On Sunday, Dec. 29, Bishop James P. Powers opened the Holy Door for the Ordinary Jubilee Year for the Diocese of Superior at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Superior. This act coincided with similar celebrations around the globe in Catholic cathedrals and specially appointed shrines after Pope Francis opened the Holy Door in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Christmas Eve.
The solemnity of the event in Superior was aided by the presence of the Knights of Columbus honor guard, the Diocesan Chorale, four of the diocese’s five seminarians serving at the altar and numerous permanent deacons, active and retired diocesan and international priests assisting and concelebrating.
Dcn. Timothy Thom proclaimed a passage from the Gospel of John, “I am the way, and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” After this, Diocesan Chancellor Peggy Schoenfuss read from Pope Francis’ Bull of Indiction for the Jubilee Year, “Which lays the foundation for the year’s theme ‘Pilgrims of Hope.’ Hope does not disappoint… Hope is also the central message of this Jubilee year, that in accordance with an ancient tradition the pope proclaims every 25 years.
“For everyone,” Schoenfuss read, “may this jubilee be a moment of genuine personal encounter with the Lord Jesus who is the door of our salvation, whom the church is charged to proclaim always, everywhere and to all as our hope.
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