"Who then is the priest? He is the defender of truth, who stands with angels, gives glory with archangels, cause sacrifices to rise to the altar on high, shares Christ's priesthood, refashions creation, restores it in God's image, recreates it for the world on high and even greater, is divinized and divinizes."
~St. Gregory Nazianzen
MONTHLY CALENDAR To view the Prayer Helpers of the Precious Blood Monthly Prayer for Priests, February 2021
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Over the centuries, the Church has exhorted the faithful Catholics are to pray for priests. They should encourage priests ~ Father John Hardon
" Pray much for priests because we need holy priests. The holier the priests are the more holy we religious will be. Then too, the more holy will be the families who are longing for God. If we have holy families, we will have many holy vocations." ~ Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
" When St. Michael comes to a dying Christian who invokes his aid, the holy Archangel can chase away the devils, but he cannot free his client from their chains till a priest comes to absolve him." ~ St. Alphonsus Liguori Become a Prayer Helper of the Precious Blood. The rewards are eternal.
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Mary, Mother of the Holy Eucharist, pray for our priests.