2008 Year of Evangelization
Alive in Christ |
December 2, 2007 |
Year of Evangelization Officially Begins |
December 2, 2007
(Special Collection) |
Year of Evangelization and Festival of Faith |
December 2, 2007 |
First Day of Advent |
December 8 |
Solemnity of Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
December 25 |
Christmas -- Nativity of our Lord |
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January 1 |
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God,
World Peace Day |
January 5,6 |
Changing Lives Series Bulletin Insert |
January 6 |
Migration Mass (10:30 a.m. @ Cathedral of St. James) |
January 6 |
Solemnity of the Epiphany |
January 6 (Special Collection) |
Black/Indian & Home Missions & Farmworker Ministry |
January 12,13 |
Changing Lives Series Bulletin Insert |
January 13 |
Commemoration of Martin Luther King
(10:30 a.m. @ Cathedral of St. James) |
January 13 |
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord |
January 18 |
Morning Prayer for Christian Unity
(11:00 a.m. @ Chancery) Special guest speaker, Father James Massa, Director of Ecumenism and Inter-religious Affairs for USCCB |
January 19,20 |
Changing Lives Series Bulletin Insert |
January 26,27 |
Changing Lives Series Bulletin Insert |
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February 2,3 |
Changing Lives Series Bulletin Insert |
February 6 |
Ash Wednesday |
February 10 |
Rite of Election
(3:00 p.m. @ Mary, Queen of the Universe Shrine) |
February 10 |
Bulletin Insert regarding Vocations |
February 10 (Special Collection) |
Our Catholic Appeal |
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March 2 (Special Collection) |
Catholic Relief Services (Bishops’ Overseas Appeal) and Central Eastern Europe |
March 14,15 |
Reconciliation Weekend |
March 16 |
Palm Sunday |
March 19 |
Chrism Mass
(11:00 a.m. @ Mary, Queen of the Universe Shrine) |
March 20 |
Holy Thursday |
March 21 |
Good Friday |
March 21 (Special Collection) |
Shrines |
March 22 |
Easter Vigil |
March 23 |
Easter Sunday |
March 25 |
Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord |
March 28 |
Stations of the Resurrection (Cathedral of St. James) |
March 30 |
Divine Mercy Sunday |
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April 13 |
World Day of Prayer for Vocations |
April 19 |
Ordination of Transitional Deacons
(11:00 a.m. @ St. Vincent de Paul Seminary) |
April 20-23 |
Emerging Models of Leadership National Conference (Rosen Plaza Hotel) |
April 21 |
Memorial Mass for Bishop Grady
(11:00 a.m. @ San Pedro Center) |
April 25,26,27 |
Orlando Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Celebrate 40th Anniversary (Ocala) |
May |
May 2 – 10 |
Diocesan-wide Novena to pray for successful efforts to serve the Lord, Alive in Christ |
May 4 |
Ascension of our Lord |
May 4 |
Bulletin Insert regarding Festival of Faith |
May 8-10 |
Festival of Faith (Reception of Baptized Christians Into the Full Communion of the Catholic Church, May 10th @
5:00 p.m., Orange County Convention Center South Concourse |
May 11 |
Solemnity of Pentecost |
May 15 |
Diocesan Celebration of World Communications Day (tentative @ Chancery Courtroom) |
May 17 |
Lay Commissioning Ceremony
(12:30 p.m. @ Cathedral of St. James) |
May 18 |
The Most Holy Trinity |
May 18 (Special Collection) |
World Communications Day Catholic Communication Campaign |
May 25 |
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ and Procession
(6:00 p.m. @ Cathedral of St. James) |
May 30 |
Vespers – Blessing of Vessels
(6:00 p.m. @ Cathedral of St. James) |
May 31 |
Ordination of Priests
(10:00 a.m. @ Cathedral of St. James) |
June |
June 2 |
Mass to pray to Avert the Storms
(12:10 p.m. @ Cathedral of St. James) |
June 12-14 |
USCCB General Meeting (Orlando) |
June 18 |
40th Anniversary of the Diocese of Orlando
All Churches ring the bells at 12 noon
40th Anniversary Mass
(12:10 p.m. @ Cathedral of St. James) |
June 29 (Special Collection) |
Holy Father, Peter’s Pence |
June 29 |
Beginning of Pauline Year, proclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI to commemorate St. Paul, one of the Church’s foremost evangelizers |
| August |
August 3 (Special Collection) |
Latin America & Catholic University |
August 15 |
Solemnity of Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary |
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September 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Priests’ Convocation |
September 11 |
Blue Mass (12:10 p.m. @ Cathedral of St. James) |
September 13 |
Convocation for Diaconate (St. James) |
September 20 |
Faith Formation Day (Bishop Moore High School) |
September 28 (Special Collection) |
Sister Diocese, San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic |
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October 5 |
Respect Life Sunday |
October 7 |
Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary |
October 12 |
Misa de la Hispanidad (Location and time TBA)) |
October 19 (Special Collection) |
Propagation of the Faith (World Mission Sunday) |
October 26 (Special Collection) |
Seminarians |
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November 1 |
Solemnity of All Saints Day |
November 2 (Special Collection) |
Catholic Charities of Central Florida |
November 23 |
Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ the King |
November 23 (Special Collection) |
Campaign for Human Development/African Church |
November 30 |
First Day of Advent |
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December 8 |
Solemnity of Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
December 14 (Special Collection) |
Support for Retired Religious (Share & Care) |
December 25 |
Christmas – Nativity of our Lord |
