National Eucharistic Revival(USCCB) Our world is hurting. We all need healing, yet many of us are separated from the very source of our strength. Jesus Christ invites us to return to the source and summit of our faith: his Real Presence in the Eucharist. The National Eucharistic Revival is a movement to restore understanding and devotion to this great mystery here in the United States. Click HERE for our page on the Eucharistic Revival
Synod on Synodality (Vatican) "Let's walk together with the Holy Spirit." "This Synod is intended as a Synodal Process. The aim of this synodal process is not to provide a temporary or one-time experience of synodality, but rather to provide an opportunity for the entire People of God to discern together how to move forward on the path towards being a more synodal Church in the long-term... A basic question prompts and guides us: How does this journeying together allow the Church to proclaim the Gospel in accordance with the mission entrusted to Her; and what steps does the Spirit invite us to take in order to grow as a synodal Church?" Click HERE for our page on the Synod on Synodality (including summary pages)
World Meeting of Families - Rome, June 22-26, 2022 (The National Centre for Evangelisation (NCE)) The World Meeting of Families (WMOF) is intended to highlight family love as a vocation and as a way of holiness, to understand and share the profound and salvific meaning of family relationships in daily life. Families are invited to Rome during the Jubilee Year (Jubilee of Families, Children, Grandparents and the Elderly, 30 May - 1 June, 2025) as the next international gathering. The next WMOF is scheduled for 2028
Year "Amoris Laetitia Family" - March 19, 2021 - June 26, 2022 ( Go to laityfamilylife dot va for materials to explore this document.) On March 19, 2021, the Church celebrates five years since the publication of the Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia on the beauty and joy of love in the family. On the same day, Pope Francis will launch the Year "Amoris Laetitia Family", which will conclude on June 26, 2022, on the occasion of the X World Meeting of Families in Rome with the Holy Father. LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS TO MARRIED COUPLES FOR THE "AMORIS LAETITIA FAMILY" YEAR, 2021-2022
Patris Corde, (With a Father's Heart), Pope Francis on the 150th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church. 150 years ago, Blessed Pope Pius IX declared St. Joseph as Patron of the Catholic Church, so that all could better appreciate this humble carpenter and his central role in the history of salvation. Now, Pope Francis is asking all of us to observe this important anniversary with the Year of St. Joseph, from December 8, 2020 - December 8, 2021.
Pope Francis Apostolic Letter Declaring a Word of God Sunday - (Vatican) To help the Church grow in love and faithful witness to God, Pope Francis has declared the third Sunday in Ordinary Time to be dedicated to the word of God. With this apostolic letter, the pope “invites us to hold the word of God in our hands every day as much as possible so that it becomes our prayer” and a greater part of one’s lived experience. Francis also encouraged people to read the Second Vatican Council’s dogmatic constitution, Dei Verbum, and Pope Benedict XVI’s apostolic exhortation, Verbum Domini, whose teaching remains “fundamental for our communities.” Pope Francis’ Christus Vivit (Zenit) Vatican-provided English Text of Pope’s Apostolic Exhortation Following 2018 Synod on Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment
Youth and Young Adults Synod (USCCB) Our bishops have a page dedicated to the upcoming synod with lots of information on the upcoming Synod. Check this out for links, resources, and more.
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