is independent of the priest’s morality. The Lord has so arranged that the people of God will never be deprived of divine food. Similarly, if I confess my sins to an unworthy priest, the sacramental absolution [...] the Blessed Mother and the saints, the Magisterium, etc. This is why I trust her. Indeed, even if a priest guilty of serious sin celebrates Mass and consecrates the bread and the wine, the consecration is
In 1650, the Turks invaded the region again. The parish priest walled up the statue again and left it until 1684, when the next parish priest had a vision of a woman holding a candle and asking him: "Pray [...] in this place in Marija Bistrica, Croatia. When the Turks invaded this region in 1545, the parish priest, wishing to protect her from desecration, hid the statue in the wall of the church choir. But he [...] "Pray with all the people that I may regain my sight". The priest found the statue, people came to pray there and many miracles were granted. Between 1688 and 1786, 1109 miracles were recorded. The church
whose interests he governed. The man’s parish priest had called on him a dozen times, but each time had been turned away. On Monday, December 12th, the priest returned, and this time insisted on being let [...] let in. After a few minutes of merely polite conversation, Mr. Joly suddenly told the priest: "Father, would you be so kind as to give me your blessing?" Then he added: "Your visit does me much good, Father [...] came to me, I have been experiencing a peace, a calmness, an inner joy that I have never known." The priest began to pray ardently to the Virgin Mary. Grace was making its way into the man’s heart, so he didn’t
Thinking he was called to the priesthood, he received a blunt rebuke from his priest, who said: "You want to become a priest without knowing if you have a vocation!" Worried, Peter Julian decided to seek [...] Father Touche, who encouraged him in his desire to become a priest. From that time on, he felt a great gratitude to Mary: "Oh yes, if I'm a priest, I owe it to the Blessed Virgin; without her, I would never [...] Robert Labigne, Recueil marial 1981 (Adapted) (1) Saint Peter Julian Eymard (1811-1868) was a French priest from the diocese of Grenoble.
and our hope. Pope Francis Spiritual retreat given on the occasion of the Jubilee for Priests Jubilee for of Priests – Second meditation (June 2, 2016) Zenit.org [...] mean and she asked Jesus to resolve the problem, without anyone noticing. We can see our entire priestly life as somehow “foreseen” by Mary’s mercy; she sees beforehand the things we lack and provides
the current priest, Father Auguste Pulido, the image has been restored, and many faithful participated in a preparatory novena for her feast on September 4th, celebrated by Augustinian priests who are familiar [...] long venerated this image in its midst, well before the parish church was built in 1795. It was a priest, Saint Ezekiel Moreno, who first encouraged this devotion, because the Virgin of Consolation was
around her was burned!" The parish priest, Father Mah Kélassah Paulin, blamed a short circuit for the fire that burned a large part of the church. According to the priest, children who were playing near the [...] the roof. The disaster happened after the Catholic community of Zéo celebrated Sunday Mass and the priest had gone to preach the Gospel to another congregation in the village of Gloplou. He was therefore
converted, became a priest and a professor of Catholic theology in Breslau (Wroclaw, in German Breslau, is a city in Silesia, Poland). Thousands of similar stories exist: a priest visits a man dying in [...] in despair because of his sins and lack of faith. The man refuses to confess. The priest manages to have him pray at least one Ave Maria. Shortly after, the unhappy man makes a sincere confession and dies
1920. A priest named Father Peter, offered to give the last sacraments to an old man on his death bed, only to be energetically rebuffed. The man had already sent away and cursed other priests who had [...] and it's never in vain. None of them end up dying without receiving the last sacraments." Again the priest approached the dying man who was nearing the end, but gathering his last strength he lifted himself [...] in his church with this inscription: ‘Mary always responds.’ Karl Maria Harrer (1926-2013) German priest and writer From Die schönsten Mariengeschichten (Collection of the most beautiful Marian stories)
had spotted Karl's tracks, surrounded the chapel and summoned the priest: "Hand him over, otherwise we’ll shoot!" Unflinching, the priest put his hand on the German's shoulder, explaining to the soldiers: [...] walked inside a chapel situated in the woods, to pray the divine office. Inside there were an Orthodox priest and his wife, ready to celebrate the Divine Liturgy. Speaking a few words in Russian, Karl introduced [...] introduced himself, and asked: "I am a Franciscan monk. May I serve the Liturgy for you?" “Come," the priest replied. The three participants were very moved: as chance would have it, a horrendous war brought
