GARRISON- Catholics from around the globe will be visiting Putnam County this year after Cardinal Timothy Michael Dolan, Archbishop of the New York Archdiocese, has designated Graymoor in Garrison as a pilgrimage site for the 2025 Jubilee Year.
Graymoor officials were honored to receive the opportunity, especially as it comes on the heels of the institution’s 125th anniversary calling it a “remarkable gift from God.”
A Jubilee Year is a source of grace and mercy for Catholics worldwide. It is a time of reconciliation with God and neighbor, a time to perform acts of mercy, and a time to make a pilgrimage to draw nearer to God.
In May 2024, Pope Francis proclaimed a Jubilee Year of Hope from December 24, 2024, to January 6, 2026. The Jubilee Year tradition dates back 700 years and is rooted in Scripture.
A number of retreats, events, and opportunities for reflection, prayer, and spiritual growth are planned.
Minister General Father Emil Tomaskovic, SA noted: “One of the greatest blessings of a Jubilee Year is the opportunity to obtain the Jubilee Indulgence. The church is bestowing upon the world one of the greatest graces this year—that is, to become even closer to God and to obtain a plenary indulgence. We at Graymoor are privileged to be channels of God’s peace and mercy as St. Francis of Assisi calls us to be.”
In addition to Graymoor, Cardinal Dolan has identified the several other pilgrimage sites in the Archdiocese of New York including the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Middletown; Mount Alvernia Retreat Center in Wappingers Falls; the National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Stony Point and five parishes in New York City.
by Mid-Hudson News Staff
Originally published on Mid-Hudson News, February 23, 2025
