Monday, November 26, 2012

Holy gratitude for holy priests

 

"The life of a priest is an Advent
bringing forth the Incarnation of souls."

Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity

 

Let us generously remember our priests in daily prayer.
  
   Each day when I attend Mass, as the priest kisses the altar I pray in particular gratitude for that priest and that he will have a deeper, personal encounter with Christ at that Mass. Also - when the water is added to the wine before the Consecration, I offer particular prayer for seminarians discerning the priesthood and transitional Deacons approaching Ordination - I echo a prayer of Jesus,"Ephphatha" (Be opened). ~ Janette

When and how do you pray for our priests?
(I will include responses in an upcoming post during Advent.)
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4 comments:

  1. RuthNovember 26, 2012 at 7:34 AM

    I pray for all the clergy when the priest intones the prayer- 'Let us pray for our Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinals, Bishops, priests and all the religious.'

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  2. AnneNovember 26, 2012 at 4:44 PM

    When the priest lifts the chalice at Mass I pray a prayer of the Handmaids of the Precious Blood: "Our Lady of the Precious Blood, watch over the living chalices of the blood of Jesus."

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  3. JanetteNovember 26, 2012 at 7:15 PM

    May God richly reward you, Ruth and Anne. Every breath of prayer has merit - God hears and answers! I send these daily Eucharistic meditations directly to several hundred email addresses also - and getting some beautiful responses of prayers offered. Stay tuned...

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  4. JanetteJuly 9, 2013 at 1:55 PM

    Be edified by several beautiful responses compiled for 12/20/12 post.

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