Pope Benedict XVI's YEAR of FAITH!

Ms. Martha Fernandez - Sardina lays it all out for us!

"We opened the door on 10 - 11 - 11..."

Now, we're already heading out joyfully all the way to 11 - 24 - 12 ....

Which will be the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Universal King ...!

Snippets from her original article in Today's Catholic. Friday, January 27, 2012.


"Pope Benedict XVI shows no signs of slowing down the church's efforts to reach the whole world for Christ through a new evangelization!

"He is on a mission, he states in his apostolic letter Porta Fidei ..."

And here's what he says:

" Ever since the start of my ministry as the successor of Peter, I have spoken of the need to rediscover the journey of faith so as to shed ever clearer light on the joy and renewed enthusiasm of the encounter with Christ ...

"The church as a whole and all her pastors, like Christ, must set out to lead people out of the desert, towards the place of life, towards friendship with the Son of God, towards the One who gives life, and life in abundance..." (Porta Fidei, No. 2)

Back to Martha!

"Faith was never meant to be a solely private affair.

"Personal, yes, but not private -- as in hidden and never to shared, shown, or talked about in the public square.

"Quite the contrary!

"Our faith is based on revelation, and to reveal means to uncover, to make known, to bring to light, to show, outwardly, clearly, publicly!

"The pope reminds us of this in Porta Fidei...

"Are you ready?

"Because ready or not ... here it comes!

"The Year of Faith...! "

Way to go, Martha!! :)