The CatholicTV Network to Air the Year of Faith Opening Mass from the Vatican

10/11/2012 - 6:26 AM PST

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The CatholicTV Network will air the Year of Faith: Commemoration and Celebration of Vatican Council II

WATERTOWN, MA (October 10, 2012) � October 11, 2012, the first day of the Year of Faith, is the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II) and also the twentieth anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The CatholicTV Network will air the opening Mass from the Vatican to celebrate the start of the Year of Faith at 12PM ET on October 11, 2012.

Pope Benedict XVI has declared that a "Year of Faith" that begins on October 11, 2012 and will conclude on November 24, 2013. The Year of Faith is an opportunity for every Catholic to turn towards Jesus Christ, encounter him in the Sacraments, especially the Eucharist and rediscover the Faith and Church. During the Year of Faith, Catholics are asked to study and reflect on the documents of Vatican II and the catechism so that they may deepen their knowledge of the faith.

Archbishop Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization went on to describe the inaugural ceremony of the Year of Faith which, he said, "will be deeply impregnated" with symbols evoking Vatican Council II. "Extracts from the four conciliar Constitutions will be read out as expressions of the Council's work and of renewal in the life of the Church. This will be followed by a long procession which will lead the collective imagination back to October 12, 1962.

The procession will be formed of all the bishops participating in the solemn concelebration with the Holy Father. Those taking part will include the Synod Fathers who are currently participating in the meeting on the new evangelization, presidents of all the world's episcopal conferences, and fourteen Council Fathers.

The procession will be followed by the enthronement of the Word of God, a gesture "which evokes a significant moment in the work of the Council when, during the solemn sessions in St. Peter's Basilica, the Sacred Scripture was brought in in procession and placed at the center of the gathering in order to remind everyone that they were at the service of the Word of God, which lies at the heart of the Church's activities". The same lectern and the same copy of the Holy Scriptures as those of the Council will be used. At the end of the Eucharistic celebration, there will be another sign "to indicate that the teachings of the Council retain all their validity and deserve to be better known and studied".

This sign, the archbishop explained, will mirror "Paul VI's consignment of Messages to the People of God at the end of the Council. Those same Messages will be consigned by Pope Benedict XVI to various categories of people": political leaders, representatives of the world of science and thought, artists, women, workers, the poor, sick and suffering, and to young people. "Finally, since this year also marks the twentieth anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the Holy Father will consign a special edition of the Catechism, published for the Year of Faith, to two representatives of catechists".
"The years pass", said Archbishop Fisichella concluding his presentation, "but the power of Vatican II remains, with all its cargo of hope that the entire world may come to know the Gospel of Christ. Our intention is to offer Christians a further reason to feel that they are part of one Church, which knows no frontiers and which daily renews her faith in the Lord through the commitment of her life".

This event will be available on CatholicTV, ROKU and www.CatholicTV.com at 12PM ET on October 11, 2012.

CatholicTV will also air Mass with Cardinal Se�n P. O�Malley at the Bethany Chapel at the Pastoral Center at 7PM and 11:30 PM ET.

About the CatholicTV� Network:

Founded in 1955, CatholicTV Network is a national broadcast television network streaming a live feed 24 hours a day at CatholicTV.com. Heeding Pope Benedict XVI's call to greater utilize the power of television and new media, the CatholicTV Network features its cable TV station, Catholic web site, mobile apps and widget. Celebrate Mass online; pray The Rosary; enjoy programs on prayer, the saints, the Scriptures and the Catholic Church on America's Catholic Television Network.

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