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    11/29/2012, Jeffrey BameContent of this presentation may not be used without explicit permission.

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    The door of faith cts14:27 is always open for us, usheringus into the life of communion with God and offering entry intohis Church. It is possible to cross that threshold when the wordof God is proclaimed and the heart allows itself to be shaped bytransforming grace. To enter through that door is to set out on ajourney that lasts a lifetime.

    Benedict XVI, Porta Fidei, 1

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    What is faith? Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the

    conviction of things not seen. (Hebrews 11:1)

    Faith is mans response to God, who reveals

    himself and gives himself to man, at the same timebringing man a superabundant light as he searches

    for the ultimate meaning of his life. (CCC 26)

    By faith, man completely submits his intellect and

    his will to God. (CCC 143) Faith is the theological virtue by which we believe

    in God and believe all that he has said and revealed

    to us, and that Holy Church proposes for our belief,

    because he is truth itself. (CCC 1814)

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    Some Facts About the Year of Faith: Initiated by Pope Benedict XVI in his apostolic letter

    titled Porta Fidei (The Door of Faith).

    Dates: October 11, 2012 November 24, 2013

    This is the second time to celebrate a Year of Faith

    Pope Paul VI declared a Year of Faith in 1967.

    This Year of Faith marks the 50thanniversary of

    Vatican II and the 20th

    anniversary of the release ofthe Catechism of the Catholic Church

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    A Christian may never think of belief as a private act.Faith is choosing to stand with the Lord so as to live

    with him. This standing with him points towards an

    understanding of the reasons for believing. Faith,

    precisely because it is a free act, also demands social

    responsibility for what one believes. The Church on the

    day of Pentecost demonstrates with utter clarity this

    public dimension of believing and proclaiming ones

    faith fearlessly to every person. It is the gift of the Holy

    Spirit that makes us fit for mission and strengthensour witness, making it frank and courageous.

    - Benedict XVI, Porta Fidei, 10

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    Who said this?we consider attentively the world of today, which is

    so busy with politics and controversies in the

    economic order that it does not find time to attend to

    the care of spiritual reality, with which the Church's

    Magisterium is concerned. Such a way of acting is

    certainly not right, and must justly be disapproved.

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    Who said this?we consider attentively the world of today, which is

    so busy with politics and controversies in the

    economic order that it does not find time to attend to

    the care of spiritual reality, with which the Church's

    Magisterium is concerned. Such a way of acting is

    certainly not right, and must justly be disapproved.

    - John XXIII, Homily to Open the SecondVatican Council on October 11, 1962

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    Importance of Reviewing Vatican II DocumentsEven if the Council does not deal expressly with the

    faith, it talks about it on every page, it recognizes its

    vital and supernatural character, it assumes it to be

    whole and strong, and it builds upon its teachings. We

    need only recall some of the Councils statements in

    order to realize the essential importance that the

    Council, consistent with the doctrinal tradition of the

    Church, attributes to the faith, the true faith, whichhas Christ for its source and the Churchs Magisterium

    for its channel

    Paul VI, General Audience on March 8, 1967

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    With the passing of the years, the Council documents

    have lost nothing of their value or brilliance. They need

    to be read correctly, to be widely known and taken to

    heart as important and normative texts of the

    Magisterium, within the Church's TraditionI feel more

    than ever in duty bound to point to the Council as thegreat grace bestowed on the Church in the twentieth

    century: there we find a sure compass by which to

    take our bearings in the century now beginning.

    John Paul II, Novo Millennio Ineunte (2001), 57

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    Plenary Indulgence"During the Year of Faith, which will last from 11

    October 2012 to 24 November 2013, Plenary

    Indulgence for the temporal punishment of sins,

    imparted by the mercy of God and applicable also tothe souls of deceased faithful, may be obtained by all

    faithful who, truly penitent, take Sacramental

    Confession and the Eucharist and pray in accordance

    with the intentions of the Supreme Pontiff.

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    Plenary Indulgence Four Ways Attend three sermons at a mission, or three lessons on

    the Acts of the Council or the Catechism

    Make a pilgrimage to a papal basilica, Christian

    catacomb, a cathedral church or a holy site designatedby the local ordinary for the Year of Faith (Shrine of the

    True Cross in Dickinson is the closest site established by

    Cardinal DiNardo).

    On a day designated by the local bishop, participate in a

    solemn celebration of the Eucharist or the Liturgy of the

    Hours, while adding the Profession of Faith

    Visiting a baptistery or place of ones baptism and

    renewing their baptismal promises in proper form

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    Goals for the Year of Faith: to professthe faith in fullness and with renewed

    conviction

    to intensify the celebrationof the faith in the liturgy to makewitnessof life may grow in credibility.

    To rediscover the content of the faith that is

    professed, celebrated, lived and prayed, and to reflecton the act of faith, is a task that every believer must

    make his own, especially in the course of this Year.

    - Benedict XVI, Porta Fidei, 9

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    Session Topics and Dates 11/29/12 - The Church, the Light of the Nations

    1/3/13 - The Word of God: Interpreting Scripture and Tradition

    2/7/13 - Let Us Pray: The Liturgical Life of the Church

    3/7/13 - Call to Conversion: Sin and Penance

    4/4/13 - Know Yourself: The Relationship Between Faith and Reason

    5/2/13 - City on a Hill: The Church in the Modern World