All are invited! In celebration of the “Jubilee Year of Hope” in 2025, our Catholic Charities of West Tennessee’s St. Martin de Porres Society is hosting a Four-Part Speaker Series with the first speaker kicking off the series tomorrow evening, Thursday, July 17. See the complete details on all four speakers below.
This unique opportunity, held at our Diocese’s designated Jubilee Year 2025 Pilgrimage sites, offers parishioners a special chance to deepen their Catholic faith and participate in the “Jubilee Year of Hope,” a privilege Catholic Charities is excited to share with all 70,000 parishioners across our Diocese.
Four-Part Speaker Series Details
A “Jubilee Year of Hope” Four-Part Speaker Series
Make a Pilgrimage. Deepen your Catholic faith. Encourage grace.
— Human Dignity – Father Dexter Noblefranca, Pastor, St. Philip the Apostle
Thursday, July 17, 7:00pm, Saint Faustina Shrine at St. Ann Catholic Church, Bartlett.
— Solidarity – Brother Joel McGraw, FSC, Christian Brothers High School
Saturday, August 23, 11:00am, Divine Mercy Shrine at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Midtown Memphis.
— The Common Good – Father Mike Werkhoven, Pastor, The Cathedral
Thursday, September 18, 7:00pm, Our Mother Church, The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Memphis.
— Subsidiarity – George Nixon, S.T.L., Executive Director, CCWTN
Saturday, October 18, 11:00am, St. Martin de Porres National Shrine, St. Peter Catholic Church, Downtown Memphis.
About the Jubilee Year 2025
The Catholic Church is celebrating the Jubilee Year 2025, which actual began on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024, with the Opening of the Holy Door of Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome and concludes on January 6, 2026, on the Feast of the Epiphany.
Rooted in the Old Testament, a Jubilee is a time of prayer, renewal, forgiveness, and acts of mercy. The Church celebrates a Jubilee every 25 years. The motto for this Jubilee Year 2025 is “Pilgrims of Hope.”
Jubilee years also are a time when Catholics visit designated churches and shrines, recite special prayers, go to confession, and receive Communion to be provided an indulgence–which is a remission of the temporal punishment due for one’s sins.
During the Jubilee Year 2025, all the faithful who fulfill the proper conditions will be able to obtain a plenary indulgence by participating in Jubilee Sites in our Diocese that Bishop David P. Talley has designated as places for pious visits, which are:
1. Our Mother Church, The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
1695 Central Ave., Memphis, TN 38104
Phone: 901-725-2700
The Cathedral is Open Monday through Friday
— Following the 6:30am Mass until the 12:00pm (noon) Mass.
— Following the 12:00pm (noon) Mass until 4:00pm.
2. Divine Mercy Chapel at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Midtown
1324 Jefferson Ave., Memphis, TN
Phone: 901-726-1891
The Chapel is Open Tuesday through Friday
— 10:00am-4:00pm
— Visitors, please park in the parking lot behind the rectory.
— Access to the Chapel through the side door of the church.
— Once in the church, go through the Sanctuary to the Chapel. A sign will direct you.
3. Shrine of Saint Martin de Porres at Saint Peter Catholic Church, Downtown
190 Adams Ave., Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: 901-527-8282
The Shrine is Open Monday through Friday
— 7:00am-8:00am (The Friars pray the office at that time)
— 11:30am-12:30pm (Confessions and Mass are available at this time)
— To arrange a Shrine visit outside of the hours, call the Parish Office in advance.
4. Saint Faustina Shrine at Saint Ann Catholic Church, Bartlett
6529 Stage Road, Bartlett, TN 38134
Phone: 901-373-6011
Saint Faustina Shrine is Open Monday through Friday
— 5:00am-11:00pm
— Mass is celebrated in the Chapel at 6:15am and 8:15am
— Holy Hour is scheduled on Tuesday through Thursday from 12:30pm-10:30pm
— Divine Mercy Chaplet and Rosary is seven days a week from 3:00pm-4:00pm
5. Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Union City
1303 E. Reelfoot Avenue, Union City, TN 38261-5810
Phone: 731-885-0963
The Church is Open Monday through Friday
— 8:00am-5:00pm
— Weekday Mass is celebrated on Monday and Friday at 8:00am
6. Saint Mary Catholic Church, Jackson
1665 Highway 45 Bypass, Jackson, TN 38305
Phone: 731-668-2596
Perpetual Adoration Chapel
— Open to the public, every day, 6:00am-9:00pm
— Enter the Chapel through the Chapel door on the South side of the church.
Note: Click the following link for additional information on the Jubilee Year 2025: https://www.usccb.org/jubilee2025.
