Apr 05 – Homily – Fr Dominic: Pray for Our Priests
Thursday, April 5th, 2012
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Audio (MP3)Photos from the Ordinations in Florence
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010Ave Maria! More photos from the Ordinations for the FIs in Florence from Rinascimento Sacro. You can view all 386 the photos here. The Eight new priests are: Fr. Gabriele M. Insam Note: This is a Novus Order Mass!  Carabiniere in formal uniform. Wow!
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 The Cardinal surrounded by the ordinands
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 Prostration during the singing of the Litany
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 Imposition of the hands
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 Donning of the sacred vestments
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 Anointing of the hands
“Consecrare et sanctificare digneris, Domine, manus istas per istam unctionem et nostram benedictionem … ut quaecumque benedixerint, benedicantur, et quaecumque consecraverint, consecrentur et sanctificentur, in nomine Domini nostri Iesu Christi” +
 Handing over of the chalice and the patent:
“Accipe potestatem sacrificium Deo offerre…”
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 “… Missasque celebrare, tam pro vivis, quam pro defunctis”
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 The new preists
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 The new priests concelebrating their first Mass with the Bishop
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 Unfolding of the chasuble
“Accipe Spiritum Sanctum: quorum remiseris peccata, remittuntur eis;
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 Blessing of the newly ordained at the end of Mass
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 The Cardinal returns to the throne to remove the sacred vestments
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 Leaving the church
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 Group photo in the sacristy
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Please pray for all these new priests. Ave Maria!
Photo credit (C) 2010 FFI for Rinascimento SAcro – all rights reserved.
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The Extraordinary Form Conquers More and More of the Souls of the Franciscans of the Immaculate
Friday, March 26th, 2010
Paix Liturgique, in its newest Italian newsletter, has an interview with Fr Alessandro M. Apollonio, rector of the theological seminary of the Franciscans of the Immaculate (FFI), which brings splendid news from this young order which now has more than 700 members. Here is a translation of the part concerning the liturgy:
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Why I love my Priests
Monday, March 22nd, 2010|
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Year of the Priest: A Thought from Ven. Pius XII on Our Lady and the Priest
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009One Minute Meditation
Confidence in Mary, Mother of Priests 141. When you meet very serious difficulties in the path of holiness and the exercise of your ministry, turn your eyes and your mind trustfully to her who is the Mother of the Eternal Priest and therefore the loving Mother of all Catholic priests. You are well aware of the goodness of this Mother. In many regions you have been the humble instruments of the mercy of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in wonderfully reviving the faith and charity of the Christian people. 142. Our Lady loves everyone with a most tender love, but She has a particular predilection for priests who are the living image of Jesus Christ. Take comfort in the thought of the love of the Divine Mother for each of you and you will find the labors of your sanctification and priestly ministry much easier. All Priests Entrusted to Mary 143. To the Beloved Mother of God, Mediatrix of heavenly graces, We entrust the priests of the whole world in order that, through her intercession, God will vouchsafe a generous outpouring of His Spirit which will move all ministers of the altar to holiness and, through their ministry, will spiritually renew the face of the earth. For the full document see https://www.ewtn.com/library/PAPALDOC/P12CLERG.HTM
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North American Martyrs
Monday, October 19th, 2009|
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam! To the Greater Glory of God!
Prayer: Father, you consecrated the first beginnings of the faith in North America by preaching and martyrdom of Saints John & Isaac and their companions. By the help of their prayers may the Christian faith continue to grow throughout the world. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. October 19 commemorates the martyrdom of six priests of the Society of Jesus and their two lay companions who worked with them tirelessly. |
St. John Vianney: Patron of ALL Priests
Tuesday, August 4th, 2009In this Year of the Priest it is a special pleasure to consider the Patron Saint of ALL Priests, St. John Vianney. He had been the Patron of Parish Priests but our Holy Father has extended that patronage to all Priests. Ave Maria Meditations
St. John Mary Vianney was born in France in 1786. His childhood coincided with the terrible French revolution. He was devout even as a boy and quietly taught other children their prayers. He would be ordained a priest in 1815 but struggled mightily through seminary and was a poor student. He had a very difficult time with Latin. There was even talk among his superiors if he should be ordained or, if ordained, be allowed to hear confessions. They decided to ordain him but gave him one of the least desirable of assignments: to the little town of Ars. The young priest was told that the faith was all but lost there and so he would have little to do. “Then I have everything to do!”, he exclaimed. Upon arriving in Ars the conditions were as foretold but this good priest knew that the holiness of the people would first need a holy priest and so he took upon himself not only his own seeking of personal holiness but also severe penances for his flock. He fasted continually and only slept a few hours a night, spending most of his time in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. |
Year of the Priest: a prayer
Sunday, July 12th, 2009One Minute Meditation
 Prayer for Holy Vocations to the Priesthood
Almighty God and Father:
We prayerfully ask You to give Your Church holy priests: men of charity, goodness and prayer, good shepherds like Your son, Jesus. Through the prompting of Your grace may they always realize that they are your chosen ones, called by name.
Comfort them more dearly when they are discouraged, lonely or greatly beset by the temptations of the evil one. Help them in their troubles to now that they are Your holy anointed ones, that with You they can do all things.
We ask these favors for Your priests in the world, through Your Son, Jesus Christ, the first and eternal priests. Amen.
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St. Therese’s Prayer for Priests
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
One Minute Meditation
by St. Therese of Lisieux
O Jesus, eternal Priest, keep your priests within the shelter of Your Sacred Heart, where none may touch them.
Keep unstained their anointed hands, which daily touch Your Sacred Body. Keep unsullied their lips, daily purpled with your Precious Blood.
Keep pure and unearthly their hearts, sealed with the sublime mark of the priesthood.
Let Your holy love surround them and shield them from the world’s contagion.
Bless their labors with abundant fruit and may the souls to whom they minister be their joy and consolation here and in heaven their beautiful and everlasting crown. Amen.
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A Prayer for Priests
Friday, June 26th, 2009One Minute Meditation
A PRAYER FOR PRIESTS By John J Cardinal Carberry
Keep them; I pray Thee, dearest Lord. Keep them, for they are Thine The priests whose lives burn out before Thy consecrated shrine. Keep them, for they are in the world, Though from the world apart. When earthly pleasures tempt, allure – Shelter them in Thy heart. Keep them and comfort them in hours Of loneliness and pain, When all their life of sacrifice For souls seems but in vain. Keep them and remember, Lord, they have no one but Thee. Yet, they have only human hearts, With human frailty. Keep them as spotless as the Host, That daily they caress; Their every thought and word and deed, Deign, dearest Lord, to bless. ————————————————- Remember…
If the priest is a saint, his people will be holy. If the priest is holy, his people will be good. If the priest is good, his people will be fair. If the priest is fair, his people will be mediocre. If the priest is mediocre, his people will be bad. -Anon.
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Daily Prayer During the Year for Priests
Saturday, June 20th, 2009One Minute Meditations
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Year of the Priest begins June 19th
Friday, June 19th, 2009Ave Maria Meditations  Pope Benedict XVI / St. Jean Vianney
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St. John Vianney, the great parish priest of Ars, France said in his catechism lesson on priesthood: The priest is not a priest for himself; he does not give himself absolution; he does not administer the Sacraments to himself. He is not for himself, he is for you… When people wish to destroy religion, they begin by attacking the priest, because where there is no longer any priest there is no sacrifice, and where there is no longer any sacrifice there is no religion… |
The Source of My Vocation by Pope John Paul II
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
I set off in search of the source of my vocation. It is beating there … in the Upper Room in Jerusalem. I thank God that during the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000 I was able to pray precisely there-in the Upper Room (Mark 14:15), where the Last Supper took place. THE SOURCE OF MY VOCATIONby The Servant of God, Pope John Paul III transport myse1f in thought to that memorable Thursday when Christ, having loved his own to the end (Jn.13:1), instituted the Apostles as priests of the New Covenant. I see Him bending down before each of us, succesors of the Apostles, to wash our feet. I hear Him, as if He were speaking to me-to us-these words: “Do you realize what I have done for you? You call Me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Master,’ and rightly so, for indeed I am. If I, therefore, the Master and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought also to wash one anothers feet. I have given you an example to follow, so that as I have done for you, you also should do” (John 13:12-16). (more…) |
Video – Roving Reporter: #56 Fr Frank Pavone
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
Ave Maria! So our Roving Reporter landed another big fish when he was given this interview yesterday by Fr Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, at the Liaison Hotel in downtown DC. Fr Frank Pavone heads up the annual March for Life with his group from Silent No More and this year they had not only a record number of participants for Silent No More in the March, but we’re sure it was a record number of participants in the March itself – Fox News estimated over 300,000!!! Ave Maria! |
Video – Fr. Angelo – Standing Fast #12: Imitating Christ the King
Saturday, August 11th, 2007
Ave Maria! In this episode of Standing Fast Fr. Angelo explains the need for men to imitate Christ the King by making use of the graces given at baptism to be Priests, Prophets and Kings. He says both men and women get these graces but men especially have the duty to be good, saintly kings in their families and society. So all you men out there, put down the Bud and the potato chips, grab your scepter and crown, and listen-up! Ave Maria!
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