The word as it is used today, has a judeo-christian history behind it. It has come from the biblical tradition, which insisted on a 'proclamation by a trumpet (jobel)' the jubilee year - after seven sabbath (6+1) years. That meant every 50th year. A year of the Lord, when the planet was said to have been re-possessed by God (the true owner), ending all sorts of unjust possessions, making it a year of liberation from oppression and renewal (as the land was left untilled for it to get repaired naturally!!). What a beautiful sentiment and mechanism!
However, 50 being a very long time, the Christian, especially, the western tradition, had introduced celebrating the completion of its half as jubilee. Thus we have today, every 25th year as a jubilee, and so, after 25 years since 1993, SH is in its platinum jubilee year.
Let us, heartians, on the campus, and world over, pray together the spirit of our anthem - the heartian spirit, ''Make us one at Heart'', as we enter the jubilee year ! May the Sacred Heart of Jesus guide us in his path of righteousness and peace, invincible goodwill and unconquerable benevolence!
We are having the jubilee logo launched on Monday the 6th of August, by the Hon Minister for Human Resource Development Sri Prakash Javadekar, with Prof. K.V. Thomas presiding. Among the guests we hope to Sri Alphonse Kannanthanam, the minister for tourism, our MPs, former faculty & student, Rev. Bp. Gratian and our alumni, friends and wellwishers from Delhi. You are all cordially welcome.
J. Prasant CMI