Has a priest made an Impression on you?

As I laid in the hospital bed sick in pain I wondered if I would get better any time soon.  I was in the middle of my senior year in high school with pneumonia in both of my lungs.  For some time I had been active in both my parish youth group and music group, so I knew the parish priest.

Before I could continue, in came one of my parish priest with the Eucharist.  He stayed for a while, made conversation, laughed, and prayed.  Shortly after he left another priest came in the door.  At this point I was amazed at the dedication these men had for the priestly ministry of visiting the sick.

The one priest didn’t even know I was in the hospital, but looked at the Catholic list when he arrived for his normal rounds.

Has a priest made an impression on you?

In the Year of the Priest it is important to encourage our priest in their vocation because the environment we live in does not support their vocation.  Without the priest, we do not have the Eucharist.

10 Ways to Thank Priest During the Year of the Priest

1. Hold a parish adoration hour in thanksgiving for the priest “yes” to the priesthood.
2. Run a Hail Mary campaign.  Have all the school students pray multiple Hail Marys for the priest and put all the prayers in a card as a spiritual bouquet.
3. Place nice hand made posters in the back of the Church with pictures and a short bio of all the priest who came or were stationed at the parish.
4. Enroll the priest in a Mass or offer communion for the priest.
5. Invite the priest over for dinner.
6. Say a family rosary and write a thank you card to the priest.
7. Pray for the priest at dinner every night.
8. Do not criticize or spread gossip about the priest failings for 40 days.
9. Attend and encourage your friends to attend the sacraments and thank the priest for offering them.
10. Tell the priest “Thank You” as often as possible.

Please share your experiences or “Ways to Say Thank You.”

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