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| Year of Faith: 2012-2013 |
Pope Benedict XVI has announced that the
Year of Faith will run from Oct. 11, 2012, through to Nov. 24, 2013. To
open this special year, a Mass will be celebrated by Benedict XVI in St. Peter's
Square. Present for the occasion will be bishops and theologians who along with the
Pope participated from 1962-65 at the Second Vatican Council that produced sixteen documents. Our plan could begin by simply reading or re-reading one or more these documents.
Here are the planned Church events as reported by Zenit. Parishes can decide how best to adapt these and other appropriate activities in their communities.
"Many of
the Pope's traditional appointments, such as the Jan. 25 celebration marking
the end of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and Feb. 2 prayer with
religious, are incorporated into the Year of Faith.
"Other
events have been added such as the Oct. 6 "Courtyard of the Gentiles"
meeting in the Umbrian town of Assisi, which is presented as a prologue to the
Annus Fidei with an encounter and dialogue between believers and non-believers
on the theme of faith.
"The
Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the theme of New Evangelization
will also stretch across the opening of the Year of Faith, as the synod runs
Oct. 7-28.
"After the
official opening of the Year of Faith, a cultural event takes place Oct. 12 at
the Church of the Gesù, focused on Dante Alighieri and Faith.
"Other
events include:
-- Oct
21: canonization of six martyrs of the faith
-- Oct.
26-30: a World Congress for Catholic teachers
-- Nov.
15-17: international conference for health care workers on the theme “the
hospital, a place of evangelization: a human and spiritual mission"
-- Dec. 1:
Benedict XVI will celebrate the first Vespers of Advent for the Pontifical
Universities, the Seminaries and the Ecclesial Colleges.
-- Dec.
20-May 1: an exhibition of the Year of Faith at Castel Sant’Angelo
-- Dec.
28-Jan. 2: the Taizé community in collaboration with the Vicariate of Rome
promotes a European youth meeting
-- Jan
through November: inauguration of a major exhibition at the Basilica of
Saint Paul Outside the Walls dedicated to the Basilica itself and Vatican II.
-- Feb.
25-26: international congress dedicated to Saints Cyril and Methodius at the
Pontifical Oriental Institute and at the Gregorian University
-- April
4-6: conference for Catholic associations dedicated to education
-- April
13: concert titled “Oh My Son” in Paul VIth Hall
-- Also in
April: Day of Seminaries and a Day of Study dedicated to Vatican II documents
-- April
28: Pope will confirm a group of young people and meet with others who recently
have been or are about to be confirmed in their home countries.
-- In May,
the Pope will make a pilgrimage to the tomb of St. Peter.
-- June 2,
feast of Corpus Christi: Benedict XVI will lead the solemn adoration of the
Eucharist and is asking every cathedral and parish to have an hour of silent
contemplation before the Blessed Sacrament at exactly the same hour.
-- June
16: the Pope will preside over a celebration of the Church's witness to the
dignity and value of every human life
-- June
22: concert in St. Peter's Square for the Year of Faith
-- July 7:
Benedict XVI will meet with seminarians and novices, who will make a pilgrimage
to Rome to demonstrate "the joy of their decision to follow the Lord in
serving his Church"
-- July
23-28: World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro
-- Sept.
18-19: a workshop organized by the Congregation for Catholic Education and the
Pontifical Universities to examine the value of “the Catholic Church’s
Catechism” in the teaching of theology
-- Sept.
29: Day for Catechists celebrated in the presence of Benedict XVI
-- Oct.
13: the Pope will celebrate a Marian Day together with a host of Marian
Associations
-- Nov. 24: Year of Faith concludes."
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