible.

Create a Family Jubilee Calendar

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The Jubilee is not a one-day event.

Make it a family journey.

Plan meaningful moments across the year:

• monthly family pilgrimage day

• weekly Friday prayer before the Cross

• Sunday Gospel reflections

• monthly confession

• family rosary

• charity projects

• feast day celebrations

• family fasting days appropriate for age

A calendar helps children understand that pilgrimage is a journey, not an isolated event.

Participate Fully in the Sacraments

The center of every Jubilee is Christ’s grace through the Church.
Plan family participation in:

• Sunday Mass

• confession

• Eucharistic adoration

• special diocesan Jubilee liturgies

• prayer for the Holy Father’s intentions

Explain to children:
“Jesus welcomes us especially through the sacraments.”
If indulgence opportunities are announced locally, help the family understand them as invitations to conversion—not simply spiritual rewards.

Mark Special Family Jubilee Moments

 

Create memorable traditions.

Examples:

• Jubilee family blessing day

• redemption prayer night

• family testimony evening

• candlelight prayer before Easter

• annual family pilgrimage walk

• Jubilee gratitude journal

• special meal after cathedral pilgrimage

Faith grows through memory.

Children remember experiences more than explanations.