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Important Links for the Year for Priests
Pope Benedict XVI has declared a “Year for Priests” beginning with the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 19, 2009. The year will conclude in Rome with an international gathering of priests with the Holy Father on June 19, 2010. With the announcement of this Year for Priests, the Pope has declared St. John Vianney the Universal Patron of Priests on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the death of the Curé d’Ars. On this website you will find a number of resources to aid your parish’s celebration of the year for priests. There is also information regarding events for priests that will occur throughout the Year for Priests. Please pray for our priests that they might always be faithful to their sacred calling. (from the usccb.org website)

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops	The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is an assembly of the hierarchy of the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands who jointly exercise certain pastoral functions on behalf of the Christian faithful of the United States.

Pope Bennedict XI Announcement	Letter Proclaiming a Year for Priests on the 150th Anniversary of the Dies Natalis of the Curé of Ars (June 16, 2009)

Church Documents on the Priesthood	An official collection of documents by the Church on the Priesthood from the official website of the Vatican.

Special Indulgence for Year for Priests	During the Year for Priests which will begin on 19 June 2009 and will end on 19 June 2010, the gift of special Indulgences is granted as described in the Decree of the Apostolic Penitentiary, published on 12 May.