extraordinary jubilee

[ ik-strawr-dn-er-ee joo-buh-lee, joo-buh-lee, ek-struh-awr-dn-er-ee ]

noun

, Roman Catholic Church

1. jubilee5b

Example Sentences

Francis has managed to suggest a radical agenda by putting the theme of mercy at the heart of everything he does: in countless speeches, pronouncements and even the current “extraordinary jubilee” year.

From The Guardian

While the church has not said the canonization is specifically linked to the Extraordinary Jubilee, Mother Teresa’s record of working with the “poorest of the poor” fits into the theme of mercy.

From National Geographic

The mercy theme had been selected months ago by St. Anne’s pastor, Father Mike Caridi, who wanted to build off Pope Francis’s declaration of an Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy.

From Wall Street Journal

And the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, which the Catholic Church has been celebrating since December, is the greatest expression of the pope’s interest.

From Wall Street Journal

His new book comes out toward the start of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy, which he inaugurated in December, in a centuries-old ritual, by unlocking the ceremonial Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica.

From The New Yorker