+Pope Francis designated the 2025 Holy Year as a time to renew ourselves as “Pilgrims of Hope.” Throughout the year, designated days recognize and celebrate different groups of people and various ministries in the Church.
The Jubilee of Consecrated Life will be held from Wednesday, October 8, to Thursday, October 9, 2025.
Consecrated life is a permanent state in which a person deepens his or her baptismal consecration through profession of the three evangelical counsels: poverty, chastity, and obedience. For Franciscans, these vows are reflected in the 3-knotted cord worn with the habit.
Listen to real friars telling the tales of how they discerned their vocation –
