שנת פאולוס הקדוש
הכנסייה הקתולית הכריזה את השנה הזאת כשנה מוקדשת לפאולוס הקדוש. הוא נולד לפני 2000 שנה. ההגמונים וראשי הכנסיות הקתוליות בארץ הקודש פרסמו הודעה בנושא זה.
ההודעה מובאת כאן בשפה האנגלית.
Reverend Parish priests,
Religious men and women,
Dear faithful lay people,
Peace and blessing from God our Lord.
The Holy Father, Benedict XVI, has asked to all the Catholic Churches spread all over the world to consecrate one full year, from 28th of June 2008 to June 2009, to Saint Paul the apostle of the nations, to meditate his life and teaching.
All of us, we know that
The Holy Father will open the year dedicated to
- We invite the Parish priests and the Religious institutes to underline the opening of the year of
- In the same day, at the diocesan level and eparchy, some celebrations will take place in
- We invite the Parish priest s to inform the faithful and to participate. To the opening of the year of
- The Assembly of the Catholic Ordinaries has asked to H.E.Msgr Elias Chacour to prepare, with the help of the Commission for pilgrimages which depends of the Assembly itself, a schedule with details of the activities about
The proposed program will be communicated in time to the Parishes and Religious Institutions which are present and operating in our Dioceses.
Let us ask God, through the intercession of
+ Michel Sabbah
Latin Patriarch of
Greek Melkite Catholic Archbishop of Akka
+ Yaser Al-Ayyash
Greek Melkite Catholic Archbishop of
Maronite Archbishop of
Coadjutor Archbishop of the Latin Patriarchate
+ Sélim Sayegh
Latin Patriarchal Vicar General for
Latin Patriarchal Vical General for
Syrian Catholic Patriarchal Exarch of
Greek Melkite Catholic Patrarchal Exarch of
Custos of the
Patriarchal Vicar General for the Hebrew-Catholic Community
Mgr Rafael Minassian
Armenian Catholic Patriarchal Exarch of
Patriarchal Vicar for Chaldeans
+ Pierre Muallem
Former Greek Melkite Catholic Archbishop of Akka
+ Kamal Bathish
Former Auxiliary Bishop of the Latin Patriarchate