Certainly we all need to do more to encourage vocations to the priesthood and to religious life.
Encouragement a Strong Factor
Tomorrow, April 24 is the Feast of Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Priest and Martyr
Saint Fidelis was born in the town of Sigmaringen, Germany in 1578. He entered the Order of Friars Minor Capuchins and led an austere life of penance, vigils, and prayer. Continuously engaged in preaching, he was commissioned by the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith to preach in the canton of the Grisons. In 1622, he was attacked by a band of heretics and suffered martyrdom at Seewis in Switzerland. As an evangelist and catechist, he was known as an advocate of the poor. He is called the Apostle of Switzerland.
O God, who were please to award
the palm of martyrdom to Saint Fidelis
as, burning with love for You, he propagated the faith,
grant, we pray, through his intercession,
that, grounded in charity,
we may merit to know with him
the power of the Resurrection of Christ.
Who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
We do well with what little we have. Out of the small group of altar boy's we have two and possible a third are expressing and showing signs of wanting to become priests. We need to set the good example and let Jesus take care of the rest. God Bless Father.
ReplyDeleteJohn I would not say that we have a small group of Altar Boys as if you compare what we have to other parishes we have probably three to four times what they have and that all has to do with the type of Parish we have which is devoted to Bringing honor to Christ
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