Icon of Christ the Great High Priest

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 on June 19, 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.
The Holy Father's Letter Proclaiming a Year for Priests.
"Can I let you know of my excitement about the Year of Priests..." from Archbishop Dolan's column in Catholic New York.
Click here for the US Bishops' Website for the Year for Priests.
Special Indulgence for the Year for Priests from the Holy See.

Father Luke Sweeney will preach Friday, June 19, 2009 at a 7:30 PM Sacred Heart Mass at St. Columba Church in Hopewell Junction to inaugurate the Year for Priests.