YEAR OF ST. PAUL
 
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"THE SPIRIT OF ST. PAUL"

If you know of an  interesting activity, have a story about a person or event, or have a thought to share, in furtherance of the "Spirit of St. Paul", please  email
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      The Statute of the Conversion of St. Paul stands in front of the Seminary of the Missionary Society of St. Paul in Abuja, Nigeria. 
      On the road to Damascus, St. Paul was given a vision and the Gospel was brought to the Western World.  In the 1960s, Pope Paul VI challenged the Church in Africa to start sending its own missionaries to revitalize the Church through out the world.  "People of Vision" responded to the Papal challenge and founded the Missionary Society of St. Paul.  
      If you or your organization has a similiar story, please share it with us.

Resources

Our Sunday Visitor
           Our Sunday Visitor has online, some great resources to help celebrate The Year of St. Paul.   A fun  resource is a crossword puzzle testing your  knowledge of St.  Paul.Click here 
    

The Vatican
         Homilies of His Holiness Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople and His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican Basilica, Feast Day of St. Peter and St. Paul, 2008. Click here

BASILICA OF ST. PAUL’S OUTSIDE THE WALLS

 

In April 2005, Pope Benedict made his first visit outside Vatican City going to the Basilica of St. Paul’s Outside the Walls to pay homage to St. Paul’s legacy.

 

In his June 28, 2007 decree at the Basilica of St. Paul’s Outside the Wall, the Pope declared, "Special attention can also be given to pilgrims who from various places will want to go to the tomb of the Apostle in a penitential way in order to find spiritual benefits.” 

 

Above is a short documentary about the Basilica of St. Paul’s Outside the Walls, with Passionist priest and historian Fr. Victor Hoagland.  (According to information from www.youtube.com, the entire DVD of Pilgrim Churches of Rome can be obtained at telephone number 201-867-6400.)

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A 30-Day Walk With Saint Paul

Prayer

Dear Holy Spirit, come into every part of my being and make it a temple for Jesus Christ, to the glory of the Father. Pray for me, Saint Paul to be a worthy instrument of the Gospel. Amen.
Exercises


Step 1: Please observe silence for at least two minutes asking the Holy Spirit to meet you where you are now.
Step 2: Read God's word from Saint Paul or the Acts of the Apostles. You may repeat what you have read once or twice.
Step 3: Meditate on the word, words or phrases and sentences that touched you.
Step 4: Name the action to be taken.
Step 5: Ask the Holy Spirit to help you put into action what He wants of you today.
Step 6: Please feel free to write some of the above in your journal at the close of the day.

Daily Reading


Day 1: Love of God, Romans 5: 8-10
Day 2: Love of Neighbor, Romans 13:8-10
Day 3: Reconciliation, 2 Corinthians 5:19-20
Day 4: Sin and grace, Romans 3: 23-24
Day 5: Faith, Romans 3: 25-26
Day 6: Hope, Romans 5: 5
Day 7: Joy, Philippians 4:4
Day 8: Peace, Philippians 4: 8-9
Day 9: Mission, Romans 10: 14-15
Day 10: Baptism, Galatians 3:27-28
Day 11: New life, 2 Corinthians 5: 16-17
Day 12: Patience, 1 Corinthians 13: 4
Day 13: Kindness, Titus 3: 4-7
Day 14: Faithfulness, 1 Thessalonians 5:23-25
Day 15: Family, Ephesians 3: 14-18
Day 16: Humility, Philippians 2: 5-8
Day 17: Gentleness, 1 Thessalonians 2: 6-9
Day 18: Self-control: Romans 8: 14-17
Day 19: Resurrection, 1 Corinthians 15: 20-21
Day 20: Wisdom, Colossians 1: 9-10
Day 21: Counsel, Romans 11: 33-36
Day 22: Fear of the Lord, 2 Corinthians 7: 1
Day 23: Understanding, Colossians 2: 1-3
Day 24: Knowledge, Philippians 3: 7-9
Day 25: Unity: 1 Corinthians 3: 5-9
Day 26: Gospel: Romans 1: 16
Day 27: Death: Romans 6: 19-23
Day 28: Freedom: Galatians 5: 13-14
Day 29: Persecution, Romans 8: 35-39
Day 30: Prayer, Acts 16: 25-31

Compiled by Fr. Efiri Matthias Selemobri, M.S.P.

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Vatican Annouces Plenary Indulgence for Bi-millennium of St. Paul's Birth 

The Vatican Information Service has reported that Pope Benedict XVI will grant the faithful  Pleanary Indulgence on the occasion of the two-thousand anniversary of the birth of St. Paul during the Pauline Year.


For more information, read the EWTN News report of this announcement  click here.

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On June 28, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI decreed June 2008 to June 2009
to be
"The Year of St. Paul"
commemorating the 2,000th anniversary of the Saint's birth.

The Pope declared:

"Meetings for study will be promoted and there will be special publications on Pauline texts, to promote the immense richness of the teaching contained in them, true patrimony of humanity redeemed by Christ.
.... Also, in every part of the world, similar initiatives will be organized in dioceses, sanctuaries and places of prayer by religious institutions, institutions of study and assistance, which carry the name of St. Paul or which have been inspired by him and his teaching."

Inspired by the Spirit of St. Paul and the Pope's declaration, friends of St. Paul established this website for the purpose of facilitating and assisting communications among the many others friends of St. Paul to honor St. Paul and his teachings.


This site is still under development. Please check back. In the meantime send us an email at yearofstpaul@sbcglobal.net if you wish to add comment, input, questions or suggestions.


Please share with us your plans for the upcoming
                         Year of St. Paul.

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"So we are ambassadors for Christ,
as if God were appealing through us."

2. Cor. 3:20


In the spirit of St. Paul, now you have an exciting new resource available. You can evangelize your own circle of friends and contacts with great Catholic CDs by subscribing to the Lighthouse Catholic Media CD of the Month Club.

CDs are talks by great Catholic Speakers like Dr. Scott Hahn, Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Steve Ray, Fr. Benedict Groschel, Fr. John Corapi and more!

Click on the picture below to get more information of the CD of the Month Club. Order multiple copies to share with friends, family and contacts. 
Proceeds to benefit the Missionary Society of St. Paul.


GREAT RESOURCE FOR AMBASSADORS OF CHRIST
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Events and Announcements
Updated 8/28/2007

OCT. 21, 2007 
Missionary Society of St. Paul to be featured on EWTN

     Fr. Efiri Matthias Selemobri, MSP, Director of Mission Development  for the Missionary Society of St. Paul will be the featured guest on Sunday Night Live with Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR on World Mission Sunday October 21st, 6 pm Central time, 7 pm Eastern Time . (Encore presentation at 1 AM  and 8 AM on Monday and at 4 PM on Saturday, Central Time.) 
     Friends of St. Paul are encouraged to watch with a friend, email a notice to another, set their VCR, and phone in a questions. 
     Guests in the United States may call and become part of the program at 1-800-221-9460.

JANUARY 25, 2008
Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul

June 28, 2008
Start of the "Year of St. Paul"


If you or your organization wish to annouce an event, please contact yearofstpaul@sbcglobal.net


LINKS





Catholic News Service

Eternal Word Television Newtwork (EWTN)

Missionary Society of St. Paul

The Vatican

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

   

       

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