Priest's Encounter with Jesus Christ

Cardinal Claudio Hummes, prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, has warned against priests who have an “insufficient and superficial” encounter with Jesus Christ, saying this can turn their ministry into a “kind of clerical profession” in which they carry out their duties “like officials.”

Blessed be God....

Blessed be God.
Blessed be His Holy Name.
Blessed be Jesus Christ, true God and true man.
Blessed be the name of Jesus.
Blessed be His Most Sacred Heart.
Blessed be His Most Precious Blood.
Blessed be Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
Blessed be the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete.
Blessed be the great Mother of God, Mary most holy.
Blessed be her holy and Immaculate Conception.
Blessed be her glorious Assumption.
Blessed be the name of Mary, Virgin and Mother.
Blessed be Saint Joseph, her most chaste spouse.
Blessed be God in His angels and in His Saints.
May the heart of Jesus, in the Most Blessed Sacrament, be praised, adored, and loved with grateful affection, at every moment, in all the tabernacles of the world, even to the end of time. Amen.

Spirit of the Living God, fill us....

Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on us
Melt us, mould us, fill us, and use us
Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on us (2)

Fill us with

Acceptance, accountability
Blessings, benign attitude, balance
Compassion, conversion, confession, cool attitude
Dedication, docility, discernment
Enthusiasm, entertaining, enlightenment
Faith, forgiveness, fruits worthy of repentance, fruits of the Spirit
Gratitude, grace, gentleness, gentlemanliness,
Holiness, humility, happiness, health, humour
Intelligence, interdependence, interest in the Kingdom
Joy, justice
Kindness,
Love, light
Meekness
Non-judgmental attitude
0bedience, openness
Patience, Power Divine, praise, prayerfulness, poverty, purity
Quiet
Repentance, reverence, respect for all, resigned
Silence, self-discipline, service, simplicity, Supervision
Truthfulness
Understanding
Victory, Virtues, Vision
Worship, Wisdom
XT
Youthfulness
Zeal


Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on us
Melt us, mould us, fill us, and use us
Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on us (2)

We make this prayer, relying on the powerful intercession of Mary, our mother, trusting in the communion of saints and in the matchless name of Jesus and
For your names’ sake, Lord, Amen.

Unflinching Faith

: “If God were to take away all His blessings, health, physical fitness, wealth, intelligence, and leave me but one gift, I would ask for faith – for with faith in Him and His goodness, mercy, love for me, and belief in everlasting life, I believe I could suffer the loss of my other gifts and still be happy – trustful, leaving all to His inscrutable Providence.” –Rose Kennedy

Absolute Faithfulness

If man is faithless,does that nullify the faithfulness of God? By no means.Let God be true though every man be false.

Be kind to your priests

To a bishop who knelt at his feet and sought God’s mercy, Fr. Vianney gave just five words of advice, “Be kind to your priests.”

Merciful love

Still today, the Altar of Sacrifice and the confessional. are the primary places where a priest is a channel of the rich love and mercy of God.

For God so loved the world that.....

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.