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YEAR OF FAITH
(Heb 11:1) Now, faith is the substance of things to be hoped for, the evidence of things that appear not.
POPE BENEDICT XVI:
“May this Year of Faith make our relationship with Christ the Lord
increasingly firm, since only in Him is there the certitude for looking
to the future and the guarantee of an authentic and lasting love.”
GENERAL AUDIENCE: The Year of Faith. Introduction
LINK: A Message from the Bishop - Questions, answers about the Year of Faith
ARCHBISHOP CHAPUT:
Human beings make history, not the other way around. This is why each
of our lives matters. God is love; a God of life and deliverance and
joy. He made us to be happy with him; to be loved by him; and to bring
others to know his love. That’s the glory of being alive. That’s the
grandeur of being a disciple of Jesus Christ.
The task of preaching and teaching, growing and living the Catholic
faith in our time, in this country, belongs to you and me. No one else
can do it. The future depends on God, but he builds it with the living
stones we give him by the example of our lives.
So today, tomorrow, and in the coming Year of Faith — which begins in
just a few weeks — we need to remember the words of the Epistle of
James: “Be doers of [God’s] word and not hearers only, deceiving
yourselves” (Jas. 1:22).
We live for the glory of God, and we prove it in the love we show to each other.
VATICAN NEWS: PLENARY INDULGENCE FOR THE YEAR OF FAITH
According to a decree made public today and signed by Cardinal Manuel
Monteiro de Castro and Bishop Krzysztof Nykiel, respectively
penitentiary major and regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary, Benedict
XVI will grant faithful Plenary Indulgence for the occasion of the Year
of Faith. The indulgence will be valid from the opening of the Year on
11 October 2012 until its end on 24 November 2013.
"The day of the fiftieth anniversary of the solemn opening of Vatican
Council II", the text reads, "the Supreme Pontiff Benedict XVI has
decreed the beginning of a Year especially dedicated to the profession
of the true faith and its correct interpretation, through the reading
of - or better still the pious meditation upon - the Acts of the
Council and the articles of the Catechism of the Catholic Church".
"Since the primary objective is to develop sanctity of life to the
highest degree possible on this earth, and thus to attain the most
sublime level of pureness of soul, immense benefit may be derived from
the great gift of Indulgences which, by virtue of the power conferred
upon her by Christ, the Church offers to everyone who, following the
due norms, undertakes the special prescripts to obtain them".
"During the Year of Faith, which will last from 11 October 2012 to 24
November 2013, Plenary Indulgence for the temporal punishment of sins,
imparted by the mercy of God and applicable also to the souls of
deceased faithful, may be obtained by all faithful who, truly penitent,
take Sacramental Confession and the Eucharist and pray in accordance
with the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff.
"(A) Each time they attend at least three sermons during the Holy
Missions, or at least three lessons on the Acts of the Council or the
articles of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, in church or any
other suitable location.
"(B) Each time they visit, in the course of a pilgrimage, a papal
basilica, a Christian catacomb, a cathedral church or a holy site
designated by the local ordinary for the Year of Faith (for example,
minor basilicas and shrines dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the
Holy Apostles or patron saints), and there participate in a sacred
celebration, or at least remain for a congruous period of time in
prayer and pious meditation, concluding with the recitation of the Our
Father, the Profession of Faith in any legitimate form, and invocations
to the Blessed Virgin Mary and, depending on the circumstances, to the
Holy Apostles and patron saints.
"(C) Each time that, on the days designated by the local ordinary for
the Year of Faith, ... in any sacred place, they participate in a
solemn celebration of the Eucharist or the Liturgy of the Hours, adding
thereto the Profession of Faith in any legitimate form.
"(D) On any day they chose, during the Year of Faith, if they make a
pious visit to the baptistery, or other place in which they received
the Sacrament of Baptism, and there renew their baptismal promises in
any legitimate form.
"Diocesan or eparchal bishops, and those who enjoy the same status in
law, on the most appropriate day during that period or on the occasion
of the main celebrations, ... may impart the papal blessing with the
Plenary Indulgence".
The document concludes by recalling how faithful who, due to illness or
other legitimate cause, are unable to leave their place of adobe, may
still obtain Plenary Indulgence "if, united in spirit and thought with
other faithful, and especially at the times when the words of the
Supreme Pontiff and diocesan bishops are transmitted by television or
radio, they recite ... the Our Father, the Profession of Faith in any
legitimate form, and other prayers that concord with the objectives of
the Year of Faith, offering up the suffering and discomfort of their
lives".
AGGIE CATHOLICS: What You Need To Know About Indulgences
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