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What gives the Pilgrimage and the Jubilee Indulgence their ultimate meaning is a life of charity. It is the virtue of charity that makes our faith a credible sign of Christian witness. There is no true believer who does not love their neighbour, especially the needy and the marginalised.
After washing the feet of his disciples, Jesus tells them, “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:35)
In Colossians 3:12-15, St Paul points out the convergence between faith and love. “As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other;
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just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body.
In light of the Jubilee Year, charity is affirmed as a “more expressive form of conversion.”
The Jubilee is an event for all the Holy People of God, who are in a journey - a pilgrimage illuminated by Christ, their only hope.
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