Pretoria, 30 December, 2024 / 11:35 pm (ACI Africa).
The Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee Year, which Pope Francis officially launched with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, provides an opportunity for the people of God to deepen their encounter with the person of Jesus Christ, Bishop Masilo John Selemela has said.
In his homily during the launch of the 2025 Jubilee Year in South Africa’s Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria on December 29, Bishop Masilo John Selemela implored that the encounter be “genuine” and at a personal level.
The personal encounter with the Lord goes a long way in facilitating the “mending” of interpersonal relationships and the fostering of the spirit of compassion, the Auxiliary Bishop of Pretoria Archdiocese said at Sacred Heart Cathedral of Pretoria Archdiocese.
“As a family, we are called to give each other hope by mending our relationships and bandaging the wounds of those we encounter on the way, like the Good Samaritan,” he said.
Alluding to the theme of the 2025 Jubilee Years, “Pilgrims of Hope”, Bishop Selemela said that the celebrations give an opportune moment for the people of God involved to share hope, especially with persons drowning in hopelessness and sorrow.