Panama – Opening of the Jubilee Year at the Basilica of Don Bosco

07 March 2025

Panama City, Panama – March 2025 – It was a day of deep faith and reflection with the celebration of Ash Wednesday,  at the Basilica of Don Bosco marking the beginning of Lent on March 5. From the early hours of the day, numerous faithful gathered at the Basilica to receive the imposition of ashes, a gesture symbolizing the call to conversion and spiritual preparation for Easter.

The central event of the day included the participation of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Panama, Mons. José Domingo Ulloa, who presided over the official opening of the Holy Jubilee Door at the Basilica of Don Bosco. The ceremony began with a procession from the Basilica’s inner courtyard to the atrium, where Mons. Ulloa offered a solemn prayer, thus inaugurating the Jubilee Year at the Basilica.

Following this, a Holy Mass was celebrated, during which the rite of the imposition of ashes was carried out.

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