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| Calendar |
St. Mary's Church
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Year of St. Paul
Excerpt from the pamphlet by
Woodeene Koenig-Bricker
Why the Year of St. Paul?
Periodically, the Church sets aside
an entire year to encourage all of us
to focus on some particular and
important aspect of our Faith.This
year, we are given an opportunity to
honor one of the great saints and
founders of the early Church — the
Apostle Paul.
In order to commemorate the 2000th
anniversary of his birth, Christians all
over the world will celebrate “The
Year of St. Paul” from June 28, 2008,
to June 29, 2009.
As Pope Benedict XVI said in his
announcement, this special
“Pauline” year is an invitation to join
with “The Apostle of the Gentiles,
who dedicated himself to the
spreading of the good news to all
peoples, [and] spent himself for the
unity and harmony of all Christians,”
adding,“May he guide us and protect
us in this bimillenary celebration,
helping us to advance in the humble
and sincere search for the full unity of
all the members of the mystical body
of Christ.”
“From [St. Paul] we draw a very
important lesson: what counts is to
place Jesus Christ at the center of
our lives, so that our identity is
marked essentially by the encounter,
by communion with Christ and with
his Word.” — Pope Benedict XVI, The
Apostles.
Excerpt from the pamphlet by
Woodeene Koenig-Bricker
Why the Year of St. Paul?
Periodically, the Church sets aside
an entire year to encourage all of us
to focus on some particular and
important aspect of our Faith.This
year, we are given an opportunity to
honor one of the great saints and
founders of the early Church — the
Apostle Paul.
In order to commemorate the 2000th
anniversary of his birth, Christians all
over the world will celebrate “The
Year of St. Paul” from June 28, 2008,
to June 29, 2009.
As Pope Benedict XVI said in his
announcement, this special
“Pauline” year is an invitation to join
with “The Apostle of the Gentiles,
who dedicated himself to the
spreading of the good news to all
peoples, [and] spent himself for the
unity and harmony of all Christians,”
adding,“May he guide us and protect
us in this bimillenary celebration,
helping us to advance in the humble
and sincere search for the full unity of
all the members of the mystical body
of Christ.”
“From [St. Paul] we draw a very
important lesson: what counts is to
place Jesus Christ at the center of
our lives, so that our identity is
marked essentially by the encounter,
by communion with Christ and with
his Word.” — Pope Benedict XVI, The
Apostles.
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Year of St. Paul click here:
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