JEANNE'S HOUSE AFIRE : "PRAY FOR YOUR SHEPHERDS!"

Friday, April 18, 2014

"PRAY FOR YOUR SHEPHERDS!"

Holy Thursday, Special Day for Priests

"Pray for your Shepherds!"

Holy Thursday, A Day for Priests

On this day, a special Mass is celebrated, all the priests of a diocese in one place. By coming and enjoying this liturgy together they may grow in their bond with each other and their bishop, and of course, with Our Lord.

Our Lord and Our Lady know how hard it is to be a Holy Priest and have exhorted their followers to pray for priests. Today, could we revive our undertaking to pray for priests regularly?

The following prayer was published by Father Peter John Cameron, O.P. in the current issue of Magnificat. I think it is appropriate every day of the year! Jeanne

Prayer for Priests

Divine Savior Jesus Christ, who has entrusted the whole work of your redemption, the welfare and salvation of the world, to priests as your representatives, through the hands of your most holy Mother and for the sanctification of your priests and candidates for the priesthood, I offer you this present day wholly and entirely, with all its prayers, works, joys, sacrifices, and sorrows. Give us truly holy priests who, inflamed with the fire of your divine love, seek, nothing but your greater glory and the salvation of our souls.

And you, Mary, good Mother of priests, protect all priests in the dangers of their holy vocation and, with the loving hand of a Mother, also lead back to the Good Shepherd those poor priests who have become unfaithful to their exalted vocation and have gone astray. Amen.

Magnificat Holy Week 2014 - Vol. 16, No. 1

"Christ the Good Shepherd" Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617 - 1682)

"Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" J. S. Bach (1685 – 1750)
Directed by Leopold Stokowski (1882 - 1977)

Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring, Holy Wisdom, Love most bright,

Drawn by Thee, our souls aspiring, Soar to uncreated light.

Word of God, our flesh that fashioned, With the fire of life impassioned,

Striving still to truth unknown, Soaring, dying round Thy throne.

Through the way where hope is guiding, Hark, what peaceful music rings,

Where the flock in Thee confiding, Drink of joy from deathless springs.

Theirs is beauty's fairest pleasure, Theirs is wisdom's holiest treasure.

Thou dost ever lead Thine own, In the love of joys unknown.

Pray for Priests

Love, Jeanne

.... Lucia's Lament

In 1961 Sister Lucia of Fatima grieved to Father Augustin Fuentes who was visiting her, "Father, our Lady is very unhappy because they have not taken Her message of 1917 seriously. NEITHER THE GOOD NOR THE BAD HAVE PAID ANY ATTENTION TO IT. The good continue their way without preoccupying themselves with it, they do not heed her celestial requests. The bad walk through life swollen with perdition, not taking into account the punishment that threatens them. Believe me, Father, God will chastise the world very soon. THINK, FATHER, ABOUT ALL THE SOULS WHO WILL FALL INTO HELL. This will happen because no one prays, because they do not do penance."

[Sister Lucia of Fatima to Father Augustin Fuentes in 1961.]

"What is the purpose of all this talk of Hell in Lucia's message, to frighten us? No! It is assumed that a majority of this book's [and this blog's cj] readers are adult Christians of sound faith who are in the state of grace. THE PURPOSE IS TO EMPHASIZE MARY'S CALL FOR PRAYER, SACRIFICE, & PENANCE IN ORDER TO SAVE THE SOULS OF OTHERS.

"But there is a downside to personal refusal of this 'call.' IN OUR CHARITY WE ARE SUPPOSED TO ANSWER THIS CALL FOR PRAYER, SACRIFICE, & PENANCE FOR THE SALVATION OF SOULS.

"If we do not, is there a possibility that sometime in the future we might need such spiritual assistance from others - perhaps to withstand some great temptation of our own, (despair, pride, loss of faith, etc.) and that when we need help we shall receive as we gave? 'Let him who stands, beware lest he fall.' Let us charitably respond to Mary's call." [Desmond A. Birch ........... in his book, "Trial, Tribulation & Triumph"]