Archbishop seals ‘holy doors’ of national basilica, anticipating Jubilee Year
December 05, 2023
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CWN Editor's Note: Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the president of the US bishops’ conference, presided on December 3 at a ceremony closing the main doors of the basilica of the National Shrine in Washington, DC, in preparation for 2025 Jubilee Year.
The archbishop blessed and sealed the doors, which will be opened on Christmas Eve, 2024, and used as “holy doors” during the Jubilee. The archbishop explained: “We symbolically close a door this afternoon to anticipate its opening and the graces that will be offered to us.”
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