The Vatican is planning to open a holy site for the first time in 25 years to observe biblical rites.
The opening of the five Sacred Doors, beginning Christmas Eve, it is the beginning of the Jubilee Year 2025.
The festival has been held every 25 years since Christians adopted the tradition in the year 1300 and this year’s theme is ‘Pilgrim of Hope’.
Pope Francis He has asked Catholics to think about hope when the world is suffering from the effects of war, the effects of all times COVID 19 plague is a weather problem.
He also encourages Catholics to reconnect with God and renew their interest in their spiritual life. The opening of the Holy Doors represents the door of salvation.
The doors to St Peter’s Church, St John Lateran, St Mary Major and St Paul Outside the Walls, which are all 30 minutes away from the Vatican. Italy.
For the first time, the Pope will also open the event Rebibbia prison, the largest correctional facility in Italy, but as a message of hope to the inmates.
Some churches are said to contain the remains of saints and are the oldest churches in the world.
The Catholic Church started the ceremony on December 2, I prayed at the door of St Peter’s Basilica and removed the metal box that contained the key, which was followed by rituals at the other four doors.
St Peter’s is known as one of the holiest places in Christianity. The construction of this building began in the 4th century when the Roman Emperor Constantine decided to build a church where he was buried.
The Catholic Church began this ritual on December 2, praying at the door of St Peter’s Basilica and removing the metal box (pictured) that contained the key, and then four rituals were performed at the other four doors.
The first Holy Door was opened in 1425, the archbasilica of St. John Lateran. This is the oldest church in Rome which was built in 324 AD.
‘I want that in the year of Jubilee the governments take action to restore hope; amnesty or amnesty in order to help people regain self-confidence and trust in society; and programs to restore the community,’ said Pope Francis.
The process of opening the basilica’s four doors involves removing the brick wall that covers each door from inside the church, followed by the Pope pushing the doors open to mark the start of the Holy Year.
When the Jubilee Year ends on January 6, 2026, the Pope will be the last person to pass through each of the four doors before they close, which will be tied and sealed.
The prison door is a metaphor for the White Door. When the Pope will pass through the main door as ‘a symbol of all the prisons scattered around the world.’
Pope Boniface VIII was the first to Christianize the event and later announced that it would be held every 100 years, but two years later, the Jubilee was changed to every 50 years.
Less than 125 years after the first celebration the first Holy Door was opened in the archbasilica of St. John Lateran, the oldest church in Rome built in 324AD.
In 1474, Pope Paul II established that the Jubilee should take place every 25 years, which follows the ritual of opening all four doors of the basilica.
St Peter’s, located in Rome, is known as one of the holiest Christian sites.
Saint Peter the Apostle, formerly called Simeon, or Simōn, was a disciple of Jesus. He died around 64 AD in Rome and was recognized in the early Christian church as a disciple leader.
Saint Paul’s Church is the second largest church after St Peter’s and is believed to be the burial place of St Paul. It has been a tourist destination since 300AD
The work involves removing the brick wall that covers the door (a picture of St Peter’s interior) from inside the church, followed by the Pope pushing the door open to mark the start of the Holy Year.
The Church of St Mary Major was attached to the Council of Ephesus of 431 AD, which proclaimed Mary Theotokos, which is Greek for ‘Mother of God’.
The construction of the church began in the 4th century when the Roman Emperor Constantine decided to build the church where the apostle was buried.
Constantine was the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity.
The Church of St Mary Major was linked to the Council of Ephesus in 431 AD, which proclaimed Mary Theotokos, which is Greek for ‘Mother of God.’
It is the largest of the 26 churches in Rome dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Constantine also ordered the construction of St Paul’s Church, finishing construction in 324, which is believed to contain the remains of biblical figures.
This year is the first for the White Door in Rome’s Rebibbia prison, which will be seen as ‘a symbol of all prisons in the world,’ said Archbishop Rino Fisichella.
