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They bring us the Eucharist, they forgive our sins (well, God does...but through them), they anoint our loved ones. They stay up late praying for us, and are willing to drop things when we are in need. They confect the Eucharist. In a society of "me people", they have given up everything to follow the Lord. They confect the Eucharist.
Of course with all of these wonderful things they do, the evil one attempts to take them away from this. They receive angry phone calls from parishioners . They're criticized for being to "Traditional, conservative, and rigid". Some people are downright rude.
We must remember to pray for them.
What better time than now?
O Jesus, Eternal Priest, keep all Thy priests within the shelter of Thy Sacred Heart, where none may harm them. Keep unstained their anointed hands which daily touch Thy Sacred Body. Keep unsullied their lips purpled with Thy Precious Blood. Keep pure and unearthly their hearts sealed with the sublime marks of Thy glorious priesthood. Let Thy holy love surround them and shield them from the world’s contagion. Bless their labors with abundant fruit, and may the souls to whom they have ministered be here below their joy and consolation and in Heaven their beautiful and everlasting crown. Amen O Mary, Queen of the clergy, pray for us; obtain for us a number of holy priests.
Hmmm. Isn't that nice?
Write this one down. Put in your journal, your breviary, your purse, wherever. PRAY for your priest.
St. John Vianney, ora pro nobis.
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