PRIESTS ON THE VALUE OF PRAYERS

Opus Sanctorum Angelorum - Crusade for Priests: Fr. John Hardon, SJ in his biography of Fr. Gerald Fitzgerald, the founder of the Servants of the Paraclete and the Handmaids of the Precious Blood gives us an eloquent, and we could even say an unmatched, explanation of the reasons why the faithful need to pray for priests. [more]

The Value of Prayer and Sacrifice for Priests, by Fr. John Hardon, S.J.: If there was ever a need to pray and sacrifice for priests for their preservation and sanctity it is today. It is not exaggeration to say that the Catholic priesthood in countries like our own is going through the most difficult ordeal in the Church's history. [more]

Praying for Priests: Let us think just a few moments about the greatness of the Holy Priesthood in the Church, about the power of the priests to forgive sins in the name of God, about their power to consecrate simple bread into the Body, Soul and Divinity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and about the tremendous responsibility of the priest with regards to the eternal destiny of the immortal souls which are entrusted to their care and who guide these souls by preaching to them the full truth and admonishing them to keep on the straight way of the commandments of God. [more]

Why do we call priests "Father?" by Fr. William Saunders This question refers to Jesus' teaching found in the Gospel of St. Matthew, when He said, "Do not call anyone on earth your father. Only one is your father, the One in heaven" (23:9).

Taken literally, we would have to wonder why we do use the title "Father" when Jesus seems to forbid it. [more]

Pray for True Laborers for the Harvest! - St. Gregory the Great, Early Church Father and Doctor of the Church:This excerpt from a homily (Hom. 17, 1-3, PL 76, 1139) by St. Gregory the Great (d. 604 AD) discusses the Lord's exhortation to pray for priests and preachers who are true laborers since the harvest is great but the serious laborers are few. [more]