Chapter 11

Lenten Pilgrim Walk – Jubilee Edition

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The diocesan Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry will hold its fifth annual Young Adult Lenten Pilgrim Walk on Saturday, March 29.

 

Participants will meet at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Cathedral, which has been designated as the pilgrimage church for local faithful during the Jubilee Year.

 

Through Jan. 6, 2026, the global Church is celebrating Jubilee Year 2025, a special period of repentance, conversion and striving for greater holiness. The theme is “Pilgrims of Hope.”

 

A bus will transport pilgrims to Immaculate Conception Parish in Old Town, where the group will walk the 6 miles back to the cathedral. For those interested in making a shorter pilgrimage, there are options to join at the 5-mile and 2-mile marks.

 

There will be fellowship, prayer and opportunities for spiritual direction and confession. Mass will be at 5:15 p.m. and dinner at 6:15 p.m.

Lenten Pilgrim Walk – Jubilee Edition

 

Join us for the FIFTH annual Lenten Pilgrim Walk – Jubilee Edition

 

St. Joseph’s Cathedral
1535 Third Ave, San Diego, CA 92101
Saturday, March 29

 

Going on a pilgrimage is one of the oldest external forms of prayer in our Catholic tradition – and this year we are joining in with the global Church in the jubilee celebration!

 

At the Diocese of San Diego, St. Joseph Cathedral has been designated as the pilgrimage church for local faithful during the Jubilee Year. 

 

The day will consist of fellowship with new pilgrim friends, moments of prayer, the opportunity to receive spiritual direction and/or the sacrament of reconciliation, Mass and dinner. ​​​​​​​​

 

11:00am Meet at St. Joseph Cathedral

11:30am- Departure to starting point

4:00pm Confessions

5:15pm Vigil Mass

6:15pm Pilgrim Dinner

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Date & Time:

March 29

Cost:

$25

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Office for Youth and Young Adult Ministry

Phone:

(858)490-8260

Website:

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Email:

yamsd@sdcatholic.org

Venue

St. Joseph Cathedral

1535 Third Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101 United States

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