"Thou Art A Priest Forever"
To live in the midst of the world,
Without wishing its pleasures;
To be a member of each family,
Yet belonging to none;
To share all sufferings;
To penetrate all secrets;
To heal all wounds;
To go from men to God
And offer Him their Prayers;
To return from God to men
To bring pardon and hope;
To have a heart of fire for charity
And a heart of bronze for chastity;
To teach and to pardon,
Console and bless always--
What a glorious life!
And it is yours,
O Priest of Jesus Christ!
Author unknown
from an old prayer card
Source: EWTN
Taken from Roman Catholic Vocations
4 comments:
I had this on my first Mass program. The author was the great Dominican preacher, Lacordaire.
You have so many people praying for you, Philip. Be assured you are inspiring countless people and I am positive God is sending you as well as all of them countless graces. You are daily in my prayers.
Philip,
I came across your blog by a reference from a friend.
May the Lord's Mercy envelope you in your journey with cancer.
The Lord recently came to take my mother home, but also gave her a miraculous cure of her metastatic breast cancer in the Divine Mercy. I have about 11 posts about my mother's miraculous cure and the graces the Lord gave us on a blog I write, and I invite you to come and see.
http://livingmonstrance.stblogs.com
Your words regarding living with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament - when you visited the parish rectory - are shared by me.
In His Heart,
Jerome Kiley
Boston, MA
Philip,
I too believe in miracles and I will continue to pray for you and the Dr's treating you as well as the family. You are an inspiration to me and everyone that knows you and also the hundreds of people that read your blog. I will continue to pass on your updates to all my friends and anyone I can share your story with and request prayers and miracles.
I love you
Cindy
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