Posted on 06/26/2015 7:46:40 AM PDT by Romulus
A longstanding and well-beloved member of this Forum (anonymous, so if you know the man, please do not reveal his name) tomorrow will be ordained as a priest of Jesus Christ. He has requested this thread so that prayers may be offered. Please join me in thanksgiving and petition that his vocation will be fruitful and joyous: Heavenly Father, grant these and other blessings unto thy servant, for thy glory and the salvation of souls. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Ad multos annos, gloriosque annos, vivas, vivas, vivas!
May this great man know the incredible thanks and gratitude those of us have in the pew for him.
May God bless him and all ordained and religious in the sacrificial life. Amen.
He’s coming in at a very rough time. Sigh...
The day may be near when all priests will have to be anonymous. If he does not want his internet history picked over with hostile intent, he has the right to be anonymous in this forum.
For the record, I am able to say he has never posted anything that would do him discredit — which on the internet ought to narrow the field quite a bit!
A priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
Alleluia Alleluia!
Wishing our new priest many years of fruitful ministry.
(I am studying Latin, but we haven't gotten to the future tense, yet. OTOH, after tomorrow, God willing, the present tense will be accurate.)
O God, great in might and inscrutable in wisdom, marvelous in counsel above the sons of men: You the same Lord, fill with the gift of Your Holy Spirit this man whom it has pleased You to advance to the degree of Priest; that he may become worthy to stand in innocence before Your altar, to proclaim the Gospel of Your kingdom, to minister the word of Your truth, to offer to You spiritual gifts and sacrifices; to renew Your people through the font of regeneration, that when he shall go to meet You, at the second coming of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, Your only-begotten Son, he may receive the reward of good stewardship in the order given to him, through the plenitude of Your goodness.
For blessed and glorified is Your all-holy and majestic name, of the Father and the Son and of the Holy Spirit, now, and ever and to the ages of ages.
AXIOS!
Meaty stuff for a Friday, Kolo. Thank you.
“Tu eris sacerdos in aeternum” would be the future, and God willing is true “et nunc et semper”.
Our new priest likes him a little Latin, I am thinking.
Praying that the Lord will bless and protect him.
prayers
Many prayers for him. Is he young, or is this a 2nd vocation?
In his loneliness, comfort him In his sorrows, strengthen him In his frustrations, point out to him that it is through suffering that the soul is purified, and show him that he is needed by the Church, he is needed by souls, he is needed for the work of redemption.
O loving Mother Mary, Mother of Priests, take to your heart your son who is close to you because of his priestly ordination, and because of the power which he has received to carry on the work of Christ in a world which needs him so much.
Be his comfort, be his joy, be his strength, and especially help him to live and to defend the ideals of consecrated celibacy.
Amen.
Congratulations and blessings, (just-about-to-be) Father!
I will keep him in prayer. I think I know who you mean; I miss him.
Holy Trinity, thank you for a faithful priest.
Please send us one here.
So Beautiful,much love and prayers-Fatima ((((Hugs))))
Our loss, the Church’s gain (unless he hopefully continues to lurk).
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