We thank you, God our Father, for those who have responded to your call to priestly ministry.
Accept this prayer we offer on their behalf: Fill your priests with the sure knowledge of your love.
Open their hearts to the power and consolation of the Holy Spirit.
Lead them to new depths of union with your Son.
Increase in them profound faith in the Sacraments they celebrate as they nourish, strengthen and heal us.
Lord Jesus Christ, grant that these, your priests, may inspire us to strive for holiness by the power of their example, as men of prayer who ponder your word and follow your will.
O Mary, Mother of Christ and our mother, guard with your maternal care these chosen ones, so dear to the Heart of your Son.
Intercede for our priests, that offering the Sacrifice of your Son, they may be conformed more each day to the image of your Son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Saint John Vianney, universal patron of priests, pray for us and our priests
This icon shows Jesus Christ, our eternal high priest.The gold pelican over His heart represents self-sacrifice.
The border contains an altar and grapevines, representing the Mass, and icons of Melchizedek and St. Jean-Baptiste Vianney.
Melchizedek: king of righteousness (left icon) was priest and king of Jerusalem. He blessed Abraham and has been considered an ideal priest-king.
St. Jean-Baptiste Vianney is the patron saint of parish priests.
When are the “molester” shysters going to turn their attention to the public schools? Haven’t they milked the Catholic church out of enough money yet?
yeah, I'll bet it will.
I should sue the Catholic Church for neglect!
I was a student in Catholic schools for a total of 18 years and was never molested. / SARC
I hope there is a special place in Hell for the priests who engaged in these abominations!
Some of them apparently went from just being anti-Protestant to anti-child.
Bankruptcy, huh?
Can’t afford those malpractice insurance premiums anymore?
Good thing they had it though.
Don’t know where they would come up with that kind of money.
How many of these men have been excommunicated and are currently in jail?
Payoffs by the church is not “punishment” for the offenders
But I've been told by FRoman Catholics that sexual abuse by priests was a homosexual issue!
Not sure why that matters, but that's what they tell us anyway....
The “Jesuits” are at the root of all that is evil on planet Earth.
They have never been a Christian order; without them, the catholic church would have had a much more Christian history.