“The sacrament of Holy Orders communicates a ‘sacred power’ which is none other than that of Christ. The exercise of this authority must therefore be measured against the model of Christ, who by love made Himself the least and the servant of all” (CCC 1551). Jesus, protect and sanctify Your priests, who stand in persona Christi, that they be like You, holy, blameless, and undefiled.

What do you want me to do for you?

“For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve,
and to give his life as a ransom for many.” – Mark 10.45

Jesus, the Wisdom Of God, the Eternal Word of the Father, the only way to eternal life, meets us where we are, offering to each individual an ever-deeper, personal and intimate relationship. Let us ask Jesus to reveal to us all of the attachments and affections in our lives that keep us back from following Him without reserve.

Sister Lucia dos Santos, the eldest of the three children who witnessed the Marian apparitions at Fatima predicted that the final battle between Christ and Satan would be over marriage and the family. Lord, grant us the grace to faithfully defend Your teaching that marriage is between a man and woman, who are called to be one.