Dear Oblates of Divine Mercy, friends, collaborators, and supporters,
With heartfelt joy, we invite you to celebrate an extraordinary moment: during the Jubilee Year of Hope, our community marks 25 years of shared journey and service. It’s a time of grace, memory, and renewal — and we wish to celebrate together, with a pilgrimage to Rome, open to everyone who has walked with us or joined us in spirit.
After many years apart, this is a unique chance to reunite, pray, and give thanks as one family.
Main Events
Wednesday, September 10
- Papal Audience with Pope Leo XIV at St. Peter’s Square
- Free lunch arrangements
Thursday, September 11 – Community Celebration
- Shared lunch in Rome (venue to be confirmed)
- 3:00 PM – Pilgrimage to the Holy Door with the Jubilee Cross
- Thanksgiving Mass:
– Primary location: Chapel of the Immaculate Conception inside St. Peter’s Basilica (awaiting confirmation)
– Backup option: Church of Santo Spirito in Sassia (awaiting confirmation)
Optional but highly recommended events
Sunday, September 7 – Solemn Canonization of Pier Giorgio Frassati and Carlo Acutis
Two young and luminous saints for today’s Church — living witnesses of mercy and faith!
September 14–15 – Divine Mercy National Jubilee Congress
September 14 at 5:00 PM – Ecumenical Commemoration of the New Martyrs at the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls
(especially recommended for international participants!)
Lodging
We’ll share some helpful suggestions for accommodations in the Orte area, easily reachable by train or the A1 motorway. However, each participant is free to choose independently where to stay, based on their needs and budget. What matters most is that we gather joyfully!
Attached you will find a generic testimonial letter, which can be filled out and returned ( send to: [email protected] ) — it will help present our community through personal voices and shared experiences.
Please confirm your attendance as soon as possible, so that we can finalize logistics and bookings with care.
We sincerely apologize for the late invitation — only two months remain!
We can’t wait to see you in Rome — at the heart of the Church, surrounded by grace, gratitude, and hope!