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“Come to me all of you who are weary and find life burdensome.”

Today’s feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus has been designated the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests.  Father Mark has the most edifying meditations for this day, an excerpt here:

“The holiness to which I call my priests, the holiness to which I am calling you, consists in a total configuration to me as I stand before my Father in the heavenly sanctuary, beyond the veil. Every priest of mine is to be with me both priest and victim in the presence of my Father. Every priest is called to stand before the altar with pierced hands and feet, with his side wounded, and with his head crowned as my head was crowned in my passion. You needn’t fear this configuration to me; it will bring you only peace of heart, joy in the presence of my Father, and that unique intimacy with me that I have, from the night before I suffered, reserved for my priests, my chosen ones, the friends of my Heart.” - Words of Our Lord