Posted on 08/06/2015 5:24:13 AM PDT by marshmallow
Madrid, Spain, Aug 5, 2015 / 02:01 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- On August 1, the oldest priest in the Diocese of Malaga, Spain turned 100 years old. After a century of life, Father Francisco Acevedo says he still has important work to do.
“St. Peter says: 'Be sober and keep watch, because the devil as a roaring lion walks about, seeking whom he may devour,” said Fr. Acevedo in an interview published by the Bishop of Malaga.
“I still have to resist the devil, but it's not easy. The devil does not want there to be holy priests, and it's dangerous to not take this seriously,” he said when asked about his ongoing task.
Now living in residence at St. Patrick’s parish, the priest says he has led a normal life and does not have any “tricks” to such a long life.
Having spent most of the last century as a priest, Fr. Acevedo offered some advice to seminarians and young priests: “Seek God alone.”
He also stressed the importance of prayer, saying that it “is everything” to him and is “a permanent guard.”
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“St. Peter says: ‘Be sober and keep watch, because the devil as a roaring lion walks about...”
I know of some one that can take care of that.
bfl
I hated that movie.
I loved it.
I found it to be a great story about the struggle between good and evil.
To me... that was one of the scariest movies I’ve ever seen. I have watched it again as an adult and still had trouble sleeping.
God bless him.
What an impressive man. God bless him.
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