The Jubilee is the greatest religious event proclaimed by the Catholic Church to offer the faithful a year of grace, forgiveness, penance, spirituality, reconciliation, and spiritual renewal. All these meanings are well expressed by the very name of the celebration, which derives from the Latin “Jubilaeus”, meaning year of joy.

In the Old Testament, the Jubilee was celebrated every fifty years and involved the liberation of slaves, the cancellation of debts, and the restitution of land to its rightful owners. The first official Jubilee of the Catholic Church was instituted by Pope Boniface VIII in 1300, allowing the faithful to receive plenary indulgence by visiting Rome and performing good deeds. The current frequency of every twenty-five years was established in 1474 by Pope Paul II. Over the centuries, extraordinary Jubilees have also been proclaimed, including the Jubilee of Mercy, announced in 2015 by Pope Francis to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the conclusion of the Second Vatican Council. On that occasion, the Oleificio Morettini was entrusted by the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization with the exclusive production of the official Jubilee oil. The Vatican dicastery, led by Monsignor Rino Fisichella, assessed the history, production, ethics, and projects of various companies in the sector, ultimately selecting the Monte San Savino-based company, which created a special tin bottle inspired by the idea of pilgrimage to Rome.