One of the attributes of the Jubilee Cross, carried in procession to mark the beginning of this year of grace, according to the Vatican instruction, is that it be of historical significance to the diocesan Church.
Our Jubilee Cross dates back at least to the early twentieth century. In 1916, when four Island women, novices comprising the newly founded congregation of the Sisters of St. Martha, returned from formation with the Marthas of Antigonish, their convent was located on the campus of St. Dunstan’s University—now UPEI.
In the dining room, when they arrived, this cross was already hung. Shortly after, one of the Antigonish Sisters who accompanied them, an artist, Sister St. Hugh, decorated the cross with the wooden border we now see.

When St. Dunstan’s University closed in 1969, this cross was carried in procession to Mount St. Mary’s, where it hung until ownership changed hands about a dozen years ago.
Of historical significance to be sure, this image of Christ crucified represents two long-standing living faith institutions in our diocesan Church: St. Dunstan’s University, providing post-secondary education for 114 years and still has an active Board of Governors, and the Sisters of St. Martha of Prince Edward Island, marking, in 2025, 109 years and counting.