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How to Celebrate the Jubilee Year and the Easter Season

by Fr. Mark Mary
Photo by Gabriella Clare Marino on Unsplash

You may have heard that 2025 is the Jubilee Year and that the Easter season extends beyond Easter Sunday—but what do these celebrations really mean? 

Today, Fr. Mark-Mary explores the deeper significance of both, highlighting the importance of rest and encountering God's goodness. Drawing from Leviticus 25 and the parable of the prodigal son, he unpacks the four Jubilee Goods as a guide for spiritual renewal and he invites us to embrace this sacred ti


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