On June 28, 2007, the eve of the Solemnity of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Pope Benedict XVI announced that he was dedicating a special Jubilee Year to the Apostle Paul beginning June 28, 2008 and concluding on June 29, 2009. He said that "today, too, Christ needs apostles ready to sacrifice themselves. He needs witnesses and martyrs like St. Paul." This dedication of the Pauline year is truly an invitation to us to get to know St. Paul who was "called to be an apostle," a mission which was only successful because it "depended above all on his personal involvement in proclaiming the Gospel with total dedication to Christ; a dedication that feared neither risk, difficulty nor persecution." (Benedict XVI, 6/28/07).

Below are links to resources to help guides us through this journey with Paul.  (This page will be updated as more information comes available).

read the full text of Pope Benedict's announcement
of the dedication of the Pauline Year

A Resource Guide for the Year of St. Paul
Put out by the Liturgical Commission of the Archdiocese of Seattle
providing more links for resources as well as some suggested reading

St James Cathedral's Website on the Year of St Paul
The site of the Cathedral for the Archdiocese of Seattle
A Virtual Pilgrimage and learning to pray with St Paul are just a couple
of opportunities on this site.

The Official Year of St Paul website - English Translation
This site provides information about St Paul,
the Papal Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls,
events that will occur in Rome and information
on pilgrimages during the Pauline Year

Celebrating the Year of Saint Paul June 28, 2008-June 29, 2009
A Pastoral Letter by Bishop Michael Saltarelli to the People of the Diocese of Wilmington in Anticipation of the Year of Saint Paul proclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI.  
This provides excellent suggestions of ways that each of us can celebrate the Pauline Year in our own dioceses, parishes and homes.