Sunday 21 October 2012

The Year of Faith 2012 - 2013


Over the last two weeks I'm sure that you've been hearing about the Year of Faith. Either about preparing for it or about its celebration on October 11th 2012. But what is the Year of Faith all about?

One of the primary objectives of the year of Faith is simply about rediscovering the journey of faith in the Catholic church with renewed vigor, love and enthusiasm for the church. During this year we're asked not to just receive the Body and Blood of Christ during the Eucharist but to receive it and allow it to be apart of us as we continue to grow in faith and love for the Holy Catholic Church.  

However, this is only the beginning of what is asked of us. This poster taken from CTS Catholic Compass sums it up nicely.



The Year of Faith also has its own logo.

It is composed of a square, bordered field on which a boat, symbolizing the Church, is represented as sailing on a graphically minimal representation of waves. The main mast of the boat is a cross from which sails are displayed in the form of dynamic signs which compose the trigram of Christ (IHS). The background to the sails is a sun which, associated with the trigram, refers also to the Eucharist.










To read the entire Apostolic Letter entitled "PORTA FIDEI" you can click on this link http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/motu_proprio/documents/hf_ben-xvi_motu-proprio_20111011_porta-fidei_en.html

   

So how do you see yourself growing during this Year of Faith. In our parish we encourage you to join one or more of our many groups that will help encourage you to develop your faith. Below is a list of some of our groups within the parish.


Do you have further suggestions or would you like to share how you would like to celebrate this Year of Faith? Then you are encouraged to leave a comment in the below .

God Bless.

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