Catalogue Number: |
180 |
Stamp Motif: |
Transfiguration, from Vincent Hložník Old and New Testament cycle |
Stamp Design: |
Martin Činovský |
Stamp Engraving: |
Martin Činovský |
Date of Issue: |
May 5, 1999 |
Printing: |
Postal Stationery Printing House, Prague, Czech Republic |
Print Technology: |
Rotary-recess printing combined with recess printing |
Print Run: |
5,870,000 |
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FDC Motif: |
The Crucifixion, from Vincent Hložník Old and New Testament cycle |
FDC Engraving: |
Arnold Feke |
Cancellation Design: |
Martin Činovský with using of Vincent Hložník illustration |
Printing: |
Postal Stationery Printing House, Prague, Czech Republic |
Print Technology: |
Recess printing from flat plates |
FDC Print Run: |
10,000 |
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The third year of preparation for the year 2000 is declared throughout the Church to the twin theme of God the Father and the celebration of reconciliation.
Pope John Paul II explains this chosen theme in the following terms: "The whole of the Christian life is like a great pilgrimage to the house of the Father, whose unconditional love for every human creature, and in particular for the 'prodigal son', we discover anew each day... The sense of being on a 'journey to the Father' should encourage everyone to undertake, by holding fast to Christ the Redeemer of man, a journeyof authentic conversion.. This includes both a 'negative' aspect, that of liberation of sin, and a 'positive' aspect, that of choosing (...) The call to conversionas the indispensable condition of Christian love is particularly important in contemporary society, where the very foundations of an ethically correct vision of human existence often seem to have been lost". (Tertio millenio adveniente, 49-50)
Mons. František Rábek, Suffragen Bishop, Chairman of the Committee for the Preparation of the Year 2000
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