Here is a collection of links for information about the upcoming World Congress of Families, to be held in Valencia, Spain from July 1 to 9, 2006. A Catholic World News article discussed the upcoming conference on June 8. Pope Benedict XVI is planning to visit the conference on July 8 and 9. The theme will be "the transmission of the faith in the family."
From the Vatican Website:
Pontifical Council for the Family
From the Archdiocese of Valencia Website:
Website of the Archdiocese of Valencia (in Spanish)
Links to Valencia's Cathedral and Museum Websites
Archdiocesan News (in Spanish)
Homilies by the Archbishop of Valencia (in Spanish)
From Other Websites:
World Congress of Families Website
USCCB Webpage on the Committee on Marriage and the Family
A Prayer from the Website of the World Congress of Families
(translation adapted):
"Oh, God who left to us the Holy Family as a perfect model of family life in faith and obedience to your will.
"We give you thanks for our family. Grant us the power to stay united in the love, generosity and happiness of living together.
"We ask you, Lord, to make our preparation for the World Meeting of Families a powerful experience of growth in faith for our families.
"Help us in our mission of passing on the faith that we have received from our parents. Open our children's heart so that the seed of the faith that you gave to them in baptism will grow in them. Strengthen our teen-agers' faith, so that they will grow in the knowledge of Jesus. So increase all marriages in their love and fidelity, especially those marriages that are going through times of suffering or difficulty.
"Pour down your grace and your blessing on all the families of the world, especially those who are preparing for the next World Congress of Families in Valencia. And bless our Pope Benedict XVI. Give him wisdom and strength, and grant us the joy in being able to receive him in Valencia together with other familes from throughout the world. Together with Joseph and Mary, we ask this of you in the name of Jesus Christ your Son. Amen."
Picture: Cathedral of Valencia, Spain.
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