Ten ways Catholics can live the Year of Faith

(Sept. 26, 2012 ) The US Conference of Catholic Bishops is suggesting ten ways in which Catholics may observe the Year of Faith, which will commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council and the twentieth anniversary of the promulgation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The Year of Faith, declared by Pope Benedict XVI, begins on October 11 and concludes on the Solemnity of Christ the King on 24 November 2013. The goal is to strengthen the faith of Catholics and draw the world to the faith by good example. The ten ways the US bishops have suggested for Catholics to observe the Year of Faith, include going to Mass and Confession; a daily reading of the Bible, saints’ lives, the Catechism, and the documents of the Second Vatican Council; and helping the needy, inviting others to Mass, especially those who have drifted from the faith; volunteer at parish activities, and strive to follow the Beatitudes, as its precisely the example of lived faith which is needed to draw people to the Church in the year ahead.