Great Jubilee 2000
Jubilee celebrations of the Roman Catholic Church
 The
Jubilee’s tradition dates back to the Old Testament.
It was known then as The Great Sabbatical Year (which nowadays corresponds to
the Jubilee Year) and occurred every 50 years. According to Moses' law, every
seventh year, that is the Sabbatical Year, was to be consecrated to God.
According to Moses' law, 7 weeks of years (seven times seven years) equal to
a period of 49 years, were to be counted. The 50th year, as a result, was to be
declared the Holy Year during which the same customs of the Sabbatical Year had
to be solemnly celebrated.
Catholic Encyclopædia
The Catholic
Encyclopaedia contains a detailed
history of Jubilee throughout the ages.
There is also another "Jubilee 2000"
A London based charity is co-ordinating Jubilee
2000 Campaign to cancel unpayable debts of the poorest countries by the year
2000. They are backed by all the major aid agencies, churches and other national
organisations. Jubilee 2000 has also been launched in Germany, Austria, USA,
Canada amongst other countries.
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