Bishop Koenig made his first visit to the perpetual adoration chapel at Immaculate Heart of Mary in Wilmington since declaring Jubilee 2025 sites in the Diocese of Wilmington.
Bishop Koenig designated the Jubilee sites in a decree published in the most recent Jan. 24 edition of the Dialog and online at thedialog.org.
“Whereas His Holiness Pope Francis has determined that “Now the time has come for a new Jubilee, when once more the Holy Door will be flung open to invite everyone to an intense experience of the love of God that awakens in hearts the sure hope of salvation in Christ,” the bishop said in his decree.
“Whereas the Jubilee is celebrated principally in Rome, nonetheless, the Holy Father has expressed his desire that those who are unable to travel to Rome might still be able to experience the graces of the Jubilee Year in their local dioceses
“Whereas the Holy Father has highlighted that the gift of the Jubilee Indulgence is “a way of discovering the unlimited nature of God’s mercy.” and noted that “Not by chance, for the ancients, the terms ‘mercy’ and ‘indulgence’ were interchangeable, as expressions of the fullness of God’s forgiveness, which knows no bounds.”
“Therefore, I, the Most Reverend William E. Koenig, d.d., by the Grace of God and favor of the Apostolic See, Bishop of Wilmington, do hereby designate the Cathedral of Saint Peter and the following chapels of the diocese as Jubilee sites for pilgrimages and pious visits within the Diocese of Wilmington for the Ordinary Jubilee Year 2025. The chapels for pious visits are the perpetual adoration chapels of Holy Cross, Dover; Immaculate Heart of Mary, Wilmington; Saint Ann, Wilmington; and Saint Jude the Apostle, Lewes as well as the chapels of Saint Christopher, Chester, Md., and Saint Francis de Sales, Salisbury, Md.
