"The Spirit dwells in the Church and in the hearts of the faithful as in a temple..."
Pentecost Novena 2010
May 14, 2010 – May 22, 2010
Year of the Priesthood
We dedicate the Novena for increased graces for the whole Church as the Year of the Priesthood draws to conclusion
DAY ONE: YOU SHARE IN THE PRIESTHOOD OF CHRIST
The priesthood, in its deepest reality, is the priesthood of Christ. It is Christ who offers himself, his Body and Blood, in sacrifice to God the Father, and by this sacrifice makes righteous in the Father’s eyes all mankind and, indirectly, all creation. The priest, in his daily celebration of the Eucharist, goes to the very heart of the mystery. For this reason the celebration of the Eucharist must be the MOST IMPORTANT moment of the priest’s day, the center of his life.
Hail Mary….
Teresa
I see in this first day of the Novena for all of us to go to the heart of Jesus, and like John, priest, lay our head on Jesus; this means to find him in the Eucharist and to stand before the Cross with our priests day in and day out. If the Mass is the center of OUR life, the Lord will raise up more and more young men to the ranks of the priesthood. We need the priests who love the Eucharist, and our priest need people who love the Eucharist and look to their priests for their greatest need, the Eucharist.
Oh Lord, I am just now, at this time of my life, stepping through the veil of the mystery. I find you more real and more present to me than I have ever experienced. You are the real and ever near, and yet I still run around so often looking for you; missing you who are right there for me. I pray for all the lay faithful that we may grow in Eucharistic amazement and be for our priests a support and an inspiration to their own priest hood. Amen!
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