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Daily dispatch - June 19, 2009
VATICAN DOSSIER
Pontiff: Church Needs Holy Priests
Pope to Syriac Leader: Eucharist Is Key to Unity
Synopsis of Scripture Synod Finalized
Vatican: Bernini's Colonnade Will Not Crumble
WORLD FEATURES
Year for Priest Initiatives Flood Internet
Poland Remembers St. Bruno
Caritas Laments Plight of Women Refugees
Bishops Press Obama for Immigration Reform
NEWS BRIEFS
US Bishops Approve Mass for Life
GOD'S MEN
Curé d'Ars: Model Priest
MESSAGE TO READERS
ZENIT Launches Column on Priesthood
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Pontiff: Church Needs Holy Priests
Opens Yearlong Celebration of PriesthoodVATICAN CITY, JUNE 19, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The greatest suffering of the Church is the sin of its priests, Benedict XVI said as he inaugurated the Year for Priests.
The Pope presided today at a celebration of vespers on the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at the Basilica of St. Peter's, during which he launched a yearlong celebration of the priesthood. The theme for the priestly year is "Faithfulness of Christ, Faithfulness of Priests."
The year, convoked by the Pontiff, coincides with the 150th anniversary of the death of St. John Mary Vianney, known as the Curé d'Ars. Bishop Guy Bagnard of Belley-Ars brought the relics of the French saint to Rome for the inauguration Mass.
The Year for Priests will conclude with an International Convention in Rome, to be held June 9-11, 2010.
The celebration began with the Holy Father venerating in silence the relics of St. John Mary Vianney.
"The Church needs holy priests," the Pope said in his homily. "[It needs] ministers to help the faithful experience the merciful love of the Lord and to be convinced witnesses."
For this, he invited the faithful to pray "that the Lord inflame the heart of each priest" with the love of Jesus.
"How can one forget that nothing makes the Church -- the Body of Christ -- suffer more than the sins of its pastors, above all those that are 'wolves in sheep's clothing,' whether because they lead [the faithful] away with their private doctrine, or because they bind [the faithful] down with the ties of sin and death," he asked.
"The call to conversion and to take recourse to Divine Mercy also applies to us, dear priests," Benedict XVI said to the numerous priests and bishops present. "We should also appeal, humbly and incessantly, to the heart of Jesus so that he preserves us from the terrible risk of damaging those whom we should save."
For this, the Pope affirmed, "Our mission is indispensible for the Church and for the world, which demands complete fidelity to Christ and an incessant union with him; that is to say, it demands that we constantly seek the holiness of St. John Mary Vianney."
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Pope to Syriac Leader: Eucharist Is Key to Unity
Lauds Church's Efforts for Mideast PeaceVATICAN CITY, JUNE 19, 2009 (Zenit.org).- In an audience with the patriarch of Antioch of the Syrians, Benedict XVI underlined the importance of the Eucharist as the key to unity.
The Pope affirmed this today at the Vatican when he met with Patriarch Ignace Youssif III Younan and some members of the Syriac synod.
The Pontiff stated that "Divine Providence has made us ministers of Christ and shepherds of his one flock."
He continued, "Christ himself, our Lord, appointed the Apostle Peter as the 'rock' upon which he founded the spiritual edifice of the Church, calling upon his disciples to remain in full unity with Peter, under his sure guidance and that of his Successors."
"Over the course of your millenarian history," the Holy Father told the patriarch, "your communion with the Bishop of Rome has always been accompanied by faithfulness to the spiritual tradition of the Christian East."
"These are complementary aspects of a single heritage of the faith which your venerable Church professes," he added.
Benedict XVI recalled how he immediately conceded ecclesiastical communion in a letter to the patriarch after the latter's election as head of the synod last February.
The Syriac Catholic Church separated from Rome after the Council of Chalcedon in 451, but returned to full communion more than a millennium later.
Communion
Thursday, the official ceremony of ecclesial communion was held in the Basilica of St. Mary Major, in the presence of the papal representative, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches.
"With a public sign," the Pope said, "yesterday's Eucharistic celebration in the basilica of St. Mary Major -- you most appropriately demonstrated the close ties binding you to the Bishop of Rome and the universal Church."
He added: "In effect, the Eucharist fuses our different traditions in the unity of the one Spirit, making them a source of wealth for all God's people.
"May the celebration of the Eucharist, source and summit of ecclesiastical life, keep you anchored in the ancient Syriac tradition which can claim to possess the language the Lord Jesus spoke, and at the same time open your horizons to ecclesial universality."
The see of the Syriac Catholic Church is in Beirut, Lebanon, and in its liturgy, it still uses Aramaic, the language spoken by Christ.
"The Eucharist is the Bread of Life that nourishes our communities and makes them grow in unity and charity," the Pontiff affirmed.
"In the Eucharist," he added, "Sacrament of unity and community, may you find the strength to overcome the difficulties your Church has faced over recent years, in order to rediscover the paths of forgiveness, reconciliation and communion."
The Holy Father encouraged this Church's "efforts being made to favor unity, understanding and forgiveness, which must always be considered as priorities for the edification of the Church of God."
He concluded, "I pray continuously, among other things, for peace in the Middle East, especially for Christians living in the blessed land of Iraq, whose sufferings I offer every day to God during the Eucharistic sacrifice."
There are some 150,000 Syrian Catholics in the world today. They live primarily in Iraq (42,000), in Syria (26,000), and in Turkey. About 55,000 Syrian Catholics live in other nations around the world.
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Synopsis of Scripture Synod Finalized
Council Forwards Conclusions to Benedict XVIVATICAN CITY, JUNE 19, 2009 (Zenit.org).- A summary of the conclusions of the synod of bishops on the Word of God, held last October, will soon reach the desk of Benedict XVI.
A Vatican communiqué reported Thursday that the XII Council of the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops met earlier this month for a two-day meeting to finish the text, which the Pope will use to formulate his postsynodal apostolic exhortation.
More than 400 prelates and Scripture experts gathered in Rome last October for the synod, which had as its theme "The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church."
This was the third meeting of the council, whose 15 members were chosen at the end of October's synod. Twelve of the members were chosen by vote from the assembly, three to represent each continent (Asia and Oceania were considered as one continent). Three were chosen by the Pope.
The council has three main tasks: to assist the Pope in preparing the postsynodal apostolic exhortation, follow up on the application of the synod in the Church, and prepare the next synod of bishop on a theme that has not yet been chosen.
The communiqué said the meeting achieved "significant results in writing a text that, taking into account the various modifications that were suggested, and in fidelity to the collegial spirit lived by the synod fathers and their valued contributions, is now a conclusive expression of the consensus of the members of the council. It will soon be handed over to the Pope."
According to the Vatican, the council also narrowed down to three the possible topics for the next synod and formulated "a synthesis of the specific expectations of the local Churches on the spiritual and pastoral urgencies of the moment." Both will be given to the Pope.
The next meeting of the council will be held Sept. 24-25, during which the prelates plan to begin formulating a first draft of the "lineamenta" (outline) for the next synod.
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Vatican: Bernini's Colonnade Will Not Crumble
Structure to Undergo 4-Year Restoration ProjectVATICAN CITY, JUNE 19, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The Vatican will not allow Gian Lorenzo Bernini's 17th-century colonnade that encompasses St. Peter's Square to fall to pieces, affirms the director of the structure's restoration project.
Antonio Paolucci, who is also the director of the Vatican Museums, announced last week that the 284 columns and the 140 statues of the elliptical structure will undergo a restoration process that will last four years and cost 10-20 million euro ($13.9-$27.8 million).
"After more than 300 years, the signs of deterioration have become evident and it is necessary to intervene," Paolucci told Vatican Radio this week.
Bernini (1598-1680) began work in 1657 on the colonnade during the pontificate of Alexander VII. The architect took some 10 years to finish the project.
According to Paolucci, the restoration will focus on controlling rainwater flow, which will include repairing the roof and gutters. Sulfur deposits will be removed and the columns will be given protective treatments.
The work will be conducted in sections so that the square will never have to be closed, he affirmed.
Bishop Renato Boccardo, secretary of the Governor's Office of Vatican City State, said the Vatican did not want to allow "a structure of such symbolic value" to simply fall to pieces.
"From the beginning, the colonnade was envisioned and built with the idea of embracing the multitude of faithful that gather in the plaza," he explained. "As a sign of respect for what it represents for the more than nine million faithful who pass through it each year, we decided to intervene quickly."
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Year for Priest Initiatives Flood Internet
Cardinal Reports Global Positive ResponseVATICAN CITY, JUNE 19, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The Congregation for Clergy is launching a new Web site for the Year for Priests, which begins today. The enthusiasm surrounding this occasion is echoing in initiatives across the globe.
A letter from Cardinal Cláudio Hummes, prefect of the congregation, expressed the hope that "this may be a time of grace that will produce great apostolic fruit, especially of fidelity and intense renewal in the work of the ministry."
He explained that their new site offers spiritual resources and documents for priests and lay people to celebrate the year, in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.
The cardinal affirmed that the Year for Priests "has been warmly received throughout the world" and the "positive effects will make themselves felt very quickly."
He invited ordained ministers to "participate in it with every effort and creativity" and to "be unconditional disciples and audacious missionaries" for Christ.
Another initiative was organized by WorldPriest, a group of Catholic communications professionals based on both the United States and Ireland.
In addition to online resources, the group coordinated four Masses which will be celebrated on different points of the globe today, uniting English-speaking Catholic communities to pray for priests.
Each Mass will take place at 3 p.m. local time, beginning with one in Sydney, Australia, celebrated by the archbishop of that city, Cardinal George Pell.
Next, Carmelite Father Sebastian Koodappattu will preside over a Mass in Kerala, India, followed by Archbishop Michael Neary of Tuam in Ireland's Knock Shrine. Monsignor Michael Curran will complete the circle with a Eucharistic Celebration in New York.
In addition, a special Mass will be televised by WorldPriest on Sunday in honor of the World Day of Prayer for Priests, which the group promotes every year.
Father Brendan Kilcoyne, president of St. Jarlath's College in Tuam will preside over this Mass that will be broadcast by the RTE national television station.
Vocational renewal
National initiatives in England and Wales are available through the new online portal created by the bishops' conference there.
This Web site contains resources for priests, and allows users to browse through the online offerings of each of the 22 dioceses in the conference.
Thus, for example, one can access the new Web site from the Archdiocese of Birmingham that features a multimedia "virtual seminary," posters, prayer cards, priestly testimonials and a seminary blog.
Father Eddie Clare, committee chairman of the National Office for Vocation, affirmed that one important outcome of this year will be a "renewed emphasis on vocations."
He added, "The more we value our priests and their irreplaceable presence at the heart of the Church, more men may consider that this may be their calling in life."
One institution that is offering visual demonstrations of the irreplaceable role of priestly ministry is the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
In a new Web site launched for the Year for Priests, it is featuring slide show presentations about its ordained alumni and the ways they have served the Church.
The year will run until June 19, 2010, and will center on the theme: "Faithfulness of Christ, Faithfulness of Priests."
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On the Net:
Congregation for Clergy site: http://www.annussacerdotalis.org/
WorldPriest: www.worldpriest.com
Televised Mass by WorldPriest: www.worldpriestday.com
England and Wales Year for Priests portal: www.ukpriest.org
Catholic University of America site: http://yearforpriests.cua.edu
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Marks Millennial of Bishop's Martyrdom
By Patricia Navas
LOMZA, Poland, JUNE 19, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The Church in Poland will mark the 1,000 anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Bruno, known as the "apostle of Poland."
The three-day event began today with an inaugural Mass at the Cathedral of Lomza.
Bishop Jerzy Mazur of Elk, said that St. Bruno "reminds us that the unity of Europe is based on Christian values, the unity of the Christian churches, the missionary vocation of each Christian, and the reconciliation between nations."
"The celebrations of the millennial are marvelous opportunities to get to know St. Bruno," he added, noting that the bishop who spread the Gospel to Poland has been "a little forgotten."
On Saturday, a celebration of vespers and a gathering for youth will take place on the Mount of St. Bruno, in Gizycko. On Sunday, an open air Mass will conclude the celebrations. Organizers expect some 50,000 to attend.
The bishops of Poland, who are currently meeting in plenary session, will participate in both the inaugural and closing Masses.
Benedict XVI named 79-year-old Cardinal Jozef Glemp, the retired archbishop of Warsaw, as his special legate to the celebrations.
In a message sent earlier this year to Cardinal Glemp, the Pope noted that St. Bruno defended the "monastic discipline" and was an "illustrious preacher of the truth."
He also noted that St. Bruno could be considered the patron saint of "friendship between Germany and Poland."
Bruno was born in 974 into a noble family in Querfurt, which is located in present-day Germany.
He was the chaplain of the Holy Roman Emperor Otto III before joining the Benedictines in Rome. The young man lived for a time in the monastery of St. Romuald in Ravenna, before Pope Silvester II sent him to Prussia, where he became the bishop of Magdeburgo.
He was martyred in 1009 near the border of the medieval nation Kievan Rus and Lithuania while trying to spread Christianity in Eastern Europe.
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Caritas Laments Plight of Women Refugees
Requests Resources to Protect and Heal VictimsVATICAN CITY, JUNE 19, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Caritas is decrying the lack of protection for women and girls in conflict zones, and is calling on governments and international organizations to act against these injustices.
The aid agency stated this today in a message sent for World Refugee Day, which will take place Saturday.
It highlighted the plight of female refugees who are often targets of violence in war and noted a "collective failure" to protect women and girls from rape and other forms of exploitation.
Martina Liebsch, coordinator of the migration and trafficking advocacy team, stated: "Humiliating women through violence and abuse is a common feature in armed conflicts around the world today.
"Women are often the last to leave as they stay to look after their families. This makes them vulnerable and subject to violence."
The communiqué reported that in Colombia, 17.7% of women who flee their homes reported sexual violence as the cause.
Women and girls who ran from violence in Sri Lanka reported fear of violence in the overcrowded refugee camps, and a lack of privacy which often leads to abuse.
Caritas noted that in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, 463 rape cases were reported in the past three months, over double the amount in that space of time last year.
Liebsch asserted that the effects of this violence are "devastating."
She explained: "Apart from the physical and psychological damage that rape brings to the individual, there is also a grave risk of unwanted pregnancy and HIV infection.
"It affects families, communities and villages. Some will never totally recover from this attack to their dignity."
"Caritas says that although the international humanitarian laws are in place that guarantee the protection of civilians, women, and children, they are not being upheld," Liebsch stated.
She called for governments and international organizations to "address this failure by improving protection, medical treatment, counseling and means for rehabilitation and compensation."
"Women should be encouraged to report on the abuses they suffered to start their healing," said Liebsch. "To do justice to their suffering their perpetrators should be brought to justice."
Caritas reported the plan to make an appeal for women and children by sending representatives from 11 countries to a June 29 U.N. consultation meeting in Geneva on the topic of refugees.
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Bishops Press Obama for Immigration Reform
Pledge to Aid in "Pressing Humanitarian Issue"SAN ANTONIO, Texas, JUNE 19, 2009 (Zenit.org).- The U.S. bishops' conference president is calling on President Barack Obama to work with Congress for comprehensive immigration reform by the end of 2009, and is promising to help.
Cardinal Francis George, archbishop of Chicago, stated this Thursday in San Antonio at the biannual meeting of the conference.
On behalf of the bishops, he said, "I would ask President Barack Obama and congressional leaders of both parties to work together to fashion and enact comprehensive immigration reform legislation before the end of the year."
The cardinal stated: "We urge respect and observance of all just laws, and we do not approve or encourage the illegal entry of anyone into our country.
"From a humanitarian perspective, however, our fellow human beings, who migrate to support their families, continue to suffer at the hands of immigration policies that separate them from family members and drive them into remote parts of the American desert, sometimes to their deaths.
"This suffering should not continue."
"Now is the time," Cardinal George asserted, "to address this pressing humanitarian issue which affects so many lives and undermines basic human dignity."
He added, "Our society should no longer tolerate a status quo that perpetuates a permanent underclass of persons and benefits from their labor without offering them legal protections."
"As a moral matter, we must resolve the legal status of those who are here without proper documentation so that they can fully contribute their talents to our nation's economic, social and spiritual well being," the cardinal said.
The conference leader stated: "We urge President Obama and congressional leaders to meet as soon as possible to discuss and draft comprehensive immigration reform legislation, with the goal of making it law by the end of 2009."
"The Catholic bishops of our country stand ready to assist in this effort," Cardinal George concluded.
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US Bishops Approve Mass for Life
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, JUNE 19, 2009 (Zenit.org).- A text for a Mass in Thanksgiving for the Gift of Human Life received overwhelming approval from the U.S. bishops' conference, which also voted to include it in the Roman Missal.A press release from the conference reported that the Mass received 183 votes, with only three deciding against the text and three abstaining, at a biannual conference meeting taking place in San Antonio.
The U.S. adaptation of the text to the missal was supported by 179 bishops, with one voting against and one abstaining.
The communiqué reported that these items are part of the ongoing adaptation of a new English translation of the Roman Missal. The conclusions of the meeting will be sent to the Vatican for a final approval.
The Mass in Thanksgiving for Life was originally proposed in 1990 by Cardinal John O'Connor of New York, who founded the Sisters of Life and died in 2000.
The Spanish language Lectionary, the Leccionario, was also approved by the majority, with 182 voting for it and one against.
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Confessor Knew the Importance of the Basics
By Karna Swanson
NEW YORK, JUNE 19, 2009 (Zenit.org).- After more than 2,000 years of existence, there isn't much the Church hasn't addressed, faced or witnessed.
Granted, times change. New challenges continually present themselves. Progress is made. And while the Church continually works to keep step with the twists and turns of history, it sometimes breaks step and simply returns to the basics.
This is what Benedict XVI did recently when he declared a yearlong celebration of one of the most basic and fundamental elements of the Catholic Church: the priesthood.
Beginning today, the Church will dedicate one full year to remembering what it is to be a priest. This will not only be an opportunity for priests to rediscover their vocation, mission and passion for Christ, but it's also a chance for the rest of us to rediscover what a gift the priesthood is for our own lives.
The Pontiff chose as the occasion for this jubilee year the 150th anniversary of the death of St. John Mary Vianney, known as the Curé d'Ars.
By linking the Year for Priests with St. Vianney, who is also the patron of parish priests, the jubilee not only celebrates the basics of the Church, but also the basics of the priesthood itself.
As a priest, Father Vianney took upon himself many of the projects parish priests take on. He set about to restore the parish church, he founded an orphanage and did acts of charity for the poor. He also did some pretty extraordinary things. He had supernatural knowledge of the future and the past, and he performed healing miracles, particularly on children.
But it was in the basic duties of parish life that he excelled, namely preaching, offering spiritual direction, and, most notably, hearing confessions.
Rocky road
John Mary Vianney was born in Dardilly, near Leon, in 1786. His early faith formation took place within the context of the French Revolution, which pushed the practice of the Catholic faith underground. Later in his ministry, he would deal with the consequences of the revolution, which led many of the faithful to leave the Church.
The road to the priesthood wasn't an easy path for Vianney. After finally getting his father's permission to pursue his calling, he still needed to get caught up on his studies, as the revolution had interrupted his education. If he wanted to be a priest, he'd have to go back to school with children half his age to learn the basics of reading, writing, and Latin.
Almost nine years later, in 1815, Vianney was ordained. He was 29. Less than three years later, in 1818, the young priest was assigned as the assistant pastor of the church in Ars, a small country village located about 25 miles from Lyon in eastern France. This is where he would spend the rest of his priestly life.
Arriving in Ars, the young priest noticed the loss of Christian faith and morals around him, a lingering by-product of the French Revolution. Father Vianney soon began to awaken the faith of his parishioners through his preaching, but most of all by his prayer and his way of life. His notoriety as a holy priest grew slowly, and Father Vianney soon became known as, simply, the Curé d'Ars (priest of Ars).
Not paparazzi, penitents
By the 1830s, his popularity swelled to the extent that the holy priest became somewhat of a prisoner in the confessional, held there by the hundreds of faithful arriving daily to the village to see the holy curé. Between 1830 and 1845, sometimes as many as 300 people a day would pass through Ars for a chance to confess with Father Vianney.
Overwhelmed with his own sense of unworthiness and weakness in the face of such a great mission, the holy priest tried three times to escape, but all attempts failed. On the third attempt his parishioners actually sent out a search crew in the middle of the night to find him and put him back in the confessional. He stayed there until the wee hours of the morning -- hearing confessions.
In 1853, a group of diocesan missionaries came to the aid of the overworked parish priest, who couldn't seem to get out of his confessional, let alone out of his own parish to take a holiday. His own bishop even told him not to attend diocesan retreats, as Father Vianney had too many souls to attend to in Ars.
By 1855, the number of pilgrims had reached 20,000 a year, and some 100,000 in 1858. There are reports that during the last 10 years of his life, he spent as many as 18 hours a day in the confessional, and that toward the end of his life, he confessed up to 80,000 penitents a year.
Father Vianney spent the last five days of his life hearing his confessions from his deathbed. Exhausted, the Curé d'Ars died Aug. 4, 1859. He was 73.
The parish priest was beatified in 1905, and declared the patron of the priests of France that same year. He was canonized 20 years later in 1925, and declared the patron saint of all parish priests in 1929.
A hero
In 1959, Pope John XXIII wrote a 13,000-word encyclical on St. John Mary Vianney on the centenary of the saint's death. He hailed the holy priest an "outstanding model of priestly asceticism, of piety, especially in the form of devotion to the Eucharist, and, finally, of pastoral zeal."
He was a "tireless worker for God," the Holy Father continued, and "a hero."
"His only motives were the love of God and the desire for the salvation of the souls of his neighbors," the Pontiff affirmed.
John XIII offered St. Vianney as a model for other priests because the saint was a man of God. This, he said, was the secret to the priesthood: "A man who is filled with Christ will not find it hard to discover ways and means of bringing others to Christ."
The Curé d'Ars is also a model for priests because he, like few others, knew what being a priest was all about.
"Holy Orders," he wrote in his Catechism on the Priesthood, "is a sacrament which seems to relate to no one among you, and which yet relates to everyone."
A priest, he continued, is "a man who holds the place of God -- a man who is invested with all the powers of God."
"Everything has come to us through the priest; yes, all happiness, all graces, all heavenly gifts," St. Vianney affirmed. "If we had not the sacrament of orders, we should not have Our Lord.
"Who placed him there, in that tabernacle? It was the priest. Who was it that received your soul, on its entrance into life? The priest. Who nourishes it, to give it strength to make its pilgrimage? The priest. Who will prepare it to appear before God, by washing that soul, for the last time, in the blood of Jesus Christ? The priest -- always the priest."
St. Vianney spoke of the priest as the doorway to the treasures of heaven, "He is the steward of the good God, the distributor of his wealth."
"Oh, how great is a priest," he exclaimed. So great, he noted, that it would be impossible for a priest to "understand the greatness of his office till he is in heaven. If he understood it on earth, he would die, not of fear, but of love."
And a priest, he continued, "is not a priest for himself."
It's often overlooked that a priest does not confess himself or administer the sacraments for himself. All of his priestly duties and functions are done for others. "He is not for himself," the holy Curé reminds us. "He is for you."
When you see a priest, you should say, "There is he who made me a child of God, and opened heaven to me by holy baptism; he who purified me after I had sinned; who gives nourishment to my soul."
"The priesthood is the love of the heart of Jesus," he added. "When you see the priest, think of Our Lord Jesus Christ."
This year, we have the opportunity to just do that.
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Karna Swanson is the editor of ZENIT's English edition.
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ZENIT Launches Column on Priesthood
NEW YORK, JUNE 19, 2009 (Zenit.org).- On the occasion of the Year for Priests, which begins today, ZENIT is launching a new column dedicated to the priesthood titled "God's Men."The column begins with a look at the exemplary life and writings of St. John Mary Vianney, the patron of parish priests. The article is titled "Curé d'Ars: Model Priest."
During the year, ZENIT will invite a different priest, bishop or cardinal to reflect on the priesthood, and to share his story of what it means to be a priest. Please join us in celebrating our priests.
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