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The Conversion on the Way to Damascus, Caravaggio, 1600
“Dear brothers and sisters, as in early times, today too Christ needs apostles ready to sacrifice themselves. He needs witnesses and martyrs like St Paul. Paul, a former violent persecutor of Christians, when he fell to the ground dazzled by the divine light on the road to Damascus, did not hesitate to change sides to the Crucified One and followed him without second thoughts. He lived and worked for Christ, for him he suffered and died. How timely his example is today!
“And for this very reason I am pleased to announce officially that we shall be dedicating a special Jubilee Year to the Apostle Paul from 28 June 2008 to 29 June 2009, on the occasion of the bi-millennium of his birth, which historians have placed between the years 7 and 10 A.D.”
~ Pope Benedict XVI, June 28, 2007
First Vespers of the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul
The Secretariat of Divine Worship offers the following resources to better celebrate the Year of Saint Paul, which runs from June 28, 2008 to June 29, 2009:
Pauline Year - Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls
Plenary Indulgences During the Pauline Year
Homilies of Pope Benedict XVI
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Recursos para el Año de San Pablo (in Spanish)
Liturgical Observances of the Pauline Year
Votive Masses for Saint Paul
Two Holy Hours for Evangelization (coming soon)
Holy Hour in Honor of Saint Paul the Apostle