Year For Priests
June 19, 2009 - June 19, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI has declared a “Year for Priests” beginning with the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 19, 2009. The year will conclude in Rome with an international gathering of priests with the Holy Father from June 9-11, 2010.

With the announcement of this Year for Priests, the Pope has declared St. John Vianney the Universal Patron of Priests on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the death of the Curé d’Ars.

Iconographer Marek Czarnecki of Seraphic Restorations in Meriden, Connecticut, has graciously given the USCCB the rights to use the icon of Christ the Great High Priest during the Year for Priests.

This icon is “based on a fifteenth century Greek prototype; here Christ is shown in Latin Rite vestments with a gold pelican over His heart, the ancient symbol of self-sacrifice. The borders contain a winding grapevine and altar prepared for the celebration of the liturgy of the Mass; in the borders are smaller icons of Melchizedek and St. Jean-Baptiste Vianney.”

Year for Priests - Rome Pilgrimage		View
	10 priests from Archdiocese of Seattle visit concluding ceremonies July 7-13.	View

Archdiocese of Seattle Resources	View/Download
Letter from Archbishop Brunett	View
IIntercessions (Spanish and English)	View
Priest Names by Date	View
Memo from Carolyn Lassek, Director, Liturgy Office	View

Last updated 11-17-09