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The Lord calls certain men to the Holy Priesthood. The Priesthood is part of the Sacrament of Holy Orders. There are different orders in the sacrament: lector, acolyte, exorcist, sub deacon, deacon, priest, and bishop. God designates that the priest should involve himself in the apostolate--the sacraments, which give honor and glory to God and save souls. With this the priest is always concerned that God comes first. Our natural inclination is to put ourselves first--to be concerned with our position, our relationship with family and friends, entertainment, worldly pursuits of all kinds, retirement, pensions, money. It's easy to do this because the world is that way. Therefore, the Lord through the Church gives the priest the remedy for all of this--a life of prayer and penance. This doesn't mean that a certain amount of recreation is bad for the priest, but he must be careful not to pursue this recreation as the focus of his life. The relationshp he has with God is primary and essential. If the priest does not live through, with, in, and for the Lord, he will not attain salvation. He will lose his soul to the fires of Hell. This is why the daily taking up of the cross is essential. If the priest does not life this life in Jesus his life is not only a failure, it leads to eternal damnation. The crisis in the Church and world today has been sparked and continued because priests have become too worldly. Only the mercy of God can protect the priesthood and thus the world from destruction. We have to live through, with, in, and for Mary; through, with, in, and for Jesus in order to reassert the true meaning of life--the greater honor and glory of God that leads to the salvation of souls.
Praised be Jesus Christ,
Now and Forever
Fr. Jerome Charles Romanowski, Pastor
The Life of the Priest
The Lord calls certain men to the Holy Priesthood. The Priesthood is part of the Sacrament of Holy Orders. There are different orders in the sacrament: lector, acolyte, exorcist, sub deacon, deacon, priest, and bishop. God designates that the priest should involve himself in the apostolate--the sacraments, which give honor and glory to God and save souls. With this the priest is always concerned that God comes first. Our natural inclination is to put ourselves first--to be concerned with our position, our relationship with family and friends, entertainment, worldly pursuits of all kinds, retirement, pensions, money. It's easy to do this because the world is that way. Therefore, the Lord through the Church gives the priest the remedy for all of this--a life of prayer and penance. This doesn't mean that a certain amount of recreation is bad for the priest, but he must be careful not to pursue this recreation as the focus of his life. The relationshp he has with God is primary and essential. If the priest does not live through, with, in, and for the Lord, he will not attain salvation. He will lose his soul to the fires of Hell. This is why the daily taking up of the cross is essential. If the priest does not life this life in Jesus his life is not only a failure, it leads to eternal damnation. The crisis in the Church and world today has been sparked and continued because priests have become too worldly. Only the mercy of God can protect the priesthood and thus the world from destruction. We have to live through, with, in, and for Mary; through, with, in, and for Jesus in order to reassert the true meaning of life--the greater honor and glory of God that leads to the salvation of souls.
Praised be Jesus Christ,
Now and Forever
Fr. Jerome Charles Romanowski, Pastor