Thursday, July 17, 2008

2,000th anniversary of the Saint Paul's s birth.

On June 28, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI decreed 28th June 2008 to 29th June 2009 to be "The Year of St. Paul" commemorating the 2,000th anniversary of the Saint's birth.

The Pope declared:

"Meetings for study will be promoted and there will be special publications on Pauline texts, to promote the immense richness of the teaching contained in them, true patrimony of humanity redeemed by Christ.
.... Also, in every part of the world, similar initiatives will be organized in dioceses, sanctuaries and places of prayer by religious institutions, institutions of study and assistance, which carry the name of St. Paul or which have been inspired by him and his teaching."

In Chennai Layola College will be holding a special programme to inaugurate the celebrations on 17 July 2008.

After attending the the inauguration of the year long Jubilee Programmes in Damascus, where St. Paul experienced his conversion to Christ , Renuka Narayanan has published an article. Read the article here: The Church that came to Malabar by Renuka Narayanan, Hindustan Times
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