"Nerve-centre of the Church"...

 I look into the paten's gold
My consecrated fingers hold,
And mirrored in its circle see
The other Christ I'm called to be.

Adrienne Gascoigne

Translation: Accept, holy Father... (addressed to God the Father)

Holy card image: www.thewindowshowsitall.blogspot.com/

"When the Holy Father (St JPII) described the priesthood 

as "the nerve-centre of the Church's whole life and mission" 

(Holy Thursday Exhortation, 4 April 1996), he was affirming the key role 

played by priests in the drama of salvation.  Priests, it could also be said, 

are God's key-men in the further sense that to them have been given 

the keys of the kingdom - the kingdom of privileged sacramental treasures, 

notably the Eucharist and the forgiveness of sins (cf. Mt 16:19).  ...

... a priest's whole meaning and purpose is focused 
on the Eucharist in general, the Mass in particular.

 For he is consecrator and sacrifice-offerer of the Blessed Sacrament, besides being 

distributor, custodian and privileged adorer.  How accurate and apt, therefore, is the 

Holy Father's (St JPII) observation:  "A priest is worth what his Eucharistic life is worth."

St Claude de la Colombiere treasured the personal 

graces gained through holy Mass like rubies....

"Each day in my Mass He will give me new counsels, new strength.   

He will teach me, encourage me.  He will grant me or obtain for me, 

through His sacrifice, all the graces I shall ask of Him."

      

Fr Richard Foley, SJ
  Excerpts from Mary and the Eucharist (Must read!)

During this grace-filled season of Lent priests offer many extra Masses

and spend many long hours celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation

for the holy benefit of those they serve.  Let us PRAY DAILY for priests -

in thanksgiving for their vocation, for their stamina and piety and to implore 

deeper, richer Eucharistic lives for them - and ultimately for the Church!


"In strengthening the priest
you strengthen the whole Church. ...
Strengthen the priest and
you strengthen the whole foundation,
you strengthen everything in the Church."

Fr Gerald Fitzgerald, s.P., Founder
Handmaids of the Precious Blood

"The devil tempts one priest more than 100 seculars... 
Because to take away the Shepherd,
scatters the flock."- St Alphonsus Liguori

Check out a vibrant and growing Apostolate committed
to pray for priests in the form of Holy Hours:
Seven Sisters Apostolate
Seven Sisters Apostolate
www.sevensistersapostolate.org
 www.facebook.com/sevensistersapostolate

His life - an Advent! ...

"The life of a priest is an Advent

 bringing forth the Incarnation of souls." 

- St Elizabeth of the Trinity

 

PRAYER FOR HOLY PRIESTS
(St Charles Borromeo)

O Holy Mother of God, 
pray for the priests
your Son has chosen to serve the Church.
Help them, by your intercession,
to be holy, zealous and chaste.
Make them models of virtue
in the service of God’s people.
Help them to be prayerful in meditations,
efficacious in preaching,
and zealous in the daily offering of
the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
Help them administer the sacraments with joy.

Amen 

Let us generously remember our priests in daily prayer -

especially in this holy Advent season.
These special days are filled with many extra duties.

Learn of a way to pray for priests 
in the form of one weekly Holy Hour offering:
Seven Sisters Apostolate
sevensistersapostolate.org

Happy St Nicholas Day!
December 6

Trusting you got a few goodies

in your shoes this morning!

Click here: St. Nicholas - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

includes a short and sweet YouTube by Fr James Kubicki, SJ

"The giver of every good and perfect gift 
has called upon us to mimic God's giving, 
by grace, through faith, and this is not of ourselves." 

- St Nicholas of Myra (+343)
Bishop

St Nicholas, pray for us! 

Priesthood Sunday...

 Priesthood Sunday: 29 Sept 2019

A special day set aside to honor the priesthood in the United States...

 to reflect upon and affirm the role of the priesthood

in the life of the Church as a central one.

Note:  Parishes may choose to celebrate Priesthood Sunday on another Sunday when convenient. 

This nationwide event is coordinated and sponsored by the US Council of Serra International.

Christ daily comes to us in humble form;

daily He comes down 

from the bosom of the Father

upon the altar  

in the hands of the priest."

St Francis of Assisi

Pray regularly for our priests!
Here is one way: offering Holy Hours

Visit Seven Sisters Apostolate

 www.sevensistersapostolate.org
Seven Sisters Apostolate

His life - an Advent!...

"The life of a priest is an Advent

 bringing forth the Incarnation of souls." 

- St Elizabeth of the Trinity

 

PRAYER FOR HOLY PRIESTS
(St Charles Borromeo)

O Holy Mother of God, 
pray for the priests
your Son has chosen to serve the Church.
Help them, by your intercession,
to be holy, zealous and chaste.
Make them models of virtue
in the service of God’s people.
Help them to be prayerful in meditations,
efficacious in preaching,
and zealous in the daily offering of
the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
Help them administer the sacraments with joy.

Amen 

Let us generously remember our priests in daily prayer -

especially in this holy Advent season.
These special days are filled with many extra duties.

Happy St Nicholas Day!
December 6

Trusting you got a few goodies

in your shoes this morning!

Click here: St. Nicholas - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

includes a short and sweet YouTube by Fr James Kubicki, SJ

"The giver of every good and perfect gift 
has called upon us to mimic God's giving, 
by grace, through faith, and this is not of ourselves." 

- St Nicholas of Myra (+343)

St Nicholas, pray for us! 

His life: an Advent!

"The life of a priest is an Advent

 bringing forth the Incarnation of souls." 

- St Elizabeth of the Trinity

  

PRAYER FOR HOLY PRIESTS
(St Charles Borromeo)

O Holy Mother of God, 
pray for the priests
your Son has chosen to serve the Church.
Help them, by your intercession,
to be holy, zealous and chaste.
Make them models of virtue
in the service of God’s people.
Help them to be prayerful in meditations,
efficacious in preaching,
and zealous in the daily offering of
the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
Help them administer the sacraments with joy.

Amen 

Let us generously remember our priests in daily prayer -

especially in this holy Advent season.

Happy St Nicholas Day!

December 6

Trusting you got a few goodies

in your shoes this morning!

Click here: St. Nicholas - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online

includes a short and sweet YouTube by Fr James Kubicki, SJ

"The giver of every good and perfect gift has called upon us to mimic 

God's giving, by grace, through faith, and this is not of ourselves." 

- St Nicholas of Myra (+343)

St Nicholas, pray for us! 

Nerve-centre of the Church's life ...

 I look into the paten's gold

My consecrated fingers hold,

And mirrored in its circle see

The other Christ I'm called to be.

Adrienne Gascoigne

Translation: Accept, holy Father... (addressed to God the Father)

Holy card image: www.thewindowshowsitall.blogspot.com/

     "When the Holy Father (JPII) described the priesthood as "the nerve-centre of the Church's whole life and mission" (Holy Thursday Exhortation, 4 April 1996), he was affirming the key role played by priest in the drama of salvation.  Priests, it could also be said, are God's key-men in the further sense that to them have been given the keys of the kingdom - the kingdom of privileged sacramental treasures, notably the Eucharist and the forgiveness of sins (cf. Mt 16:19).  ...

   ...a priest's whole meaning and purpose is focused on the Eucharist in general, the Mass in particular.  For he is consecrator and sacrifice-offerer of the Blessed Sacrament, besides being distributor, custodian and privileged adorer.  How accurate and apt, therefore, is the Holy Father's (JPII) observation:  "A priest is worth what his Eucharistic life is worth."

    St Claude de la Colombiere treasured the personal graces gained through holy Mass like rubies..."Each day in my Mass He will give me new counsels, new strength.  He will teach me, encourage me.  He will grant me or obtain for me, through His sacrifice, all the graces I shall ask of Him."

       

Excerpts from Mary and the Eucharist

Fr Richard Foley, SJ

   

THESE HANDS BRING ME JESUS 

CLICK BELOW  to see this outstanding slide show video

by Stephen Golder (Turn on sound) * 7 mins

 http://www.thesehandsbmj.com/video.htm

During this grace-filled season of Lent priests offer many extra Masses

and spend many long hours celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation

for the holy benefit of those they serve.  Let us PRAY DAILY for priests -

in thanksgiving for their vocation, for their stamina and piety and to implore 

deeper, richer Eucharistic lives for them - and ultimately for the Church!


"In strengthening the priest
you strengthen the whole Church. ...
Strengthen the priest and
you strengthen the whole foundation,
you strengthen everything in the Church."

Fr Gerald Fitzgerald, s.P., Founder
Handmaids of the Precious Blood