BELONGING AS A PRIEST!

Each of us is a result of a thought of God.
Each of us is willed, each of us is loved,
Each of us is necessary.

There is nothing more beautiful than to be surprised by the Gospel,
by the encounter with Christ.
There is nothing more beautiful than to know Him and to speak to others of our friendship with Him

 (Pope Benedict VI)

QUESTIONS

• Have you been “surprised” by the Jesus of the Gospels?
• Have you “encountered” Jesus?
• Do you want to “speak to others” about Him?

You could do this as a PRIEST in the Church of Auckland working alongside Bishop Patrick Dunn and other priests who work with him.


Only when we meet the living God in Christ do we know what live is. We are not some casual and meaningless product of evolution. Each of us is the result of a thought of God.”

(Pope Benedict VI)

QUESTION

Having met the “living God in Christ”, do you want to help others see they are not some casual and meaningless product of evolution”, but that “each of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed, each of us is loved, each of us is necessary?”

All of this is part of the ministry of a PRIEST. Perhaps you could do these things as a PRIEST!

WHY DON’T YOU ASK YOUR LOCAL PRIEST MORE QUESTIONS??

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Prayer for Vocations

Holy Father, look down upon this human family of ours
taking its first steps along the path of the third millennium.
Its life is still deeply marked by hatred, violence and oppression.
The thirst for justice, truth and grace still finds a space
in the hearts of many people who are waiting for someone to bring salvation achieved by you through your Son Jesus.
There is a need for courageous servants of suffering humanity.
Send holy priests to your church we pray,
who may sanctify your people with the tools of your grace.
Send consecrated men and women to show your holiness
in the midst of the world, send holy labourers into your vineyard
that they may labour with fervent charity and moved by your Holy Spirit, may bring the salvation of Christ to the farthest ends of the earth. Amen

Pope John Paul II
 

 

LENT

We are in the Church Season called Lent characterised by the priest  (usually) wearing purple vestments at Mass.


"I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full."

John 10:10


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God's Dream for me

Before
the world was made,
I was
in the mind of God.
God knew me.
God chose me.
God loved me.
God designed me
and desired me
just as I am.

God has a dream
for me now,
now for my life
and growth,
for my holiness
and wholeness.
No-one else
in the entire universe can fulfil
that dream of God,
except me.

To become myself,
my true self,
that is my life's work.
To grow is to change,
to be perfect
is to change often,
and
as long as I live
inner strength is possible.

To allow to shine forth
in all the world
that unique image of God that I am,
that hidden beauty
deep within my soul,
that truth which
I alone speak,
that love which
only my heart
is capable of giving.

To become myself
my true self....
my best self...
in Jesus...
open to God...
to live
to the world.
That is my vocation.
That is what I desire.
That for me is holiness.

(Source unknown)
 

 
 

 
     
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