(Speaking of Pope Benedict, in addition to these prayers here we also have a page of prayers for the Pope and one of prayers for vocations to the priesthood and to the religious life as well. Lector: For the Church throughout the world and the parishes of which N. and N. have been a part; (list communities the bride and groom have been a part), Why say prayers for priests? make disciples for the transformation of the world. ... the administrator of His goods...Leave a parish for twenty years without a priest and they will end by worshiping the beasts there. O Jesus, I pray Thee for Thy faithful and fervent priests; for Thy unfaithful and tepid priests; for Thy priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields; for Thy tempted priests; for Thy lonely and desolate priests; for Thy young priests; for Thy aged priests; for Thy sick priests; for Thy dying priests; for the souls of Thy priests in Purgatory. } Keep pure and unearthly their hearts sealed with the sublime marks of Thy glorious Priesthood. @media screen and (min-width: 61.5625em) { /* .8125em */ In admirable support for his âBrother Priests,â as he called them, Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed a âYear for Priestsâ from June 19, 2009-June 19th 2010, in a letter to them. @media screen and (min-width: 44.375em) { Now more than ever we need God's grace, for our good and His glory!
And remember who He has chosen to give them to us: his priests! )Indeed, angels may watch over us and guide us but it is only our priests and bishops who can give us the sacraments, the foundations of Christâs Church and our faith. } No Jesus No Peace: For the Relief We All Want and Need! BODY .fancybox-container{z-index:200000}BODY .fancybox-is-open .fancybox-bg{opacity:0.87}BODY .fancybox-bg {background-color:#0f0f11}BODY .fancybox-thumbs {background-color:#ffffff} “.site-header { margin-bottom: .8125em; .site-main {
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Your email address will not be published. } On the one hand, change is exciting. Tribute to a Faithful Priest. /* screen size >= 985px */ Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Prayers of the Faithful Solemnity of All Saints 01 NOV 2020 O Jesus, keep them all close to Thy heart, and bless them abundantly in time and in eternity. } Blessed McGivney: Model parish priest with ‘zeal’ for Gospel, for serving faithful A portrait of of Blessed Michael McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, is displayed during a prayer vigil at St. Mary’s Church in New Haven, Conn., Oct. 30, 2020, the eve of his beatification. margin-bottom: .005em; As St. John Vianney expressed it so movingly, in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, when the priest says the words of consecration âOur Lord comes down from heaven at his voice and shuts Himself up in a little Host,â (the wafer that then becomes the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ)! Amen. /* Before Christ's Ascension into Heaven, He gave His Apostles some valedictory advice we can use today as well! Welcome to Custom CSS! .site-main > article { Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window). Larger View View Inside. /* 7.0em */ (As a quick reminder, the sacraments are seven outward signs Christ instituted to give us grace, a supernatural gift from God to enable us to grow in goodness and holiness. Let us all pray that our priests be inspired by the Holy Spirit to radiate Christâs grace and, thus, His love for us, so that we might do the same for each other! { /* 0 2.6923% 1.75em; */
Our Blessed Mother did many wonderful things not recorded in the Gospels out of deference and love for her Divine Son! Our Holy Father once referred to this most powerful sacrament as âan extraordinary source of serenity and peace.â He also stated in his letter mentioned earlier that âpriests ought never to be resigned to empty confessionals or the apparent indifference of the faithful to this sacrament.â.