2. Pope Benedict XVI
• In his
Apostolic
Letter
“Porta Fidei”
announced….
3. THE YEAR OF FAITH
Starting
October 11, 2012
Until
November 24, 2013
4. Significance of October 11?
• The 50th
Anniversary of
the Opening of
the 2nd Vatican
Council in
1962
5. Significance of October 11?
• The 20th
Anniversary of
the
Promulgation
of the
Catechism of
the Catholic
Church in 1992.
6. The Year of Faith invites us
to study again the
Second Vatican Council
and the
Catechism of the Catholic Church
to rediscover the vitality of the
faith we have inherited.
7. The Year of Faith invites us
• To listen
to the deep
cries and
aspirations of
the people
8. So that we can proclaim Jesus Christ
• With new
methods,
new
expressions
and new
fervor.
9. It is a year of listening and
a year of mission as well.
10. The Church is a community of faith,
a fruit and an agent of faith.
11. The Church is a missionary of
the Gospel in the world.