Catholic Resources for The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

Santa Maria del Mar Catholic Church
Flagler Beach, FL 32136
Chau Thien Phan, web minister

The Week of Prayer for
Christian Unity
January 18-25, 2008

(May be used throughout the year)

(This is a work in progress, started on Sunday, July 30, 2006.) Updated December 12, 2007

Catholic Resources

One Hundred Years of Prayer for Christian Unity, by Rev. Damian MacPherson, SA, Paulist Fathers

The Roman Curia: Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (on this site can be found all the pertinent Vatican documents concerning ecumenical matters)
Pontifical Council For Promoting Christian Unity: Resources For The Week Of Prayer For Christian Unity, And Throughout The Year 2008
Pope Benedict XVI On Ecumenism in 2006: "Moments of Great Significance in This Slow Ascent to Unity", Vatican City, Jan. 24, 2007
Road to Christian unity long, difficult, pope says, Catholic News Service, 1/24/2007
Benedict XVI: Homily at Close of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: "Our Common Mission". Feb. 3, 2006
John Paul II: Homily at the Conclusion of The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2001, 25 January 2001
John Paul II: Homily at Ecumenical Celebration: Baptized by one Spirit into one body, 18 January 2000.
John Paul II: UT UNUM SINT (That they may be one) -- On Commitment To Ecumenism (May 25, 1995) - Encyclical (Vatican website on brown background)
John Paul II: UT UNUM SINT (That they may be one) -- On Commitment To Ecumenism (May 25, 1995) - Encyclical, IntraText Edition, 2004 (the same as the Vatican edition, but on white background, easier to read)
Ut Unum Sint: A Resumé [A Summary], With a short introduction, by Robert Hamilton, C.J., 13.6.99, The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, England. (Text reformatted by Chau T. Phan)
Benedict XVI's Message on Assembly of World Council of Churches: "We Look Forward to Continuing This Journey of Hope", February 14, 2006
Benedict XVI's Address at Ecumenical Meeting, Warsaw, Poland, May 25, 2006
Pope Benedict XVI's Address to Constantinople [Orthodox] Patriarch On Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, Vatican City, June 30, 2006
Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity: Names of Member Bishops, secretariat, address

Bibliographic Resources

A Select Bibliography of Catholic Documents and Statements on Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations,Prepared by Fr. David C. Michael, Associate Director for Interreligious Relations, Archdiocese of Boston Office for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs

Actual Observances by Catholic Dioceses, Parishes, and Religious Institutes

To index page of The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity