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[photosynthesis]

Where does the tradition of naming years as "the year of the Eucharist" or "the year of the Rosary" or "the year of (insert cool catholic thing here)" come from?

[the_rev]

who knows, i think it'd be cool to have a year of reconciliation or a year of divine mercy!

[zabbazooey]

A Year of Reconciliation!!!!! Sweeeeeet.


Is Pope Benedict XVI gonna name the year or not?

[Dreamweaver]

I think our day and age needs a Year of Chastity. Of course it could be supplemented with a Year of Reconciliation.

[prose]

I was wondering about this... Is every year named something?

[scardella]

[quote name='prose' date='Nov 4 2005, 11:42 AM']I was wondering about this...  Is every year named something?
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It is, at least if you're Chinese. I'm not sure about if you're Catholic.

I propose that this year be celebrating the Triumph of the Cross.

[Proud2BCatholic139]

No, I guess the legacy of JPII still lives on.
His devotion to our Blessed Mother was devout.
He wanted the same for the world, for the world to have more of a devotion to our Blessed Mother.
As First Saturday Devotions are very important regarding the promises made in Fatima.
Then, the year of the Euchrist. He was trying to evangilize Catholics to come back and have a greater devotion of the sacrament. For Catholics to grow closer to Christ through the Euchrist.
I don't think I am making much sense now. But, it's all wound up in my head, it is just hard to type it out.



Sorry for rambling on.

[Didacus]

[quote name='Dreamweaver' date='Nov 4 2005, 11:36 AM']I think our day and age needs a Year of Chastity. Of course it could be supplemented with a Year of Reconciliation.
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I second that notion! devoting a year to chastity will bring light to a dire need for the entire world to see and bring new strenght to the fight against the culture of death and theology of liberation.

hail dreamweaver, weaver of good ideas!

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[Proud2BCatholic139]

That would be my dream too.

[littleflower+JMJ]

i think its something our late Holy Father Pope John Paul II did as he was leading the Church into the millenium (sp?) as we passed those couple of years in 2000

i dont think it was done before that though so it might not continue after--but I guess its up to our HolyFather to follow it or start something new

[photosynthesis]

I think it's a cool idea!!! I am hoping that for the feast of Christ the King, our Catholic club can have a Eucharistic procession around campus!

[the_rev]

I believe the Year of the Eucharist was followed with a 1 year break.

[Totus Tuus]

I heard the years leading up the Jubilee were named especially, and then a couple of years since then have been named (or just one... The Year of the Eucharist... I'm not sure). But that most of the time the years don't have names.

[photosynthesis]

there was the Year of the Rosary... I'm not sure if that was the last liturgical year..

[photosynthesis]

does anyone know if this current liturgical year has a name?

[the_rev]

In austrailia a diocese named it the year of ST. Francis Xavier

Remember reading it on the web.

[the_rev]

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[son_of_angels]

I think we should have the Year of Rome, where there is an indulgence attached to a pilgrimage to Rome, and a huge celebration of Roman Church.

[daugher-of-Mary]

[quote]  I think we should have the Year of Rome, where there is an indulgence attached to a pilgrimage to Rome, and a huge celebration of Roman Church.[/quote]

hmm...I don't know. I don't think that would go over terribly well with the Orthodox as the effort toward reconciliation continues. Cool idea though! Oh to be in Rome!

[photosynthesis]

I like the idea of dedicating a year to the patron saint of missionaries but maybe I'm a little biased seeing that I am thinking about becoming a missionary!