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PARISH
EVENTS
FOCUSED ON THE YEAR OF THE PRIEST:
Adoration
one
hour prior to all weekday Mass at
Church
of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Erinsville
St. Anthony of Padua, Centreville
Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Enterprise
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Photo
and article courtesy of Catholic
News Agency
The Holy Father announced that the Church will celebrate a special year
for priests beginning on June 19, 2009. The year will commemorate
the 150th anniversary of the death of St. Jean Vianney, Cure of
Ars.
The Pope will inaugurate the Year on June 19 by presiding at Vespers in
St. Peter's Basilica, where the relics of the 'Cure of Ars' will be
brought for the occasion by Bishop Guy Bagnard of Belley-Ars, France.
During the course of the Year, Benedict XVI will proclaim St. Jean
Marie Vianney as the patron saint of all the priests of the world. A
"Directory for Confessors and Spiritual Directors" will also be
published, as will a collection of texts by the Holy Father on essential
aspects of the life and mission of priests in our time.
The year will close June 19, 2010, with Pope Benedict presiding at a
"World Meeting of Priests" in St. Peter's Square.
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