The Roman Missal for the Solemnity of the Epiphany allows for an announcement of the "movable feasts" of the Liturgical Year (ie those feasts whose celebration can occur on a different date each year) to be made after the Gospel at Mass.
Know, dear brethren, that, as we have rejoiced at the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, so by leave of God's mercy we announce to you also the joy of his Resurrection, who is our Saviour.
As Pope Francis recognised in the Bull of Indiction for the Jubilee 2025, the coming year sees the 1700th anniversary of the Council if Nicea. It is also a year in which the celebration of Easter in the West and East falls on the same day, giving the year a particular ecumenical significance.
The Council of Nicaea also discussed the date of Easter. To this day, different approaches to this question prevent celebrating the fundamental event of our faith on the same day. Providentially, a common celebration will take place in the year 2025. May this serve as an appeal to all Christians, East and West, to take a decisive step forward towards unity around a common date for Easter. We do well to remind ourselves that many people, unaware of the controversies of the past, fail to understand how divisions in this regard can continue to exist.
This aspect of the Jubilee 2025 has a particular resonance for the Focolare Movement, inspired by a "spirituality of unity" in which ecumenical dialogue forms one of a number of different dialogues in which the Movement engages. These can be explored at this page from the international website - In Dialogue - where they are summarised as follows:
The Focolare spirituality has spread throughout the world and has given rise to various forms of dialogue.
The Movement is engaged in dialogue among movements and new communities within the Catholic Church and is also in dialogue other Christian Churches and ecclesial communities. Relationships with the faithful of the world’s religions have paved the way to a broader dialogue among the major world religions.
Collaboration between believers and those who profess no specific religious faith has given rise to a fruitful dialogue and concrete projects for peace and justice in the world. A dialogue (with the) world of culture opens its eyes to new insights.
Called to Hope is the title of an ecumenical conference that the Movement is organising to mark the Jubilee 2025.
This dimension of the Jubilee 2025 strikes something of a chord, as the timing of a holiday in Kefalonia last year meant that we arrived on the island as they celebrated Easter Sunday, roughly a month later than we had celebrated it here in the UK.
