Fr Mark at Vultus Christi has posted a meditation for priests taken from In Sinu Iesu. If you search on that tag, you can find other meditations. This one, The Secret of Priestly Holiness, focusses on the person of St John and his relationship with Our Lady.
Many thanks to all readers who pray for priests - your kindness is very much appreciated.
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I always offer my daily Breviary hours for Priests most especially those in any difficulty.
I think we Catholics just expect there will always be a priest to "say" Mass. I pray, from my heart, this will always be because without our priests we would not have the Mass.
Pope Benedict composed another prayer for priests for use on the recent feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which was also a day of prayer for priests;
Prayer for Priests;
LORD JESUS CHRIST,
eternal High Priest,You offered yourself to the
Father on the altar of the Cross and through the
outpouring of the Holy Spirit gave your priestly
people a share in your redeeming sacrifice.
Hear our prayer for the sanctification of our priests. Grant that all who are ordained to the ministerial priesthood may be ever more conformed to you, the divine Master. May they preach the Gospel with pure heart and clear conscience.
Let them be shepherds according to your own Heart, single- minded in service to you and to the Church and shining examples of a holy, simple and joyful life.
Through the prayers of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
your Mother and ours,draw all priests and the flocks entrusted to their care to the fullness of eternal life where you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God,for ever and ever. AMEN
BENEDICTUS PP. XVI
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