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holy year

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holy year: see jubilee jubilee , in the Bible, a year when alienated property and land were restored, slaves were manumitted, debts were forgiven, and a general sabbatical year was observed in agriculture.
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It is going to be a grand event, comparable to the Olympics or the Holy Year celebrations in 2000.
The political/church debate in the United States about whether pro-abortion Catholics may receive Holy Communion is an example of the appropriateness and timeliness of the Holy Year.
On Christmas Eve 1999, Pope John Paul II ushered in the Jubilee Year by ceremoniously unsealing the great Holy Year Door of St.
 
 
 
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