"It is not granted to the merits of men that a man should touch and consecrate Christ's sacrament and make the bread of angels his food. Great is this mystery and great is the dignity of priests who have been given powers not granted to angels. For priests only, duly ordained in the Church, have power to offer Mass and consecrate Christ's body. When a priest celebrates Mass he honors God; he gladdens the angels; he strengthens the Church; he succer the people; he gives rest to the dead-he makes himself a sharer of all good things" (Imitation of Christ 4:5)
Let us always remember this. The office of a priest is of higher dignity than an angels. Therefore, we must love and pray for our priests both good and otherwise. They have been called to fulfill a great responsibility before God, yet they cannot survive these tumultuous times without our prayers and sacrifices. We must rally our hearts and fight for our priests; they are being hunted by demons who seek nothing but to sift them like wheat. We must be there for them as they fight against all hell to fulfill this sacred calling and thus save souls. Let us love our priests enough so to lay down ourselves for them as they have for us; for no greater love than this hath man known.
May the mystical body of Christ not allow the heart to suffer alone in its effort to fight this diabolic cancer. We should all of us, every member of the Body of Christ, come together to support and strengthen this vital organ called the priesthood which keeps our very bodies and souls alive. To the Divine Heart of Jesus we confide this heart. God save our priests, God save our heart.
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