Vatican City, Feb 23, 2010 / 14:33 pm
To mark the end of the Year for Priests in June of this year an international convention will be held in Rome. Events are open to priests and anyone else who feels called to "prayer for the spiritual support and sanctification of Clergy."
The convention, titled "Faithfulness of Christ, Faithfulness of the Priest," will take place from June 9 - 11, 2010. Four major events at various sites around the Eternal City are planned to mark the occasion.
On the first day, the theme of "Conversion and Mission" will be developed at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside-the-walls, where the remains of St. Paul lie entombed under the altar. Archbishop Joachim Meisner of Cologne will lead the reflection and Cardinal Claudio Hummes, prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, will preside at Mass.
The next day, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Archbishop of Quebec, will give a conference on "The Cenacle: the invocation of the Holy Spirit in union with Mary and in fraternal communion” at the Basilica of St. Mary Major. Cardinal Ouellet's presentation will be followed by a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone.