Year of Faith
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Holy Child, Larkhill/Whitehall/Santry: Year of Faith Exploring the Creed through Art and images in the Year of Faith. Fr. Damian McNeice will use the medium of Art and images as keys to open doorways through which we can explore new elements of the Apostles’ Creed, our fundamental Baptismal symbol of faith. Wednesday, 13th March 2013 at 7.30p.m. in the Parish Centre, Church of the Holy Child Whitehall, Dublin 9.
With the Apostolic Letter of 11 October 2011, Porta fidei, Pope Benedict XVI declared a Year of Faith. This year will begin on 11th of October on the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Ecumenical Vatican Council, and will conclude on 24 November 2013, the Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, Universal King. Throughout the year various events and initiatives will be promoted through the Office of Evangilsation of the Archdiocese of Dublin and updated on their new website
Apostolic Letter from Pope Benedict XVI for the Year of Faith
“The “door of faith” (Acts 14:27) is always open for us, ushering us into the life of communion with God and offering entry into his Church. It is possible to cross that threshold when the word of God is proclaimed and the heart allows itself to be shaped by transforming grace. To enter through that door is to set out on a journey that lasts a lifetime. It begins with baptism (cf. Rom 6:4), through which we can address God as Father, and it ends with the passage through death to eternal life, fruit of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, whose will it was, by the gift of the Holy Spirit, to draw those who believe in him into his own glory (cf. Jn 17:22). To profess faith in the Trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – is to believe in one God who is Love (cf. 1 Jn 4:8): the Father, who in the fullness of time sent his Son for our salvation; Jesus Christ, who in the mystery of his death and resurrection redeemed the world; the Holy Spirit, who leads the Church across the centuries as we await the Lord’s glorious return.” – Pope Benedict XVI, Apostolic Letter from Pope Benedict XVI for the Year of Faith
Click on the following link to read the full text of the Holy Father’s Apostolic Letter which was issued on 11 October 2011.
Official Hymn for the Year of Faith
The official hymn of the Year of Faith is called Credo Domine and the sheet music can be downloaded from the Year of Faith Website at the following link:
http://www.annusfidei.va/content/novaevangelizatio/en/annus-fidei/inno-musicale.html