[history_matters]

A thread about prayers for priests. Please add your own prayers or acknowledge that you are praying for the priests of the Catholic Church.

[history_matters]

Ping!
Lord Jesus Christ, thou Good Physician, heal thy Church, we beseech thee.

[Aggie Mama]

Those are wonderful prayers. When I get a quiet moment today, I will include this in my prayers.

[Gophack]

I'll pray this prayer, it's appropriate and well-said.

Thank you.

[Brian Kopp DPM]

This is our CFAA effort:

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Take a Fr. to Fathers Day!
June 16th is Fathers Day and every Catholic worth his salt is going to honor his father and his Fr. Join CFAA's St. John Vianney Project!
To all Catholics: Make this Fathers Day, June 16th, a great day of thanksgiving for, and affirmation of, the enormous gift given to us through the acceptance of the call to priestly vocation by holy Catholic men Lift the burden of their crosses, so unjustly placed upon them by the betrayal of bishops and their brothers. Join the "St. John Vianney Project" Consider a Fathers Day parish cookout, picnic etc. with your loyal priests as guests of honor. Make it in a public park if you can. Consider kicking it off with a Mass and public Eucharistic Procession. Invite the press and express your loyalty to loyal servants of the Church. Take pictures and submit them to your local media along with the descriptive verbiage. Do not let the homosexual mafia inside the gates of the Church weaken your trust in that vast majority of decent, celibate men whose lives are dedicated to YOU. Do not let the homosexual mafia outside the Church weaken your faith or permit their propaganda against the Church go unchallanged. DO THIS: 1) Publicize the St. John Vianney Project far and wide. Email the world. 2) Download a camera ready ad to run in your local paper. http://www.CathFam.org 3) Register your event at our web site so that we can publicize this national Catholic response 4) Don't wait! Talk to your good priest. Invite him to the house. Tell him you appreciate his efforts. Take him to lunch, fishing, bowling, ...whatever. 5) Above all, pray for him. Do a novena of Holy Communions to the Kingship of Jesus for his angelic protection. And tell him so. 6) Pray for, but do not applaud those priests who erroneously teach that homosexuality is ÔgiftÓ and not an objective disorder (CCC 2358), or support PFLAG, DIGNITY, New Ways Ministry, or the Catholic Parents Network

[history_matters]

A ping for you!

[history_matters]

And a ping for you.....

[Salvation]

Prayer of St. Michael the Archangel

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in the day of Battle;

Be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.

May God rebuke Him, we humbly pray, and do Thou,

O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, cast into Hell, Satan and all the other evil spirits,

who prowl through the world, seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.

[BlessedBeGod]

What a wonderful thread!

I've got a whole booklet (called Prayers for Priests) at home (I'm at work now). When I get home tonight, I'll go through it and post the best.

[GenXFreedomFighter]

Daily Prayer For Priests bump

[father_elijah]

A very moving thread. Thank you with all my heart for these prayers and for calling others to pray for priests.

Dear Catholic Caucus and other dear FR friends, I have only a minute to say we have succeeded in redeeming 43 Christian slaves. We will get them to safety as soon as night falls.

Thank you all of you for your prayers.

[patent]

Bump.

[sneakers]

I have been praying for our priests since this great scandal has rocked our church. I pray for the innocent priests who are being looked upon with suspicion when they have done nothing wrong. I pray for our Pope and cardinals, that they will make decisions that will purge our Church of the evil that has entered it. I pray that this purging will leave us with a stronger, more traditional church. I have been praying for all the innocent young people who have been victimized by those who, of all people, they should have been able to trust. Finally, I pray that those priests who have hurt those young people will beg God's forgiveness. For, if not, they have a place waiting for them in the hottest recesses of hell. They know what sin they have committed, and they know how Jesus warned about any who would harm one hair on the head of one of His little ones. They should be living in great fear of Our Lord's wrath.

[NYer]

For Priests

Almighty God, look upon the face of Him who is the eternal High Priest, and have compassion on Your priests in today's world. Remember that they are but weak and frail human beings. Stir up in them the grace of their vocation. Keep them close to You lest the enemy prevail against them, so that they may never do anything in the slightest degree unworthy of their sublime vocation.

O Jesus, I pray for Your faithful and fervent priests, for the unfaithful and tepid ones; for those laboring at home and abroad in distant mission fields; for those who are tempted; for those who are lonely and desolate; for those who are in purgatory.

But, above all, I recommend to You the priests dearest to me; the priest who baptized me; the priests who absolved me from my sins; the priests who instructed me or helped me by their encouragement. I pray devoutly for all the priests to whom I am indebted in any other way, in particular for . . . O Jesus, keep them all close to Your heart and bless them abundantly in time and in eternity. Amen.

O Mary, Queen of the clergy, pray for us; obtain for us a number of holy priests. Amen.

 

[BlessedBeGod]

O Almighty Eternal God, look upon the face of Thy Christ, and for love of Him who is the eternal High-priest, have pity on Thy priests. Remember, O most compassionate God, that they are but weak and frail human beings. Stir up in them the grace of their vocation which is in them by the imposition of the Bishop's hands. Keep them close to Thee, lest the enemy prevail against them, so that they may ever do anything in the slightest degree unworthy of their sublime vocation.

O Jesus, I pray Thee for Thy faithful and fervent priests;
for Thy unfaithful and tepid priests;
for Thy priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields;
for Thy tempted priests;
for Thy lonely and desolate priests;
for Thy young priests;
for Thy aged priests;
for Thy sick priests;
for Thy dying priests;
for the souls of Thy priests in purgatory.

But above all, I commend to Thee the priests dearest to me:
the priests who baptized me;
the priests who absolved me from my sins;
the priests at whose Masses I assisted and who gave me Thy Body and Blood in Holy Communion;
the priests who taught and instructed me or helped me and encouraged me;
all the priests to whom I am indebted in any other way, particularly _________ .

O Jesus, keep them all close to Thy heart, and bless them abundantly in time and in eternity.
Amen.

[Lady In Blue]

Thank you for this beautiful prayer thread! There's a group called:"Intercessors of the Lamb." One of the prayers in their prayer book for priests goes like this:

"I will appoint over you shepherds,after my own heart,who will shepherd you wisely and prudently." (jer.3:15)

Father,in your plan for our salvation you provide shepherds for Your People.Father, we come to you now, in the name of Jesus, our High Priest and Intercessor, to ask that our shepherds especially(name)_______may receive:

A SERVANT'S HEART, committed to consecrated service of leadership.

A HUMBLE HEART,meek and gentle as the Lamb,to heal the brokenhearted.

A EUCHARISTIC HEART,full of love to worship you in spirit and in truth

A PRAYING HEART,interceding in the power of the Holy Spirit without ceasing.

A HEARING HEART,obedient to your Word.

An EVANGELISTIC HEART,on fire with zeal for the salvation of souls.

A RENEWED HEART,to give you greater honor and glory in Christ Jesus.

A DISCIPLE'S HEART, following the lamb wheresoever He goes,even to death on a Cross.

Father, we thank you for hearing our prayer and ask that Your priest sons may continue to guard the rich deposit of faith with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells within them,and to bear with courage their share of the hardships which the gospel entails.Father, protect them from the evil one and keep them in Your love always. Amen.

[history_matters]

Prayer bump for Priests

[Lady In Blue]

There's a devotion,"Passio Domini" that Fr.Wm Wagner's order,"The Canons Regular of the Holy Cross" have every Thursday night in their monastery.My parish,San Secondo D'Asti in Guasti,CA also has it for our parish every Thursday night.It is beautiful:

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Passio Domini
(The Passion of the Lord)

On the first Holy Thursday, Our Lord went into the garden to pray, signaling the beginning of His Divine Passion. He said, "Father, if it be Thy will, take this cup from Me: nevertheless, not My will, but Thine be done," Then an angel appeared to Him coming down from heaven to give Him strength. As the angel from heaven strengthened and nourished Our Lord, The Eternal High Priest, we gather in the presence of the Holy Eucharist to strengthen and spiritually nourish our priests, through the intercession of the Holy Angels.

Jesus intended that through the priests, this all important duty of the priestly office should live on in the Church in a visible way. For that reason, the care for the sacramental priesthood of the Church is an essential characteristic of the Work of the Holy Angels.

The "Paschal Mystery" of Jesus Christ lies at the center of our Christian faith. The Passover of Jesus accomplished through His suffering, death and resurrection also lies at the center of the spirituality of the Work of the Holy Angels. Members of the OA are encouraged to observe a weekly memorial of our Lord’s Passion in union with the holy angels of God. Beginning each Thursday evening and continuing until Friday afternoon members are asked to maintain a certain degree of recollection and reflection on the Lord’s Passio. They should spend an hour on Thursday evenings and another hour on Friday afternoon (according to the possibilities of one’s state in life) dedicating themselves to prayer and adoration in union with Jesus Christ as He passed through the Agony in the Garden on the first Holy Thursday, and died on the Cross on the first Good Friday.

Just as the angel came to strengthen Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, so also we invoke the holy angels to strengthen us in the carrying of our own crosses. Nevertheless, the observance of the Passio Domini is first and foremost a prayer of intercession for others. During the time that we accompany Christ in His Passion, we offer the drops of Jesus’s Precious Blood which He shed for love of us and for the salvation of the world. We offer His blood in particular for priests and religious, that they be faithful in the fulfillment of their vocations. We also intercede for those priests who have abandoned their vocation that they be reconciled to Christ and His Church.

We listen for Our Lord to speak to our hearts; and we implore the Heavenly Father, allow one drop of the Precious Blood of Jesus, shed in the Garden of Gethsemani, to fall on those for whom we pray. In Our Lord's deepest despair, He found the Apostles asleep and asked them, "Could you have not stayed awake but for one hour?"

Come, then, we invite you to gather with us and the Holy Angels in the blessed work they do in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Anyone following the call of the Lord, who lets himself be led by his angel, learns first and foremost the virtue of silence; silence means more than 'Not talking." It is the silence of the lips and of the heart, the love of quiet and recollection; this silence bears reverence as its first fruit. It also elevates man into the world of hidden truths, into the world of the truths of Faith. It is the road to purgation, uprightness and integrity, a weapon against every dissipation, distraction and superficiality. One who in the quiet of silence has become awake and ready, one who has learned to listen for the Word and the call and command of the Lord, will also hear them, and execute them, in prompt obedience, with asking why, being subject then only to his discernment.

There are three stages in the ascetical life we regard as the Law of the Holy Angels; SILENCE - LISTENING - OBEDIENCE. All three practices should, in time, bear fruits and become, as it were, the characteristic attributes of one who is led by the Holy Angels.

Their external manifestation results in the four principal bearings to the Work: ADORATION - CONTEMPLATION - EXPIATION - MISSION. It is in these that one's life with the angel finds its expression. These four bearings are not new in the Church. The many and various monasteries as well as religious congregations bear witness to that. But here, it is the manner in which they are realized that is new; also the objective is new, particularly that of atonement for priests.

(we listen for Our Lord to speak to our hearts; and we implore the Heavenly Father, allow one drop of the Precious Blood of Jesus, shed in the Garden of Gethsemani, to fall on those for whom we pray. In Our Lord's deepest despair, He found the Apostles asleep and asked them, "Could you have not stayed awake but for one hour?" We pray to spend these three hours with Our Savior so that this time, He will not suffer alone. As the hour of midnight grew near, Our Lord turned to the sound of approaching voices, and among them was one of His own.

Come, then, we invite you to gather with us and the Holy Angels in the blessed work they do in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Work of the Holy Angels^®

Missions Office OA

13800 Gratiot Ave Detroit MI 48205

USA Tel. (313) 527-1739; Fax. (313) 527-1729

e-mail address: mofficeoa@aol.com

 

[LadyDoc]

Our diocese is having a weekly holy hour to pray for priests and in reparation. The bad news is that most attending are the "regulars" who go to daily mass, although a few guys who work (i.e. can't attend mass due to working schedules) did show up.

[sfousa]

O Jesus, our great High Priest, Victim of the eternal Sacrifice offered for us, look with kindness on Your priests. You have chosen them and You remembered them in Your great priestly prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane.

Remember Your promise that the gates of hell will never gain a foothold in Your Church. Hold close the shepherds that share in Your priesthood, purify them and keep them safe within Your Sacred Heart.

We are the broken-hearted disciples on that dark road to Emmaus. Stay with us as darkness draws near and open Your priests' hearts to the good news of your Resurrection. Nourish them with Your Sacred Body and Blood for they are Yours and we are Yours.

We ask this, Father, in the name of Your Son Jesus Christ, Our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen.

Thanks, HM for this thread. God bless. sfousa

[Salvation]

St. Michael the Archangel