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WHY A YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST? On January 9, 2022, the Diocese of Paterson will inaugurate a Year of the Eucharist. the purpose of this year is to promote a renewed appreciation, understanding, and devotion of the Eucharist. This will be achieved using through various catechetical, liturgical, and pastoral components on the diocesan and parish level. The highlight of the Year of the Eucharist will be the Diocesan Eucharistic Congress which will be held the weekend of September 23-25. The keynote speaker will be Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization.
- "The Eucharist is 'the source and summit of the Christian life.' 'The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch.'" - Catechism of the Catholic Church 1324
KEY DATES
Sunday, January 9, 2022 –- Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
- Official kick-off of the year
- Kick-off observed at the parish level.
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ- On Saturday evening each parish will have a Holy Hour and/or Eucharistic Procession simultaneously at 8 PM.
- A novena of Video reflections on the Eucharist will be published leading up to June 18
- A Day for Altar Servers at SPIW.
- Prayer, formation, games for young people
Eucharistic Congress with Archbishop Fisichella in Cathedral- Friday evening – Holy Hour with talk for Priests and Religious
- Saturday morning - talk in English for catechists/Catholic school teachers/parish ministers
- Noon – Bi-lingual Mid-day prayer followed by lunch
- Saturday afternoon - talk in Spanish for catechists/Catholic school teachers/parish ministers
- Sunday at 3 PM – Bi-lingual Mass
- End of the year marked on the parish level
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FOLLOW THE LINKS BELOW FOR INFORMATION OF INTEREST REGARDING THE EUCHARIST- Sophia SketchPad: The Eucharist Video
- The Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Sacrament of the Eucharist: Basic Questions and Answers
- An Interview on the Doctrine of Transubstantiation
- Bishop Barron on the Real Presence
- Believing, celebrating, and living the mystery of the Eucharist: In Pope Benedict XVI’s Sacramentum Caritatis(2007), read, reflect, and pray about how the Eucharist is a mystery to be believed, to be celebrated, and to be lived.
- The Church draws her life from the Eucharist: In St. John Paul II’s last encyclical letter on the Eucharist and the Church, Ecclesia de Eucharistia(2003), read, reflect, and pray about how central the mystery of the Eucharist is to the very life of the Church and to our lives as disciples.
- Reclaim Sunday as the Lord’s Day and a day of rest, prayer, and fellowship: In St. John Paul II’s Dies Domini(1998), read, reflect, and pray about the gift of Sunday as the day of all days and how we can live out this day in the way the Lord is calling us.
- The Eucharist commits us to the poor: The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that the Eucharist leads us to serve and be close to the poor and most vulnerable among us, as Pope Francis continues to emphasize admirably. Read, reflect, and pray about the gift and challenge of Catholic social teaching.
