JUBILEE YEAR 2021

500 YEARS OF CHRISTIANITY

Year of Missio ad Gentes

(28 November 2020 –22 April 2022)

Year of St. Joseph (Patris Corde)

(8 December 2020 – 8 December 2021)

Year of Amoris Laetitia Family

(19 March 2021 – 26 June 2022)

Activities and Special Projects

4 April 2021 (Easter Sunday)

National Quincentennial Celebration of the First Easter Mass

* Simultaneous Opening of the Jubilee Doors in all Cathedrals and Opening of the Jubilee Year of the 500 YOC in all Parishes

LOCATION:  Cathedrals and Parishes

14 April 2021, 10:00am

Reenactment of the First Baptism

LOCATION:  In front of the Magellan’s Cross Cebu City

14 April 2021, 4:00pm

Mass and Renewal of Baptismal Promises and Baptism of 10 Children

LOCATION: Basilica del Sto. Niño, Cebu City

14 April 2021, 7:30pm

Cultural Show

LOCATION: Basilica del Sto. Niño, Cebu City

18 April 2021

Baptisms in the Parishes within the Mass to commemorate the First Baptism

LOCATION: Cathedrals and Parishes

1 May 2021, 10:00am

Feast of St. Joseph the Worker

LOCATION: National Shrine of St. Joseph

*Simultaneous National Consecration to St. Joseph

LOCATION: Cathedrals and Parishes

8 December 2021

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

(Closing of the Year of St. Joseph)

*Consecration of Families to St. Joseph
*Launching of the Confraternity of St. Joseph

LOCATION: Cathedrals and Parishes

18-22 April 2022

Second National Mission Congress, Mission Sending  and Closing of the Jubilee Year

LOCATION: Cebu City

N.B.  In case mass gatherings will not yet be allowed due to the pandemic caused by Covid-19, all the activities above will be livestreamed and posted in different Social Media accounts. The first baptism on April 14, 1521 was on the Third Sunday of Easter which is April 18, 2021 this year.

Online Activities Connected with 500 YOC and Year of Missio Ad Gentes

28 November 2020, 3:00pm

Launching of the Year of Missio ad Gentes

PLATFORM: Livestreamed and posted on the CBCP Episcopal Commission on Mission Facebook page

Every Sunday 11:00am-12:00nn (Started First Sunday of Oct. 2020)

Catechesis on Mission

PLATFORM: Radio Veritas

Every 2nd  Saturday of the Month 3:00 pm- 4:30 pm (First episode aired on Oct. 10, 2020)

Talks on Mission and Personal Testimonies of Filipinos Doing Mission Abroad

PLATFORM: CBCP Episcopal Commission on Mission FB  page

Every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the Month.  3:00pm starting March 2021

Virtual Pilgrimage

PLATFORM: Livestreamed and posted on the CBCP Episcopal Commission on Mission FB page and TV Maria

23 Jan, 27 Feb, 27 Mar 2021; 3:00-4:30 pm

Webinars on Mission for Youth

PLATFORM: CBCP Episcopal Commission on Mission FB page 

10 April 2021

Pista ng Pananampalataya at Misyon

PLATFORM: CBCP Episcopal Commission on Mission FB page 

May – July 2021 (Weekly)

Lecture Series on Philippine Church History ( CHAP)

PLATFORM: Livestreamed or recorded and  posted online

22 May, 26 June 2021; 3:00-4:30 pm

Webinars on Mission for Ecclesial Movements

PLATFORM: CBCP Episcopal Commission on Mission FB page

24 July 2021; 3:00-4:30 pm

Webinar on Mission for Clergy

PLATFORM: CBCP Episcopal Commission on Mission FB page

28 Aug, 25 Sept 2021; 3:00-4:30 pm

Webinars on Mission for CLE Teachers, Campus Ministers and Catechists

PLATFORM: CBCP Episcopal Commission on Mission FB page

September  2021

Webinar/Online Short course on Historical Research/writing to help those who wish to write local Church history (parish, diocese, congregation, association, etc.) [CHAP]

PLATFORM: To be announced

23 October 2021; 3:00-4:30 pm

Webinar on Mission for Pastoral Workers, Parish and BEC Leaders

PLATFORM: CBCP Episcopal Commission on Mission FB page

27 November 2021; 3:00-4:30 pm

Webinar on Mission for Women Religious

PLATFORM: CBCP Episcopal Commission on Mission FB page

Diocesan & Parish Activities 

SUGGESTED DIOCESAN ACTIVITIES:

  • Celebration of the Founding Anniversary of the Diocese: Diocesan Jubilee
  • Diocesan Mission Congress
  • Monthly Jubilees by Commissions or by Faith Communities and Organizations

 

SUGGESTED PARISH ACTIVITIES

  • Lenten Kumpisalan ng Bayan (February-March 2021)
  • Celebration of Founding Anniversary of the Parish: Parochial Jubilee
  • Monthly jubilee celebrations for the different sectors within the parish
  • Pilgrimages to the diocesan shrines and jubilee churches

Special Projects

Common Ecumenical Statement by leaders of Christian Churches

TIMEFRAME:  2021
INCHARGE: ECEA and ECMR in dialogue with IFI, UCCP, PCEC

Publication of Comic Books

TIMEFRAME: Advent of 2020
INCHARGE: Committee on Promotion, Documentation, and Publication

Translations of Rite of Baptism in the different Dialects

TIMEFRAME: January 2021
INCHARGE: Episcopal Commission on Liturgy

Research: State of the Roman Catholic Christianity in the country

TIMEFRAME: 2022
INCHARGE: CBCP and UST  Research Office

Publication of Coffee Table Book

TIMEFRAME: 2022
INCHARGE: Episcopal Commission on Social Communications