Year of Faith

My brothers and sisters in Christ, I wanted to write again on the Year of Faith because it is important for us to be focused on it, is a major event in the life of the Universal Church and a great opportunity to strengthen our identity as Catholics and to rediscover and share the precious gift of Faith entrusted to the Church and the personal gift of faith that we have each received. We are celebrating the anniversary of two important events in the life of the Catholic Church: The 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council and the 20th anniversary of the publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The Year of Faith will close on November 24, 2013, the Solemn Feast of Christ the King throughout the world. In our parish, we have embraced the Holy Father's invitation to celebrate these important events. We know we cannot love what we do not understand. So, over the coming months, we will have the opportunity to stop for a bit to approach, read, and better understand the documents of the Second Vatican Council and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. I invite you to attend our Year of Faith Sunday sessions at the Parish Center.  Please see the schedule on the reverse side of this invitation for more information.  On these nights of study and reflection, we will view the Catholicism series and study the Vatican II documents. You will be provided copies of the documents and helpful tools for reading and studying them.  We also hope to show you how to use the Catechism of the Catholic Church, not only as a tool for studying and defending our Faith, but also to help you grow in spirituality.  Finally, there will be some time spent in fellowship. These sessions are free of charge and registration is not required. This is a great opportunity to help us better form our faith and to join with the Holy Father, Benedict XVI, in meditating deeply about our Catholic Faith. I encourage all of you to attend these sessions and hope to have your support in this effort.  Please encourage your family and friends to join us, as well. 

Peace and blessings!

Fr. Agustin