Saturday 5 June 2010

Year for Priests Closing


----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Father Patrick ...
Sent: Fri, 4 June, 2010 16:06:31
Subject: Closing of The Year for Priesrts - Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus - June 11, 2010

Dear Friends in Christ:


Greetings and Peace in the Name of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!

I send the following important announcement

concerning the Closing of the Year for Priests.


I invite your prayer for priests,

especially during these three important days in Rome.


The Vatican Congregation for the Clergy

has announced that Pope Benedict

plans to close the Year for Priests by inviting

every Catholic priest

to join him in Rome from 9-11 June 2010.

Every Catholic priest in the world,

of whom there are around 407,000,

is invited to the meeting,

which will have the theme of "Faithfulness of Christ, Faithfulness of the Priest."


The program, announced by the Congregation for the Clergy, indicates that the

first day of the gathering will take place at the Basilica of Saint Paul-Outside-the-Walls

and will have as theme

"Conversion and Mission."

The activities will include prayer, a conference to discuss the subject,

Eucharist adoration, an opportunity for Confession and a Mass.


On day two, June 10,

the theme will be "Cenacle, invocation to the Holy Spirit with Mary, in fraternal communion."

The venue for the morning reflections will be the Basilica of Saint Mary Major,

while in the evening a "priestly vigil" will be held at Saint Peter's Basilica.

The vigil will consist of priests

offering their testimonies, singing and adoration of the Eucharist.

Pope Benedict XVI will be present at the vigil and will greet the priests.


The Year for Priests will be brought to a close on Friday, 11 June,

which is the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Pope Benedict will preside over a Mass

in Saint Peter's Basilica to conclude the Year for Priests.


The final day of the meeting will have

"With Peter, in ecclesial communion" as its theme.

Thank you kindly for your prayer, concern and love for Priests.


Sincerely in the Lord

Father Patrick


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