Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Year for Priests, June 19, 2009 - June 19, 2010


Pope Benedict XVI has declared a “Year for Priests” beginning with the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 19, 2009. The year will conclude in Rome with an international gathering of priests with the Holy Father on June 19, 2010.

With the announcement of this Year for Priests, the Pope has declared St. John Vianney the Universal Patron of Priests on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the death of the Curé d’Ars.

The theme for the special year is “Faithfulness of Christ, Faithfulness of Priests."

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