Priesthood Sunday

Priesthood Sunday, October 30, is a day especially chosen to celebrate the sacrament of Holy Orders - the sacrament of priestly dedication. This Sunday, we acknowledge and honor the priests of our parish. Msgr. Tom and Fr. Jean serve us with holy guidance, patient teaching, and gentle spiritual encouragement. They deliver an opportunity for us to grow closer to God as they serve "in the person of Christ." Their vocation calls them to serve as pastoral counselors for our spiritual journey. Now let us offer prayer and heartfelt thanks for their sacrifice and commitment.

A Priesthood Sunday Prayer

O Jesus, our great High Priest, hear our humble prayrs of behalf of your priests, Monsignor Gervasio and Fr. Jean. Give them a deep faith, a bright and firm hope and a burning love that will ever increase in the course of their priestly life.

In their loneliness, comfort them. In their sorrows, strengthen them. In their frustrations, point out to them that it is through suffering that the soul is purified, and show them that they are needed by the Church, they are needed by souls, they are needed for the work of redemption.