The Holy Year 2025

The Jubilee, also known as the Holy Year, is celebrated every 25 years. The Holy Year 2025 was inaugurated with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican on December 24, 2024, and will conclude with the closing of this door on January 6, 2026, on the Feast of the Epiphany.

The Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is one of the places where plenary indulgences can be obtained.

Our basilica has been designated as a pilgrimage jubilee church, where plenary indulgences can be obtained every day throughout the Holy Year, provided that the usual conditions outlined on the "Indulgences" page are met.

"Indulgences truly allow us to discover how boundless God's mercy is. It is no coincidence that the concept of mercy was once synonymous with indulgence, precisely because it expresses the fullness of God's forgiveness, which knows no bounds."*

Pope Francis

Major Celebrations to Which We Especially Invite You

Marian Feasts and Celebrations

January 1 – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
August 15 – Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
September 8 – Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
December 8 – Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Days Associated with the Title and Consecration of the Church

May 2 – Feast of the Translation of the Relics of St. Norbert (appointed by the Archbishop)
June 6 – Solemnity of St. Norbert, Founder of Our Order
August 15 – Titular Pilgrimage Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
September 21 – Solemnity of the Dedication of the Church
November 6 – Day of the Elevation of the Church to the Status of a Minor Basilica

Feast Days Related to the Ministry of the Bishop of Rome

February 22 – Feast of the Chair of St. Peter
March 13 – Anniversary of the Election of Pope Francis
June 29 – Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles
November 9 – Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica – The Cathedral of the Bishop of Rome

Easter and Pentecost

April 13–19 – Holy Week
April 20 – Solemnity of the Resurrection of the Lord
June 8 – Solemnity of Pentecost

Christmas

December 25 – Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord

We also invite you to join us for the daily liturgy celebrated in our church. More details can be found here.

Further spiritual programs and offerings of the Strahov Abbey are available on the "Spiritual Programs" page.