Sunday, March 29, 2009

Year of the Priest coming up!

Pope Benedict XVI has named the upcoming year the Year of the Priest. The holy year will run from June 19, 2009 to June 19, 2010, beginning and ending on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. This is appropriate since the distinguishing virtue of a priest is pastoral charity! I am looking forward to the Pope's reflections on how the priesthood can be renewed. The pope has hinted that he wants priests to recommit themselves to spiritual perfection. He has put the year under the patronage of St. John Vianney, the Cure of Ars, who is already the patron of parish priests but whom the Pope intends to make the patron of all the world's priests. Among other things, I think the Pope will challenge priests to have an even stronger identifiable character through which they can bear greater witness. The Pope had this to say regarding how priests present themselves: "Priests must also be "present, identifiable and recognizable -- for their judgment of faith, their personal virtues and their attire -- in the fields
of culture and charity which have always been at the heart of the church's
mission," he said.
This holy year will commence about the time the holy year of St. Paul will end, and will be a great transition for vocational ministry. Thank you, Holy Father! St. John Vianney, pray for us!


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