On May 9 the Pope will promulgate the Bull of Inscription of the Jubilee 2025

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Following the tradition of the Church and with the solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, next Thursday, May 9, Pope Francis will announce the convocation of the Jubilee of 2025. At the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, which the Pontiff will preside over in St. Peter’s Basilica at 5:30 pm Rome time, the inscription of the next Jubilee will be read and illuminated, indicating the beginning and end dates of the Holy Year.

jubilee convocation bull

Church tradition dictates that each jubilee be announced through the publication of a papal bull (or Pontifical Bull) of convocation. By “bula” we mean an official document, usually written in Latin, with the seal of the Pope, whose form gives the document its name. The earliest seals were made of lead and bore the image of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul on the obverse, and the name of the pontiff on the reverse. Later, the metal seal was replaced by the ink seal, but it continued to be used for more important documents.

daya jubilee logo

characteristics of bull

The characteristic of this papal document is not only to indicate the beginning and end date of the Year of Grace, but each Pontifical Bull is identified by its initial words. For example, Saint John Paul II celebrated the Great Jubilee of the year 2000 with the Bull Avatarism Mysterium (“The Mystery of the Incarnation”), while Pope Francis convened the extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2015–2016) with the bull misericordia vultus (“The face of mercy”). The bulls begin with the name of the Pope (without the numeral), followed by the dignity of his office. episkopus (bishop) and the title of servus servorum dei (Servant of God’s servants). For example, in Francisco’s case: ‘Franciscus, Episcopus, Servus Serviorum Dei’,

old papal document

jubilee logo

At the end of June 2022, the official logo of Jubilee 2025 was presented, after which the Dicastery for Promoting the New Evangelization organized a competition with a high participation rate: 294 proposals were received from 213 cities and 48 different countries.

The logo represents four stylized figures that represent humanity coming from the four corners of the earth. Embracing each other, they indicate the solidarity and brotherhood that unites people. The first picture is of clinging to the cross. It is a sign not only of a faith that embraces, but also of a hope that can never be abandoned, because we always need it, especially in moments of greatest need.

jubilee 2025 logo

It is useful to observe the moving waves nearby, as they show that life’s journey does not always pass through calm waters. Sometimes personal experiences and world events demand hope more intensely. That is why we must emphasize the lower part of the cross which grows, turning into an anchor and which imposes itself on the movement of the waves. We are well aware that the anchor has been used as a metaphor for hope. In fact, the anchor of hope is the name given in nautical jargon to the reserve anchor that is used by boats to perform emergency maneuvers that stabilize the boat during a storm.

Do not forget the fact that the image shows how the Pilgrim’s Way is not an individual event, but a community event with the impression of increasing mobility that moves more and more towards the Cross. The Cross is not static, but dynamic and inclined towards humanity, going out to meet him and not leaving him alone, offering the certainty of presence and the security of hope.

Finally, the motto of Jubilee 2025 appears in green: pilgrim in spam,