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Priests are the "poor minors" in this world |
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"The Lord has granted me, and grants me still so much faith in priests, who live according to the Holy Roman Church on account of their state in life, that if they would stir up a persecution against me, I want to have recourse to them.
And if I would have as much wisdom, as Solomon had, and I would come upon the poor priests of this era in the parishes where they stay, I do not wish to preach against their will.
And they and all other priests I want to fear, love, and honour, as my lords.
And I do not want to consider sin in them, because I discern in them the Son of God, and they are my lords.
And I do that on account of this; because I see nothing corporally in this world of the Most High Son of God Himself, except His Most Holy Body and Most Holy Blood, which they receive and which they alone minister to others".
From the Testament of Saint Francis 1226
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With all my heart and mind |
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The life of every person
goes on between success and failure,
security and unbalance.
The priest, too, like every human being,
experiences the same problems
and can find himself living through times
of deep suffering, doubts, disorientation, giving up.
Is he a sinner to be corrected
or someone in need of help because he is suffering?
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Help us with your prayers |
This month we pray for Father Ignatius
For him we offer a special prayer on Thursday.
You can remember him in the evening prayers, or the family prayers.
Priests can offer this intention in daily Mass.
Religious can add this prayer to their Office prayers.
Dear sisters and brothers,
if you wish to support our work for priests, with prayers, we primarily ask a general intention and then a specific one.
The general intention consists in choosing one of the following proposals
to say on the first Thursday of every month:
1. Compline
2. Recite and meditate the Rosary.
3. Half hour adoration before the Blessed Sacrament.
Accepting seriously one of the above-mentioned proposals with intentions for a Priest in difficulty will permit us to create a prayer-chain () for all of the situations that are known by our Father in Heaven and His Holy Church.
This month as a specific intention
We pray for Father Ignatius (age 34 - religious priest)
ten minutes every day,
wherever and whenever it suits you.
Thank you!
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