The Shrine Church of
Our Lady of the Rockies
Jubilee 2025: Pilgrims of Hope
Jubilee 2025 was proclaimed by Pope Francis in the Papal Bull Spes Non Confundit (“Hope does not disappoint”).“The coming Jubilee will thus be a Holy Year marked by the hope that does not fade, our hope in God. May it help us to recover the confident trust that we require, in the Church and in society, in our interpersonal relationships, in international relations, and in our task of promoting the dignity of all persons and respect for God’s gift of creation.” (Pope Francis, Spes Non Confundit 25)
The jubilee began in Rome on the vigil of the Lord’s Nativity on Dec. 24, 2024 with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, and in local dioceses on Holy Family Sunday on Dec. 29. It will conclude in local dioceses the following Holy Family Sunday on Dec. 28, 2025, and in Rome on the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, Jan. 6, 2026, with the closing of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica.
The Shrine Church of Our Lady of the Rockies, Canmore is a pilgrimage site.
General Information
We are very excited that we are part of this Jubilee. To make the most of your pilgrimage to the Shrine Church of Our Lady of the Rockies we would like to point out a few things.
1) The Shrine is closed on Mondays.
2) You can register for a tour. (Please note: We would appreciate advanced notice by email : rockiesshrine@shaw.ca or by phone: 403-678-5022). Book a tour.
3) For those wishing to attend mass. click on this page to review current mass times.
Jubilee Week At the Shrine
Aug 16-23, 2025
We are in the process of planning special events for this week. Our parish feast day is The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary August 15,2025
Bike Pilgrimage
August 23, 2025
Join us for our annual bike pilgrimage from Banff to Canmore, about 32KM.
DECREE
OUTLINING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RECEPTION OF INDULGENCES RELATED TO THE JUBILEE YEAR 2025 IN THE DIOCESE OF CALGARY - Bishop of Calgary William T McGrattan
A Plenary Indulgence may be received in the Diocese of Calgary by doing the following during the period from December 29, 2024 through December 31, 2025:
At least once during the Holy Year:
• Receive sacramental confession and absolution
• Receive Holy Communion
And, while striving to be free from attachment to sin, carry out any of the following:
1) Make a pilgrimage visit, whether individually or as a group (family, parish, co-workers, etc.), to either St. Mary’s Cathedral, Calgary, or The Shrine Church of Our Lady of the Rockies, Canmore, and while visiting those sites take time for prayer specifically for the intentions of the Holy Father.
2) Make a pilgrimage visit to St. John the Evangelist Ordinariate Parish, Calgary, and while visiting this church take time for prayer specifically for the intentions of the Holy Father.
3) Attend any of the Masses with Apostolic Blessing by Bishop William T. McGrattan on:
a. March 19, Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Calgary
b. August 22, Memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Shrine Church of Our Lady of the Rockies, Canmore
c. December 8, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Calgary
4) Those who are truly repentant of sin, but who cannot participate in diocesan pilgrimages, can receive the Jubilee Indulgence by prayerfully reciting the Our Father and any approved version of the Profession of Faith (Creed), and also praying for the intentions of the Holy Father. Those who are homebound due to age, illness, imprisonment, etc., may also offer up their suffering as a prayer for others and/or for the poor souls in purgatory.
5) Visit for an appropriate amount of time family members, neighbours or friends who are in need (such as the sick, lonely elderly people, the disabled, prisoners, etc.). This visit is to be made with a vibrant awareness of Christ’s presence in these persons in need.
6) Carry out personal acts of penance for an entire day (particularly Fridays), such as:
• Abstain from eating meat
• Abstain from futile distractions (such as entertainment, social media, etc.)
• Abstain from unnecessary consumption of food or drink (fasting)
7) Carry out significant acts of charity such as:
• Contribute to the poor
• Support the homeless, the orphan, the migrant or refugee, etc.
• Contribute a significant amount of one’s free time to worthy volunteer activities in support of human life and dignity
During the Jubilee Year an individual may receive one Plenary Indulgence per day, and may apply that indulgence to themselves or to a deceased person.
Given at the Chancery
of the Diocese of Calgary
on this 24th Day of February, 2025
✠ William T. McGrattan
Bishop of Calgary
Rev. Nathan Siray
Chancellor