Priests- agents of transformation.

 THE YEAR OF THE PRIEST.

the Year of the Priest series Icon.

AGENTS OF TRANSFORMATION.

Welcome to my thirteenth and last post on 'The Year of the Priest' Series. Each week until the feast of the Sacred Heart in June 2010, this series provided food for thought on the Year of the Priest', examined how we, as laity, can appreciate the gift of Priesthood in the Sacrament of Holy Orders, and encourage our priests in this special year. If you missed my posts on this series, why not take a look. I hope you enjoyed this series.

As we complete our journey in The Year of the Priest, we can continue to show our support for our priests by being committed to praying for him. Our priests are in fact our agents for transformation. In the sacrament of Reconciliation and through spiritual direction especially, our priests can help us turn our mountain of 'garbage of our lives' into a mountain by hope.  They are a mediator between God and ourselves, especially when he is offering the Mass.  At times when our spirits are low, we can turn to our priest for some extra spiritual support and prayers.

It is fitting that the Year of the Priest closes on the feast of the Sacred Heart.   As we direct our prayers to Him and to His Sacred Heart, wounded on the cross for us, we can place the ministry and holiness of all priests in His loving embrace. By doing this, we can increase our own devotional prayer life by renewing our dedication to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on behalf of all priests. Learning and keeping the Nine consecutive first Fridays and understanding the nature of the promises can be found here.  

Another interesting article which explains the nature and source of the promises is located here. 

 Let us continue to support and encourage our priests, as both in their preaching at Mass and in all their other ministries, they show us how to take hold the salvation Jesus has won for us.