The Year of St. Paul
June 2008 - June 2009
Prayer to St. Paul


St. Paul, by El Greco (1606)

FEAST DAYS
June 29: Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul.

November 18: Dedication of the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls (Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura) where St. Paul is thought to be buried.

January 25: Conversion of St. Paul on the road to Damascus.

February 10: St. Paul is shipwrecked on the island of Malta (one of three shipwrecks) where he took the opportunity to evangelize the people of the island.

The Year of St. Paul, on the occasion of the bi-millennium of Paul’s birth, which historians have placed between the years 7 and 10 AD, started on Sunday, June 28, 2008 on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, and will extend through the end of June, 2009. In celebration, St. Paul parish is planning a year of programs and events that will focus on four areas: education, sacramental/ministerial prayer, social events and outreach programs. Many of these events are still in the planning stage so we encourage you to check this webpage regularly. Events will be posted as they are finalized.

Special Year of St. Paul prayer cards are available from the rectory. A book of intercessions has been established at the front of the church and parishioners are encouraged to use the book to record their special intentions, for which we will pray during the year.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Jan. 25, 2009
Upcoming Concerts & Events
Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul Mass with Bishop John M. Smith, 11:30am in the church
Jan. 16-18, 2009 Jed Gibbons Class - weekend workshop to paint Spiritus Gladius image created just for our parish. Call 609-213-3388 to register.
Jan. 19-24, 2009 Jed Gibbons Class - week-long workshop to paint image of St. Michael the Archangel. Call 609-213-3388 to register.
Jan. 30, 2009 Choral Concert by Capitol Singers, 8pm in the church
Feb. 2, 2009 St. Judith Schubert, RSM of Georgian Court University: St. Paul discussion, 9pm in the spiritual center
Feb. 17, 2009 "Life and Legends of St. Paul through Art" by Sr. Anne Flanagan, FSP, 7:30pm in the spiritual center
Feb. 20, 2009 Piano Concert by Alessandra Tiraterra, 7:30pm in the Spiritual Center
Jun. 29, 2009 Parish Picnic, Noon to 6pm (location TBD)
PAULINE YEAR RESOURCES
Play an interactive game that tests your knowledge of St Paul's life.
The Secretariat of Divine Worship of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops has launched a website dedicated to the Pauline year. The site contains links to liturgical observances that will mark celebrations throughout the coming year. There are also links to the Vatican's website for documents that explain related plenary indulgences granted by Pope Benedict XVI and homilies he has delivered in anticipation of this year. Other links are to documents that offer guidelines for votive Masses and Holy Hour observances, and which offer prayers and readings for use during these observances. A Spanish version of the website is also available.
Plenary indulgences during the Pauline Year

Our Sunday Visitor has a special web section with free downloads like coloring books for kids, free access to articles in OSV publications, biographies of St. Paul, scripture quotes, prayers and links.

A 30 Day Walk with St. Paul, suggested by Catholic Campus Ministry at Penn State

A Monthly Reading Schedule for the Life and Letters of St. Paul, suggested at Pelleginaggio Agostiniano di Villanova (The Augustinian Pilgrimage of Villanova University)


St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church
214 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08542
(609) 924-1743; (609) 924-7510 (FAX); email: StPaulsChurch@princetoncybernetics.com