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‘Open Wide the
Door of
Faith’11th October 2012 - 24th November 2013
Pope Benedict XVI has announced a
Year of Faith to begin on
11 October 2012 - the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council
and ending on 24 November 2013 - the
Feast of Christ the King.
What is the ‘Year of Faith’ about?
It is an invitation to
deepen our understanding,
to live and
to pray …
…. It is an opportunity to celebrate and renew our faith … individually ….
…with our families ….
…in our parishes …
…and in our schools…
… across our Country and across the world ….
The Year of Faith
Logo ….
What does it
symbolise?
A Sun – symbolising
the Eucharist
Sails – Showing the 3 symbols
of the trigram of
Christ (IHS)
A Boat - symbolising The Church
Waves – symbolisingthe church
afloat across many waters
At our baptism,
the baptismal candle
was lit as a
sign of our
faith ….
It is a challenge to keep our light of faith burning in our lives today…
We can keep the light of faith burning
by growing in our faith.
We grow in our faith every day ….when we pray, when we learn about God,
… when we show love to one another…
… and when we care for those who are not as lucky as we are.
• Pray
•Deepen our own knowledge
• Witness
• Serve
Four ways we can partake in the Year of Faith….
PRAY:
Make an extra effort to include prayer as part of your life every day ….
LEARN:
Strive to learn new things about your faith ….
WITNESS:
Try to be more like Jesus in yourDealings with others- show you care and be considerate
SERVE: We can take care of those who are not as
lucky as we are, just like Jesus did.
This year raise
awareness, fundraise and
help others.
During this Year of Faith:
We hope that we will come to be people of faith and live like Jesus wants us to
‘Open Wide the
Door of Faith’
11th October 2012 - 24th November 2013