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YEAR FOR PRIESTS

               

Catholic Diocese of Arlington

Pope Benedict's Proclamation

"Precisely to encourage priests in this striving for spiritual perfection on which, above all, the effectiveness of their ministry depends, I have decided to establish a special 'Year for Priests' that will begin on 19 June and last until 19 June 2010."

Read the entire address here.

Resources

Click here for more prayers to celebrate the Year for Priests.

Involved in Youth Ministry? Look here for more resources.

Videos

While this is a year for our priests to grow in holiness, it is also a time for the laity to support our priests.

Watch all of our video dedications here.

In the Diocese of Arlington

Bishop Loverde wrote to priests to mark the start of the Year for Priests. Read more here.