Year of Faith
Pope Benedict XVI has declared a special “Year of Faith”.
It begins October 11, 2012 and concludes November 24, 2013. The “Year of Faith” coincides
with the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Ecumenical Vatican Council (1962),
the twentieth year since publication of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (1992),
and the upcoming Synod on the New Evangelization in October, 2012.
The upcoming Year of Faith is a "summons to an authentic and renewed conversion to
the Lord, the One Savior of the world" (Porta Fidei). In other words, the Year of Faith
is an opportunity for Catholics to experience a conversion – to turn back to Jesus and
enter into a deeper relationship with him. The "door of faith" is opened at one’s baptism,
but during this year Catholics are called to open it again, walk through it and
rediscover and renew their relationship with Christ and his Church. ~ USCCB
Year of Faith Brochure
Recommendations for Parishes for the Year of Faith
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Porta Fidei (Door of Faith)
Apostolic Letter: The "door of faith" (Acts 14:27) is always open for us, ushering us into the life of communion with God and offering entry into his Church.
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Annus Fidei (Year of Faith)
A website launched by the Vatican to promote news, resources, and upcoming events from the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization
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Year of Faith 101
Ouestions and Answers regarding the signifigance and practice of the Year of Faith from the Maryvale Institute
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Year of Faith Bibliography
Extensive list of YOF resources and websites.
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Available Speakers for your Parish or Faith Community
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Anne Frederick, Ed.D.
Director of Religious Education/Parish and School Faith Formation:
(206) 903-4614
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Lisa Hillyard
Library Media Center: (206) 382-4883
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Post Events and/or Resources
Contact the Office of Catholic Faith Formation to request inclusion of your parish or faith community events or to suggest further resources for inclusion on these pages.
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The Year of Faith logo is composed of a square, bordered field on which a boat, symbolizing the Church, is represented as sailing on a graphically minimal representation of waves. The main mast of the boat is a cross from which sails are displayed in the form of dynamic signs which compose the trigram of Christ (IHS). The background to the sails is a sun which, associated with the trigram, refers also to the Eucharist.