‘Hope’ is a word often misunderstood to mean something like ‘optimism’, but its meaning in the life of Christians is far more profound. Inspired by the Jubilee Year of 2025, and the invitation of the late Holy Father, Pope Francis, to become ‘Pilgrims of Hope,’ Fr James McTavish, FMVD, guides us as we take the first steps on this journey. Daily meditations over four weeks follow weekly themes: ‘What is Hope?’, ‘Reasons to Hope’, ‘Hope Amidst Struggles’, and ‘Sowers of Hope’, so that by the end of this self-guided retreat we can become hopeful people prepared to announce the Good News to a world where many despair.

This book is ideal for private devotion, as well as for on-line communities, and for weekly parish groups.