Dear Friends, Yes we should pray for the priests. It is our prayers that gives them strength in their works. I would like to share something with my dear joynetters.....when i was studying for my first holy communion, Sr. Maggie who taught us used to say that we should always pray for our Pope, Bishops, Priests and Sisters and believe me knowinlgy or unknowingly i used to include them in prayers after my communion.... till today. In my childhood days i never knew much importance of this pray for the Priests.. but now i know the importance of it.. how much valuable is this one small prayer for them. This is a small prayer for priests from my prayer book which i would like to share :
Keep them, I pray Thee, dearest Lord, Keep them, for they are Thine - Thy priest whose lives burn out before Thy consecrated shrine. Keep them for they are in the world Though from the world apart, When earthly pleasures tempt, allure - Shelter them in Thy heart. Keep them, confort them in hours Of loneliness and pain When all their life of sacrifice For souls seem but in vain. Keep them, and O remember Lord They have no one but Thee Yet they have only human hearts, With human frailty. Keep them spotless as the Host, That daily, they caress - Their every though and word and deed, Deign, dearest Lord, to bless. Yours in Jesus Christ Biji Thomas Mumbai **************************************************************** This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to this mailing list, visit http://www.jesusyouth.org/joynet For automatic help, send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In case of any issue related to the mailing list contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ****************************************************************
