Hundreds gathered at St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. Cloud Dec. 29 to officially open the Jubilee Year with its theme, “Pilgrims of Hope.” Vicar General Father Scott Pogatchnik celebrated the Mass with priests of the diocese concelebrating. The liturgy began in the lower church with readings from John’s Gospel and the Bull of Indiction of the Jubilee Year. Those gathered then processed outside to the front steps of the Cathedral where the Jubilee Cross was presented. After a blessing of water and sprinkling rite, the Mass continued in the upper church.
