Many different observances of the Year for Priests are coming to light as this year continues to unfold.
One of the most recently arrived before these eyes is the approaching Day of Fasting for Priests. Apparently, lay people are being asked to fast on Saturday, October 24 and to pray for priests. Check out the video-cast of a show called This is the Day.
It's pretty amazing to think that on Saturday, people all over the world will be fasting and praying for us and for our intentions. In fact, it's really humbling to think that so many people have been taking a moment out of their day to express a word of thanks to priests for the gift we offer each day, for the lives we live, for our presence in their lives.
As someone once advised me, this is the time to remember these blessings, these moments of grace, and to catalogue them so that in times of trial and hardship, we may return to these significant moments when we heard words of appreciation, and know that the ministry we exercise is not given in vain, but rather truly appreciated as a gift from God, mediated by human hands, for the sake of the hearts of those who are loved.
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