The Queen's Diamond Jubilee in United Kingdom Home Calendar Holidays United Kingdom The Queen's Diamond Jubilee The Queen's Diamond Jubilee in United Kingdom Tuesday, June 5, 2012, was a bank holiday to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee in the United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by members of her family on a Buckingham Palace balcony in June 2015. Queen Elizabeth II surrounded by members of her family on a Buckingham Palace balcony in June 2015. ©iStockphoto.com/cheekylorns What Do People Do? Moreover, the late May bank holiday was moved to Monday, June 4, 2012, giving people across the UK a four-day long weekend. Many people had a day off work or school to celebrate the bank holiday on June 5, 2012. The celebrations of the Queen’s 60-year reign included: A Diamond Jubilee Medal was commissioned. A UK-wide competition for towns to bid for city status. Royal Borough status was granted to Greenwich, which has a long-standing association with the Windsor family.

Buckingham Palace organized many events centered on the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, while the UK’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) coordinated government-led activities in celebrating this special occasion. Public Life Government offices, schools, post offices and most businesses are closed on UK bank holidays. Background Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) and 15 other Commonwealth realms. She is the daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Born in 1926 in London, Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was named after her mother, while her two middle names are those of her paternal great-grandmother, Queen Alexandra, and her paternal grandmother, Queen Mary. She is the great-great-granddaughter of Queen Victoria (1819–1901). Queen Victoria, who reigned from 1837, is the only other British monarch to celebrate a Diamond Jubilee, in 1897. Wartime Wedding Elizabeth married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten–now Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh–at Westminster Abbey on November 20, 1947. The event was simple, as Britain was still recovering from World War II.

The Queen came to the throne on February 6, 1952, and her coronation took place on June 2, 1953. She celebrated her Silver Jubilee in 1977 (25 years on the throne) and her Golden Jubilee in 2002 (50 years on the throne). In 2002, she visited 70 cities and towns in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland over 38 days from May to August. People all over the world held street parties, garden parties, and other events to celebrate the Golden Jubilee. The Queen and Prince Philip have four children, with Prince Charles–now the Prince of Wales–as heir apparent to the throne. Symbols British flags, stamps, and coins all represent the Crown in different ways. The most notable symbols of the monarchy in the UK are the Crown Jewels and Regalia, the Honours of Scotland (the Scottish Crown Jewels) and the Principality of Wales. Other symbols include the Great Seal and the monarch’s personal emblems such as the Royal Standard and Coats of Arms.

Buildings such as Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse are also seen to represent the monarchy in the UK. The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Observances The Queen's Diamond Jubilee was only observed in the year 2012. Weekday A Celebration of the Silver Jubilee Anniversary of Religious Profession Philippine ï¿½ Australia ï¿½ Saipan Province A Celebration of the Silver Jubilee Anniversary of Religious Profession ï¿½Religious profession is the most significant act of the meeting between God and the Sister of Jesus Good Shepherd who offers herself to Him and His people.ï¿½ RoL 83 With these words as an introduction to the Eucharistic Celebration, on Saturday 14th May 2011, while still basking in the liturgical season of Easter, the Pastorelle Sisters from the different communities in the Philippines, Saipan and Australia gathered with Sr Rosa Mia Garnace and Sr Ma Veronica Gungon to celebrate their 25th Anniversary of Religious Profession in the Parish of Our Lady of Sorrows, Pasay City.

The Mass of thanksgiving was officiated by the Archbishop of Lyngayen- Dugupan, Most Reverend Socrates B. Villegas. A large number of priests, including Fr Nestie, Sr Vigieï¿½s brother, were present and concelebrated in the Mass. Members of the Pauline Family- SSP, FSP, PDDM, IOLA, ISGA, IHF, IJP and APCs- Families and friends of both Sr Mia and Sr Vigie were also present including Staff members and families of JGS School from Imus Cavite. Mass began with the beautiful Choir from JGS School, under the directorship of Mr Arthur Medina, singing Purihin Si Yahweh, while the Jubilarians accompanied by their family members, lectors and the Sisters of the Provincial Council processed in procession with the Presider and the Concelebrants. Appropriately in accordance to our pastoral spirituality, the first reading, read by Apple Gungon, was taken from the First Letter of Peter 5: 1-11 were we find Peter exhorting the elders of the community to have a shepherdï¿½s care of the flock entrusted to them.

This was followed by the singing of Psalm, 23 by Angelique Adrias. The Gospel was taken from John 10: 11-18 which is a foundational scripture passage for the Pastorelle Sisters- therein we find the heart of a pastoral spirituality. Following the proclamation of the Gospel the two Jubilarians, Sr Mia and Sr Vigie were invited to come forward and individually renew their vows to follow the life of Jesus Good Shepherd. This was a very solemn and stirring moment: It was most joyful and memorable to see the affirmation and warmth radiating from the Jubilarians as Archbishop Socrates, the Concelebrants, Sisters, family members and friends congratulated the two Sisters. Another outstanding moment of the celebration was the homily of Archbishop Socrates who is well known to the Jubilarians and many of the Pastorelle Sisters. In his simple and yet profound manner of blending humour with what truly matters, Archbishop Socrates began by making reference to the use of words to renew one vows over the many years; the use of words to say, ï¿½I am yours Jesusï¿½, to pointing out that words would be meaningless unless they are expressed through the witnessing of life.

During the 25 years of Religious life many lives have been touched, not words but through the power of an exemplary life. Yet neither one of these two points are the most important, because what is most essential and has worth must come from oneï¿½s communion with God- a deep communion with the Bridegroom, Christ. This is the first duty of every religious and priest not so much to pronounce words, to witness but to be saturated with the Word make flesh. Being with Jesus will take care of words and witness. Sr Brenda Balingasa the Provincial and Sr Rita Ruzzene the community leader of Australia brought the Offertory Gifts to the altar, giving expression to the places of ministry of the two Jubilarians. After Communion Sr Mia and Sr Vigie came forward to express their gratitude and thanks, first of all to the Lord who had filled their 25 years with His fidelity and unconditional love. Indeed He has been their Shepherd from the moment of conception up to the present moment and as their Shepherd there is nothing they shall want. Secondly they thank all, beginning with their dear parents who nurtured and showed them love, trust and faith in God through their lives.

A particular thank you was expressed to the dear friend, Archbishop Socrates and the many who directly contribute in making the occasion a memorable event through their presence, support, availability and assistance. In honour of Mary, Mother of the Good Shepherd, the words of gratitude concluded with the two Jubilarians singing together: Maria, Ina Ng Diyos. Following the Eucharistic celebration, the festive atmosphere continued with the taking of photos with the many different groups, family members and friends. All then were invited to move over to the reception area for a sharing of a meal and a further opportunity to mingle with one another and personally meet the two joyfilled Jubilarians. It was indeed a day when the Pastorelle Sisters with Sr Mia and Sr Vigie, together with friends, collaborators, family members and Staff and students from SJG School gave praise and glory to God for the 25 years of journeying in the Lordï¿½s vineyard.

The Good News of Jesus Christ: 25th Anniversary Jubilee - Diocese of Lake Charles Diocese of Lake Charles "THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS CHRIST" SILVER JUBILEE HOMILY THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DIOCESE OF LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA The Feast of St. Mark, the Evangelist April 25, 2005 The Most Reverend Edward K. Braxton, Ph.D, S.T.D. Bishop of Lake Charles Dear People of God: "This is the beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ the Son of God!" Jesus of Nazareth is the reason why the Diocese of Lake Charles exists. Jesus, the Christ of God, is the reason why the Catholic Church is in Louisiana. Jesus Christ and the good news of His life, teachings, wondrous signs, suffering, death, resurrection, and ascension are the reasons why the Catholic Church exists all over the world. He is the reason why we are gathered here this morning.

Christ Jesus is the reason why our hearts are full of wonder and gratitude for the pontificate of Pope John Paul II and why we rejoice in the continuity and hope of this first week of the pontificate of His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, to whom we pledge our prayers and fidelity. The history of our first twenty-five years is ultimately the history of individuals, families, neighborhoods, parishes, and communities striving to live out their baptismal commitments to "put on Christ." For a quarter of a century the powerful presence of the Holy Spirit, working in the sacraments, has renewed and transformed the People of God by Divine grace, reminding us that Christ is the sacrament of the encounter with God and we are called to be the sacrament of the encounter with Christ. Ours is the history of all of the People of God getting up each day facing joys and sorrows with a renewed commitment to loving God with all of our hearts and to loving our neighbors as we love ourselves.

"This is the beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ the Son of God!" As far as we know the first Catholics to venture into Southwest Louisiana, were Spanish soldiers commanded by Jose de Evia, who led an expedition into what is now the Diocese of Lake Charles in 1785. Fourteen years later, in 1799, Martin LeBleu, a native of Bordeaux, France, migrated from Virginia with his family to the Spanish colony of Louisiana and became the first settler in the area. He built a modest house on the Calcasieu River. The first record of the celebration of the Eucharist in what would become our diocese is dated 1850 when priests began to visit the little community huddled on the banks of the lake for the first time. At that time the Rev. P.F. Parisot, OMI, visited Southwest Louisiana. He had migrated from France to Texas at the request of Bishop J.M. Odin of Galveston, and was assigned as a missionary of the Beaumont area in East Texas. Because all travel was by horseback or ox cart, Archbishop Antonine Blanc of New Orleans asked Bishop Odin if the Beaumont missionaries could minister to Catholics in Western Louisiana.

This missionary period of the church in Imperial Calcasieu came to an end in 1869. Archbishop Odin, who had been transferred from Galveston to the Archdiocese of New Orleans, established St. Francis de Sales Parish in Lake Charles. The Archbishop appointed the Rev. Francois Magniny as Pastor of the new parish. St. Francis became the "Mother Parish" of Southwest Louisiana around which much of the Catholic history of Imperial Calcasieu centered for years to come. Eventually, the Diocese of Lafayette was erected in 1918. Sixty-two years later His Holiness Pope John Paul II announced the erection of the Diocese of Lake Charles on January 29, 1980. It was one of the first dioceses erected by the youthful pontiff in the early years of his pontificate. In the spring of 1978 Bishop Lawrence P. Graves of the Diocese of Alexandria asked Archbishop Jean Jadot, the Apostolic Delegate to the United States, if he could petition the Holy Father for an Auxiliary Bishop to assist him in caring for the faithful in the Diocese of Alexandria. While the Catholic population was not huge the sprawling area was very large.

The following August Archbishop Jadot asked Bishop Graves and Bishop Gerard L. Frey of the Diocese of Lafayette to consider the possibility of restructuring the dioceses in Southwest and North Louisiana. When Bishop Frey traveled to Rome later that year for his Ad Limina visit to the Holy See, he further discussed restructuring with the Congregation for Bishops. Archbishop Jadot sent Monsignor (later Archbishop) Clemente Faccani, from the Apostolic Delegation to Louisiana in February of 1979 to discuss the restructuring with clergy and lay people of the affected area. When I made my Ad Limina visit to the Holy See in December 2004 I discussed these developments with Archbishop Faccani, who lives in retirement in the Domus Sanctae Marthae where the College of Cardinals lived during the recent conclave. The Archbishop remembered the history well and spoke of how much he enjoyed his brief visit to the area. The Holy See wanted him to determine the feasibility of establishing a new diocese in Southwest Louisiana. He knew that there were strong feelings for and against depending on which communities would be affected and how the boundaries of existing dioceses would change.

Archbishop Faccani recalled the graciousness and warm hospitality of the Christian Faithful in the region and he observed that there was more enthusiasm for the erection of a new Diocese of Lake Charles than there was for dividing the Diocese of Alexandria. Later Archbishop Jadot sent his recommendations to the Holy See. Pope John Paul II decided not to divide Alexandria at that time. The Pontiff did, however, erect the new Diocese of Lake Charles and this Church of the Immaculate Conception, built in 1913, was designated as the Cathedral. He appointed Monsignor Jude Speyrer, Vicar General of the Diocese of Lafayette, to be the founding Bishop of Lake Charles. Archbishop Jadot, in his 95th year, lives in retirement in Brussels, Belgium. I have known him since I was a graduate student at the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium. I visited him two years ago and he was happy to hear of the vitality of our diocese. He asked me to express his prayerful good wishes to you on this Day of Jubilee.

Since the newly designated cathedral was not large enough for the Liturgy of Episcopal Ordination and Installation for Bishop Speyrer, The Lake Charles Civic Center was used instead. On April 25, 1980 it was filled with the Christian faithful, bishops, civic, and religious leaders from Lake Charles and beyond. John Cardinal Cody, Archbishop of Chicago and former Archbishop of New Orleans, who had ordained me a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago ten years earlier, was also present. Looking back on the many memorable accomplishments and outstanding achievements of Bishop Speyrer’s long years of service as our bishop, perhaps we might single out the building of the St. Charles Retreat House and Spirituality Center in Moss Bluff. This Eucharist centered house of prayer and reflection was clearly the apple of his eye. It was dedicated on Sunday November 5, 1995. As a sign of his special affection for this serene environment of prayer, the Bishop made his home on its grounds until his retirement in 2000. In accepting his new ministry Bishop-elect Speyrer said, in part: "My appointment as first Bishop of Lake Charles comes as a shock to me.

It is with a sense of faith and duty that I accept the Holy Father’s nomination. I am grateful to him for his trust and confidence in me. I pledge to the Holy Father and to the members of my diocesan family that I will serve you faithfully, to the best of my ability." As we recall your 20 years of service as our Founding Bishop, all of us gathered here see clearly that you served very faithfully indeed! As you celebrate the Silver Jubilee, the 25th anniversary of your Episcopal ordination twenty-five years ago today, we thank you and we salute you, Dear +Jude, for your many years of pastoral service and leadership. Ad multos annos! Gloriosque annos, Vivas! Vivas! Vivas! "This is the beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ the Son of God!" The life of our community of faith formally began as a diocese on this date, the Feast of St. Mark. Thus, our history is uniquely linked to the Evangelist, his gospel and through him to Blessed Pope John XXIII and the great Second Vatican Council, which he convoked. Mark wrote his account of the life of Jesus before Matthew, Luke or John.

His style is direct and contains the least amount of elaboration. Omitting any kind of infancy narrative, he begins with the adult Jesus and he immediately arrests our attention with his powerful almost confrontational first sentence that announces his central message. "This is the beginning of the Good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God!"It is almost as if he were saying, "Brace yourselves. This news is going to change your life!" John Mark was a close companion of Peter. Papias, Bishop of Heiropolis in Asia Minor writing around the year 112 said, "Mark, the interpreter of Peter set down accurately everything that Peter remembered of the words and actions of the Lord." Mark gives us a very dynamic portrait of Jesus through his words and actions, and the responses they arouse in others. He highlights his great energy, firmness, and friendliness, his power of command, his severity, his sympathy, and his tremendous courage. Mark paints a background of a ruthless Roman occupation, of a privileged aristocracy, a religious leadership based on strict fidelity to tradition and the Law, amid emerging political firebrands, religious and political extremists, a depressed people, and a deep longing for deliverance. Mark sets the stage.

Jesus’ path will lead inexorably to challenge, conflict, confrontation, and, ultimately, rejection, redemptive suffering, self-sacrifice, and glorification. On Mark’s Feast Day, in a sense our feast day, we can claim his account of the Christ’s ministry as a road map to guide us through the next quarter of a century. Mark was probably in his early 50's when Peter and Paul were martyred under Emperor Nero in Rome. Eusibius records that Mark eventually became the first Bishop of Alexandria, Egypt. His relics were taken to Venice, perhaps as a prize of war, and placed in the Doges’ chapel, now St. Mark’s Cathedral. Angelo Giuseppi Cardinal Roncalli was Cardinal Patriarch of Venice, when he was elected as Pope John XXIII in 1958. He summoned the Vatican Council, calling the Church to open her windows, read the signs of the times, embrace aggiornamento and update the Church, enter dialogue with the modern world while remaining completely faithful to Christ and the magisterium.

As one educated for the priesthood during the exciting days of the Council, I have tried to serve as your bishop in complete fidelity to the teachings of John XXIII’s historic Council as interpreted by Pope John Paul II. The last words of Mark’s gospel are the ones we heard this afternoon, the same ones many of you heard in the Civic Center twenty-five years ago today. "Go into the world and proclaim the good news to all creation." These words have been our guide for the past five and twenty years and they are our mandate for years to come. The Church of Lake Charles begins its second quarter of a century with a new Holy Father, Benedict XVI. In the months ahead he will give to you a new Bishop to lead you and guide you. I know that you will welcome him and embrace him as you have welcomed and embraced me. It is not for me to recount or to evaluate my own efforts during my years as your bishop. It is sufficient to say that I have been grateful for the many extraordinary opportunities that I have had to serve and build up the Church during my years of pastoral leadership here. I have tried to rise each morning with my heart and energies focused on how best to serve you.

I have spoken from your pulpits with the Sacred Scripture in one hand and the morning newspaper in the other, knowing always that it is the Scripture that has the power to challenge, illuminate, and transform the morning headlines. I have been nourished each day with you by the Bread that ‘breathes" and the Wine that "bleeds." I have retired at the end of the day serenely thanking God, knowing that I had done the best I could. From a certain perspective the most significant "spiritual" events during our years together have not been specifically ecclesial events. I believe that two of the most significant spiritual events took place in 2001 and in 2004. They were both terrifying. The first event on September 11, 2001, that terrible day, when commercial passenger jets became instruments of death destroying the World Trade Center, damaging the Pentagon, and violently incinerating three thousand innocent people, is burned into our minds forever. It was followed by the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and for some a perceived conflict between the "west" and Islam. That horrific day brought an end to our ‘age of innocence’ and raised many profound and unanswered questions in the human spirit.

At first, some asked in dismay, "Is God on our side?" In time the deeper question emerged, "Are we on God’s side?" The second event was on a date, which, alas, we may have already forgotten. On Sunday, the day after Christmas, December 26, 2004 an 8.9 magnitude earthquake occurred on the seafloor in the Indian Ocean near northern Indonesia. The earthquake generated a huge tsunami wave, hitting the coasts of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives and even Somalia on the west coast of Africa. This cataclysmic tsunami swallowed up more than two hundred and fifty thousand people in a matter of hours as the world watched in helpless horror. Significantly, the suffering and death unleashed by this eruption of nature was far greater than that of September 11, 2001. But the emotional response in our country was far less. Perhaps this was because it was not the work of fellow human beings but, as they say, ‘an act of nature’ on the other side of the world. In its wake an old woman was seen walking by the now calm sea and cursing its waters demanding.

"Where is God?" "Where is God?" "How can a good God let this happen?" Others suggested these horrors were a manifestation of Divine wrath. "God is not pleased with the sinful, materialistic ways of our world today. In His anger He destroys the innocent with the guilty!" Others dismissed this as anthropomorphic superstition. The easiest response to such incomprehensible event is to put them out of our minds with a quick prayer of gratitude that they did not happen to us or to those we love. But such horrors require more of us. They did happen to us and to those we love. They happened to our fellow human beings. I believe these events call forth the profoundest thought about the meaning of Christian faith and the deepest prayer. Not only must we do what we can locally to diminish conflicts between cultures, faiths and peoples and assist those who have suffered unspeakable losses, but we must also be open to maturing spiritually and face a challenging and disquieting truth. God is not God the way we would be God if we were God! And we must turn with renewed trust in prayer and contemplation in the wondrous Presence of Christ in the Eucharist and to Mark’s Good News of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

Today is a day to acknowledge with deepest gratitude all of those who have made our Local Church so vital during the quarter of a century that has raced by. You, the Christian Faithful in all of our parishes make the Church the Church. From your generous families of faith have come the selfless sisters, the Women Religious who daily do more good than can be measured. From you have also come our faith-filled deacons and their wives who are making indispensable contributions to the life of our diocese. From you have come our spirit-filled priests who call forth and serve our Eucharistic communities. The unselfish service of all of you makes it easier for the Bishop to lead and build up the Body of Christ. We are happy to be joined today by the gracious presence of Brother Bishops. We are honored that our Metropolitan Archbishop, The Most Reverend Alfred Hughes of New Orleans, is with us. Archbishop Hughes has been a true friend and understanding confidant for many years. His predecessor, Archbishop Francis Schulte, who installed me as Bishop of Lake Charles, has been generous supporter and wise guide for even more years. Other bishops from the Province of New Orleans and beyond are here as well.

We are deeply appreciative of your support and your presence on our Day of Jubilee. We are particularly grateful for the presence of representatives of Christians of other Traditions, representatives from Temple Sinai, and for the presence of the Imam, Ahmed El Mamlouk and members of the Islamic Center of Lake Charles. We welcome various civic leaders, especially our friend, dear Lake Charles Mayor Randy Roach and his wife Nancy. "This is the beginning of the Good News of Jesus Christ the Son of God!" Jesus of Nazareth is the reason for our Silver Jubilee. We celebrate and give thanks to God for all of our journeys of faith on this Festive Day. As we believe, so let us live. May all those who look upon us the Church of Lake Charles Say in all sincerity; See, see how they love one another. And wherever we go, whatever we do May the report go round about That the poor are clothed, The hungry, fed, And all creation proclaims The wonderful works of GOD! "Greet one another with a holy kiss. To all of you who dwell in Christ, Peace." (1Pt. 5, 14) Amen!

Jubilee - definition of jubilee by The Free Dictionary Jubilee - definition of jubilee by The Free Dictionary a. A specially celebrated anniversary, especially a 50th anniversary. b. The celebration of such an anniversary. 2. A season or occasion of joyful celebration. 3. Jubilation; rejoicing. 4. often Jubilee Bible In the Hebrew Scriptures, a year of rest to be observed by the Israelites every 50th year, during which slaves were to be set free, alienated property restored to the former owners, and the lands left untilled. 5. often Jubilee Roman Catholic Church A year during which plenary indulgence may be obtained by the performance of certain pious acts. [Middle English jubile, from Old French, from Late Latin iūbilaeus, the Jewish year of jubilee, alteration (influenced by iūbilāre, to raise a shout of joy) of Greek iōbēlaios, from iōbēlos, from Hebrew yôbēl, ram, ram's horn, jubilee; see ybl in the Appendix of Semitic roots.] jubilee 1. a time or season for rejoicing 2.

a special anniversary, esp a 25th or 50th one 3. (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a specially appointed period, now ordinarily every 25th year, in which special indulgences are granted 4. (Judaism) Old Testament a year that was to be observed every 50th year, during which Hebrew slaves were to be liberated, alienated property was to be restored, etc 5. a less common word for jubilation [C14: from Old French jubile, from Late Latin jubilaeus, from Late Greek iōbēlaios, from Hebrew yōbhēl ram's horn, used for the proclamation of the year of jubilee; influenced by Latin jūbilāre to shout for joy] ju•bi•lee 1. the celebration of any of certain anniversaries, as the 25th, 50th, 60th, or 75th. 2. the completion of 50 years of existence, activity, or the like. 3. any season or occasion of rejoicing or festivity. 4. rejoicing or jubilation. 5. (in the Roman Catholic Church) a.

Also called ju′bilee year′. an appointed year or other period, ordinarily every 25 years, in which a plenary indulgence is granted upon repentance and the performance of certain acts. b. the plenary indulgence granted. 6. a yearlong period observed by Jews in ancient times every 50 years, during which Jewish slaves were freed, alienated lands restored to the original owner, and the fields left untilled. Lev. 25. Compare sabbatical year (def. 2). 7. an African-American folk song concerned with future happiness or deliverance from tribulation. adj. 8. flambé: cherries jubilee. [1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French jubile < Late Latin jūbilaeus < Late Greek iōbēlaîos (with assimilation to Latin jūbilāre to shout for joy) « Hebrew yōbhēl ram's horn, jubilee] jubilee - Comes from Hebrew yobhel, "ram's horn," which was used as a trumpet to proclaim the jubilee, a year of emancipation and restoration (every 50 years). See also related terms for trumpet .

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Golden jubilee | Define Golden jubilee at Dictionary.com golden jubilee See under jubilee (def 1). jubilee [joo-buh-lee, joo-buh-lee] /ˈdʒu bəˌli, ˌdʒu bəˈli/ Spell noun 1. the celebration of any of certain anniversaries, as the twenty-fifth (silver jubilee) fiftieth (golden jubilee) or sixtieth or seventy-fifth (diamond jubilee) 2. the completion of 50 years of existence, activity, or the like, or its celebration: Our college will celebrate its jubilee next year. 3. any season or occasion of rejoicing or festivity. 4. 5. Roman Catholic Church. an appointed year or other period, ordinarily every 25 years (ordinary jubilee) in which a plenary indulgence is granted upon repentance and the performance of certain religious acts. a period of time (extraordinary jubilee) declared by the pope as a time of rejoicing, as for an anniversary, when a plenary indulgence is granted upon repentance and the performance of certain religious acts.

Also called jubilee indulgence. the plenary indulgence granted during such a period. 6. Also, Jubile. Chiefly Biblical. a yearlong period to be observed by Jews once every 50 years, during which Jewish slaves were to be freed, alienated lands were to be restored to the original owner or an heir, the fields were to be left untilled, and all agricultural labors were to be suspended. Lev. 25. Compare sabbatical year (def 2). 7. a black American folk song concerned with future happiness or deliverance from tribulation.

adjective Late Greek 1350-1400 1350-1400; Middle English < Middle French jubile < Late Latin < jūbilaeus < Late Greek iōbēlaîos (with ō and ē > u and i by assimilation to Latin jūbilāre to shout for joy) < Hebrew yōbhēl ram's horn, jubilee Dictionary.com Unabridged Examples from the Web for golden jubilee Expand Contemporary Examples Mr Peek, who organised a raft of golden jubilee beacons in 2002, delivered the crystal to the Tower of London yesterday evening. 4,000 Beacons To Illuminate The Globe on Jubilee Weekend Tom Sykes May 1, 2012 Historical Examples His golden jubilee at the Thtre Franais was celebrated in 1894, and he made his final appearance the year after. British Dictionary definitions for golden jubilee Expand a time or season for rejoicing 2. a special anniversary, esp a 25th or 50th one 3.

(RC Church) a specially appointed period, now ordinarily every 25th year, in which special indulgences are granted 4. (Old Testament) a year that was to be observed every 50th year, during which Hebrew slaves were to be liberated, alienated property was to be restored, etc 5. a less common word for jubilation Word Origin C14: from Old French jubile, from Late Latin jubilaeus, from Late Greek iōbēlaios, from Hebrew yōbhēl ram's horn, used for the proclamation of the year of jubilee; influenced by Latin jūbilāre to shout for joy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd.

1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Contemporary definitions for golden jubilee Expand the 50th anniversary of a significant event Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon Word Origin and History for golden jubilee Expand jubilee n. late 14c., in the Old Testament sense, from Old French jubileu "jubille; anniversary; rejoicing," from Late Latin jubilaeus "the jubilee year," originally an adjective, "of the jubilee," altered (by association with Latin jubilare "to shout with joy") from Greek iabelaios, from iobelos, from Hebrew yobhel "jubilee," formerly "a trumpet, ram's horn," literally "ram." The original notion was of a year of emancipation of slaves and restoration of lands, to be celebrated every 50th year (Levit.

xxv:9); it was proclaimed by the sounding of a ram's horn on the Day of Atonement. The Catholic Church sense of "a period for remission of sin penalties in exchange for pilgrimages, alms, etc." was begun in 1300 by Boniface VIII. The general sense of "season of rejoicing" is first recorded mid-15c., though through early 20c. the word kept its specific association with 50th anniversaries. As a type of African-American folk song, it is attested from 1872. Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper golden jubilee in the Bible Expand a joyful shout or clangour of trumpets, the name of the great semi-centennial festival of the Hebrews. It lasted for a year. During this year the land was to be fallow, and the Israelites were only permitted to gather the spontaneous produce of the fields (Lev. 25:11, 12).

All landed property during that year reverted to its original owner (13-34; 27:16-24), and all who were slaves were set free (25:39-54), and all debts were remitted. The return of the jubilee year was proclaimed by a blast of trumpets which sounded throughout the land. There is no record in Scripture of the actual observance of this festival, but there are numerous allusions (Isa. 5:7, 8, 9, 10; 61:1, 2; Ezek. 7:12, 13; Neh. 5:1-19; 2 Chr. 36:21) which place it beyond a doubt that it was observed. The advantages of this institution were manifold. "1. It would prevent the accumulation of land on the part of a few to the detriment of the community at large. 2. It would render it impossible for any one to be born to absolute poverty, since every one had his hereditary land. 3. It would preclude those inequalities which are produced by extremes of riches and poverty, and which make one man domineer over another. 4.

It would utterly do away with slavery. 5. It would afford a fresh opportunity to those who were reduced by adverse circumstances to begin again their career of industry in the patrimony which they had temporarily forfeited. 6. It would periodically rectify the disorders which crept into the state in the course of time, preclude the division of the people into nobles and plebeians, and preserve the theocracy inviolate." Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary The Enormous Significance of the Jubilee The Enormous Significance of the Jubilee Read Leviticus, Chapter 25 Lorraine Day, M.D. When God brought the Israelites into the Promised Land, the land of Canaan, Joshua, divided the land among all the families of Israel. This was their inheritance and it was never to be sold permanently. If a man became poor, he could sell his land temporarily, but it would always be returned to him in the year of the Jubilee.

The Law of the Jubilee is recorded in Leviticus 25:8-13: Count off seven sabbaths of years -- seven times seven years -- so that the seven sabbaths of years amount to a period of forty-nine years. Then have the trumpet sounded everywhere on the tenth day of the seventh month on the Day of Atonement sound the trumpet throughout your land. Consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout the land to ALL its inhabitants. It shall be a Jubilee for you; each one of you is to return to his family property and each to his own family. “The fiftieth year shall be a Jubilee for you; do not sow and do not reap what grows of itself or harvest the untended vines. For it is a Jubilee and is to be holy for you; eat only what is taken directly from the fields. In this Year of Jubilee everyone is to return to his own property. (NIV) Because all the land belongs to God, no Israelite was allowed to sell his land permanently. All land sales were temporary. Today, the “sale” would be called a lease.If the land was sold, the Israelite ALWAYS got it back in the Jubilee.

No one could take it from him permanently. Lev. 25:23-28 (NIV) says, The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is Mine and you are only aliens and my tenants, Throughout the country that you hold as property, you must provide for the redemption of the land. If one of your countrymen becomes poor and sells some of his property, his nearest relative is to come and redeem what his countryman has sold. If, however, a man has no one to redeem it for him but he himself prospers and acquires sufficient means to redeem it, he is to determine the value for the years since he sold it and refund the balance to the man to whom he sold it; he can then go back to his own property. But if he does not acquire the means to repay him, what he sold will remain in the possession of the buyer until the Year of Jubilee. It will be returned in the Jubilee, and he can then go back to his property. At the Jubilee, the land would revert back to the original Israelite owner, and any remaining debts were to be cancelled. Who was allowed to redeem the land?

Notice that the property could only be redeemed either by the Israelite himself, or by a relative, never by a friend. The same was true if a man became poor and had to sell himself into slavery. Lev 25:47-55 If a stranger or a temporary resident among you becomes rich and one of your countrymen becomes poor and sells himself to the stranger living among you or to a member (descendant) of the stranger’s family, he retains the right of redemption after he has sold himself. One of his relatives may redeem him; an uncle or a cousin or any blood relative in his family may redeem him. Or if he prospers, he may redeem himself. He and his buyer are to count the time from the year he sold himself up to the Year of Jubilee. The price for his release is to be based on the rate paid to a hired man for that number of years. If many years remain, he must pay for his redemption a larger share of the price paid for him. If only a few years remain until the Year of Jubilee, he is to compute that and pay for his redemption accordingly.

He is to be treated as a man hired from year to year; you must see to it that his owner does not rule over him ruthlessly. Even if he is not redeemed in any of these ways, he and his children are to be released in the Year of Jubilee, for the Israelites belong to ME as servants. They are MY servants, whom I brought out of Egypt. I am the Lord your God. This Law of Jubilee is the law that Jesus came to perform perfectly. Jesus had to come as a “man” in order to be our “relative” which gave Him the right to redeem us according to the Law of Jubilee! We are His brethren! Everything that was sold to Satan when Adam sinned, Jesus bought back. In order to have the right of redemption for ALL mankind, Jesus had to be more than a heavenly friend, He had to be born of Mary, born of flesh and blood, as we read in Hebrews 2:11-17: Both the one who makes men holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.

He says, “I will declare your name to my brothers; in the presence of the congregation I will sing your praises.” Since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity so that by His death He might destroy him who holds the power of death -- that is, the devil -- and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. For surely it is not angels He helps, but Abraham’s descendants (those who believe). For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, in order that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that He might make atonement for the sins of the people. We can see that Jesus had to be born of flesh and blood in order to have the lawful right of redemption of the whole world. He became our brother in order to redeem every man and his family, to give them their rightful inheritance (eternal life in the “Promised Land”), an inheritance that could NEVER be taken away from ANYONE permanently! Jesus was born of flesh and blood in order to have the lawful right to redeem EVERY person from the bondage of Satan, the bondage of sin, to buy them back with His own blood.

In addition, EVERY slave was delivered from the bondage of servitude (to Satan, the alien - stranger - owner) during the Year of Jubilee. By the same law, Jesus also will redeem ALL from the final and ultimate enemy - death - for death does not hold the right of redemption and has no choice but to turn every captive loose at Jesus Christ’s demand. Serving a NEW Master However, the servant who was redeemed, did not have the right to rule himself. He had a NEW Master. Leviticus 25:53: He is to be treated as a man hired from year to year; you must see to it that his owner does not rule over him ruthlessly. The relative who redeems the bondservant is his new owner, but must treat him with kindness and consideration. The bondservant merely changes masters, he is not free to rule himself. Paul discusses this in Romans 6:1,2,17-22: What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We died to sin (the Second Death); how can we live in it any longer? . . .

But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. I am speaking in human terms, because you are weak in your natural selves. For just as you offered your members (parts of your body) in slavery to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer them in slavery to righteousness leading to holiness. When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness. What benefit did you derive at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death. But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life. According to the Law of Jubilee, the redeemed slave is bound by the divine law to serve his Redeemer. Jesus is the Redeemer who bought us with His blood. That is why Paul says we have now “become slaves of God.” Sin is no longer our master, instead God is now our Master.

If a man merely professes to be a believer but is not really a Christian at all, as only God knows his heart, he will not lose his salvation ultimately, but will be thrown into “the lake of fire” for purification with all the other unbelievers and will be finally set free at the great Jubilee at the end of the eons, as stated in Lev 25:54: Even if he is not redeemed by these means, he shall still go out in the year of Jubilee, he and his sons (family) with him. What glorious Good News! Jesus did it ALL at the Cross. He truly is the Savior of ALL mankind, and WILL accomplish what He has set out to do! All creation is waiting for that day as described in Romans 8:19-25: The Creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. For the (entire) Creation was subjected to futility (sin), not of its own will, but by Him (God) who subjected it, in hope That the (entire) Creation itself WILL be liberated from the bondage of corruption into the glorious freedom of the children of God.

For we know that the whole Creation has been groaning, as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for why does one also hope for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do NOT see, with patience we wait eagerly for it. The Law of Jubilee mandates the setting free of ALL Creation. All Creation waits in eager anticipation for its emancipation from sin. My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does Sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense -- Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for OUR sins, and NOT ONLY for OURS, but also for the sins of the WHOLE world. 1 John 2:1,2 Now THAT is Good News!

The Fall of Jericho and its “Jubilee” Significance Many believe that the story of the fall of Jericho is a prophecy of the future fall of Babylon, which will be a time of “Jubilee” when God’s people will be delivered. The seven priests blowing the Seven Trumpets look forward to the Seven Trumpets of Revelation 8 & 9 which introduce the Seven Last Plagues and the Second Coming of Christ to deliver His people. Hidden five times within the text of Joshua, Chapter 6, is the “Jubilee.” Yet this Good News is rarely understood by Christians because the translators deliberately mistranslated the Hebrew word, yobel, as “rams’ horn” instead of the proper word “Jubilee,” #3104 in Strong’s Concordance. #3104 (Jubilee) is also arbitrarily mistranslated “blast” or “blasting.” (See Joshua 6:4,8,13) As you can see from the excerpts from Strong’s Concordance shown below, the word yobel ALWAYS means Jubilee, EXCEPT (of course) when the translators purposely DECIDED on their own, to translate it arbitrarily as another word!

The word “ram” or “rams” in the Hebrew is #352 in Strong’s Concordance, the Hebrew word ayil, meaning strength, a political chief, a ram (from its strength) or an oak or other strong tree. It is a TOTALLY different word from yobel. The word “horn” in the Hebrew is #7161 in Strong’s Concordance The word #7782 is “trumpet” and is translated that way virtually everywhere in the Old Testament, EXCEPT here in Joshua, Chapter 6, where the story reveals the “Jubilee” message in the episode at Jericho. Joshua 6: 4: Also seven priests shall carry seven trumpets of Jubilee (rams’ horns) before the ark; then on the seventh day you shall march around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow the trumpets. 5: And it shall be that when they make a long blast with the Jubilee horn (rams’ horn) and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city will fall down flat, and the people will go up every man straight ahead. . .

6: So Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests carry seven trumpets of Jubilee (rams’ horns) before the ark of the Lord.” 7: Then he said to the people, “Go forward, and march around the city, and let the armed men go on before the ark of the Lord.” 8: And it was so, that when Joshua had spoken to the people, the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets of Jubilee (rams’ horns) before the Lord went forward and blew the trumpets; and the ark of the covenant of the Lord followed them. . . 13: And the seven priests carrying the seven trumpets of Jubilee (rams’ horns) before the ark of the Lord went on continually, and blew the trumpets; and the armed men went before them, and the rear guard came after the ark of the Lord, while they continued to blow the trumpets. The Jubilee trumpet was supposed to be sounded on the Day of Atonement, but the Jubilee itself was merely the preparation day for the Feast of Tabernacles, which was a seven-day feast.

In Joshua 6:19 God instructed the Israelites regarding the plunder from the conquest of Jericho: 19: But all the silver and gold and articles of bronze and iron are holy to the Lord; they shall go into the treasury of the Lord. God said that the gold, silver, bronze (brass) and iron were ALL His and should go into the Lord’s treasury. These are the same metals of the statue in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream in Daniel 2, and represent ALL the nations of the world. Joshua is here prophesying that all the kingdoms of this world will come into God’s “treasury.” This is yet another confirmation of Universal Restoration. This law of gold and silver and its significance is repeated in Haggai 2:8,9: 8: The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,” declares the Lord of hosts. 9 “The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former,” says the Lord of hosts, “and in this place I shall give peace,” declares the Lord of hosts.

These metals will be “refined” in the “fire” of God’s judgment with the goal of correction, “returning to righteousness” (Ps 94:15). 2016 Silver Jubilee Annual Meeting 2016 | NHWT 2016 Silver Jubilee Annual Meeting 2016 Contact 2016 Silver Jubilee Annual Meeting 2016 On Friday 1 April 2016 the New Horizons for Women Trust celebrated 25 years of support for women in second chance education and research relating to women and girls. Over 50 people attended this special NHWT Annual Meeting held in the Aronui Lecture Theatre at the Royal Society of New Zealand, Wellington. In attendance was Elizabeth Orr (CNZM) one of the patrons of the Trust, Valerie Rhodes (QSO), the first Chair of the Trust, who was present for this special occasion, former Chairs, Trustees and Officers, many Friends of the Trust and those representing organisations that have regularly sponsored NHWT Awards and donors to the Trust.

Vice-Patron Elizabeth Orr The event began with a welcome to guests, a karakia kai, and an opportunity for everyone to meet informally and enjoy drinks and delicious snacks prepared by a group of students from Wellington East Girls’ College under the supervision of the head of their Department of Food Technology, Katherine Stokes. The food was served by a group of students who listened to the speeches, interacted with guests, and cleared up after the event. Jo Innes NHWT Chair, Jo Innes acknowledged the support of organisations and individuals who had sponsored awards and made donations to the Trust over the last 25 years. She reported on new second chance education awards for Māori women, refugee women and women preparing for trade qualifications, as well as a new research award, Wāhine Ora, co-funded with Ngā Pae o te Māramatana and designed to foster research of benefit to Māori women, girls and/or whānau. Retiring trustees were farewelled and thanked for their contributions to the work of NHWT. Sally Hassell who has recently completed six years on the Trust, and previously been a Trust member, was acknowledged.

She leaves the Trust Board, but continues to support the work of NHWT as Awards Officer. Heather Rae was thanked for her significant contribution as Treasurer over many years, and Ann Pomeroy and Marg Lees’ work as retiring Awards Officers was recognised. New trustees were also welcomed and introduced. Jennifer Curtin (Auckland) became a trustee in late 2015. Noeline Holt (Wellington), Anahila Kanongata’a-Suisuiki (Auckland) and Lindsay Geenty (Hamilton) were appointed to the Trust in 2016. Ann Pomeroy, Sally Hassell and Heather Rae Noeline Holt, Anahila Kanongata’a-Suisuiki & Lindsay Geenty BIG BEAD LITTLE BEAD | Wedding Anniversary Gemstone Chart & Guide Wedding Anniversary Guide Wedding Anniversary Chart And Guide For each year of married life there are traditional Wedding Anniversary stones and metals to be offered as gifts between husband and wife, usually in the form of jewellery. Certain anniversary years like the 25th Silver Jubilee Wedding Anniversary, the 50th Golden Jubilee Wedding Anniversary, and the 60th Diamond Jubilee Wedding Anniversary are considered to be the more significant milestones.

The traditional anniversary gemstone or metal for these anniversary years therefore reflects this – the simple logic being that marriage longevity deserves recognition and reward and the greater the longevity the greater the reward! The list of Wedding Anniversaries precious stones provided below details the stones or metals typically exchanged, as well as an indication of the wider traditional Wedding Anniversary gifts list for the earlier years of marriage. History Of Wedding Anniversaries Historically gifts exchanged between spouses, or given as gifts by family and friends, in the early years of marriage were practical household items to help the couple build up their home. Luxury gifts were then given later in life when the couple were assumed to have most things they needed and were perhaps more financially secure. Some of these items have lost their significance or apparent value through changes in fashion but with imagination the spirit of the chosen material can be recognised. For example paper, which would have proven more of a gift when keeping a journal and writing were more central to our lives, could now encompass paper beads jewellery, theatre tickets, stocks and shares, notification of a hot air balloon ride, or even a certificate for naming a star! Before the mid 1930s, not all years had a symbol or material representing the anniversary.

Only the 1st and subsequent milestone anniversaries, namely the 10th, 20th, 25th, 50th and 70th, were represented by a symbol, gift or stone, and it is likely that the Victorians were instrumental in introducing or reintroducing these. It wasn’t until 1937, when the retail sector in America saw an opportunity to increase sales that the American National Retail Jeweller Association filled in the blanks. They provided a list of Wedding Anniversary gifts for every year of marriage up to the 15th year and then every 5 years thereafter up until the 60th wedding anniversary. They performed a similar exercise in 1912 with a definitive list for Birthstones ! An historical anomaly means there are actually two Diamond Jubilee Anniversaries, one at 60 and one at 75 years of marriage. The 75th anniversary is the original Diamond Anniversary, with the 60th anniversary being added by the Victorians when in 1897 Queen Victoria celebrated her Diamond Jubilee on the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne. This was then adopted as a Wedding Anniversary.

To read a further example of Queen Victoria’s influence over jewellery trends have a look at our History of Charms where she was instrumental in bringing charms and charm bracelets back to the fore. Going further back to medieval times, the actual tradition of presenting wedding gifts seems to lie geographically in the area we now call Germany. Only two anniversaries were recognised, namely the 25th and 50th years. To mark the occasion of the Silver or 25th Wedding Anniversary a husband would crown his wife with a wreath or garland of silver. The silver symbolized the harmony that was assumed to be necessary to make so many years of matrimony possible. Likewise, he would crown her with a wreath of gold on a Golden or 50th Wedding Anniversary – hence we now have Silver Wedding Anniversaries and Golden Wedding Anniversaries. Wedding Anniversary Chart This Anniversary list can also be downloaded as a free PDF file by clicking on the icon at the foot of the page. This file also includes the traditional Wedding Anniversary gifts guide alongside the precious stones and metals for each year of marriage. If you would like more information about a particular stone have a look at our Gemstone & Minerals Guide .

1st Wedding Anniversary - Gold Jewellery (No Associated Stone) 2nd Wedding Anniversary - Garnet List of Wedding Anniversaries By Year – Free Adobe PDF Download ADDITIONAL ARTICLE KEYWORDS & THEMES: Wedding Anniversary By Year, Wedding Anniversary Symbols If you find this BigBeadLittleBead resource useful please provide feedback as it helps us to gauge the resources that matter to you most. If there is anything else you want to know, just ask on our Contact Us page. Please feel free to reproduce this guide for personal or educational use, crediting Big Bead Little Bead as the source. If you wish to reproduce this item for commercial use then please contact us at info@bigbeadlittlebead.com to discuss your requirements. Copyright © 2008-2013 Big Bead Little Bead. Anna Weller of Big Bead Little Bead

Question: A Silver Jubilee is the anniversary of how many years of a significant event?
Answer: 25