Catholic Word of the Day: JUBILEE, 05-13-09

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JUBILEE

In the Old Testament the Jewish celebration every fiftieth year to commemorate the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt. It was commanded by Yahweh to Moses, "You will declare this fiftieth year sacred and proclaim the liberation of all the inhabitants of the land. This is to be a jubilee for you; each of you will return to his ancestral home, each to his own clan" (Leviticus, 25:10). In the Catholic Church the jubilee year can be traced to Pope Boniface VIII in 1300 and marked by pilgrimages to Rome, with special services there and throughout the Christian world. Since 1470 the custom has been to hold a regular jubilee every twenty-five years. However, the popes have declared extraordinary jubilees at other times, e.g., in 1933 to commemorate the nineteenth centennial of the Redemption. Jubilees are also celebrated by bishops, priests, religious, and married people to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of their respective ordination, profession, or marriage. (Etym. Latin jubilaeus [annus], "[year] of jubilee," alteration [influenced by Latin jubilare, to jubilate]; of late Greek i_b_laios, from i_b_los, jubilee, from Hebrew y_bh_l, "ram's horn" [used to proclaim the jubilee].)

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[Salvation]

BTW, everyone, nest year is the Year of the Priest. Perhaps we can celebrate with our priest, whatever their jubilee (anniversary of Ordination) date is.

[A_Former_Democrat]

Lift your voice, it’s the Year of Jubilee,
And out of Zion’s hill salvation comes!

[Salvation]

Catholic Word of the Day – not linked – but you can do a search to find them.

La Salette	Liturgy	Andacollo
Kings, Book of	Physiologus	Old Catholics
Baltimore Catechism	Armagh, Book of	Nature
Eulogia	Orders, Sacrament of	Missionary
Dominus Vocbiscum	Ichthus-Fish	Abbacy of St.Jerome
Invalid	Doctrinal Demythology	Metaphysics
Ecclesia Docens	Apostolic Signatura	Octaves
Religion as feeling	Temperament	Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Congregation for Catholic Education	Sponsor	Mystery Play
Paschal Candle	Imitation of Christ	Voluntarism
Matter, Sacramental	Notion	Chancel
Gabbatha	Gregorian Masses	Ordo
Resolution of Amendment	Supreme Evil	Archives, Vatican
Pride	Solovyevism	Natural Law
Revealed Law	Presbyter	First Saturdays
Alma Redemptoris Mater	Divorce	Jubilee

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[Invincibly Ignorant]

Ah so you guys have claimed this word for yourselves now.

[Salvation]

Not necessarily. Gamecock has still posted the Twotd.

[Invincibly Ignorant]

Sorry. I thought you said “Catholic” word of the day.

[Salvation]

Doesn’t Gamecock post Theological WOTD?