http://shrinechurchofstbernadette.com/news Parish News Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:36:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Upcoming Events But men are offended when someone appears to do God’s business and still is only a man.  They want messengers who speak more brilliantly, heralds who preach more persuasively, hearts that burn with a hotter flame.  They would gladly receive God’s representative, provided he always had the upper hand, ... http://shrinechurchofstbernadette.com/news/2010/02/22/february-21-2010/ Upcoming Events Why do we celebrate such a day?  Does the Church invite Her faithful to make a a kind of first installment of the laurels to a young man who has not yet done anything else but offer God his heart and his life, when actually it is only the ... http://shrinechurchofstbernadette.com/news/2010/02/17/february-14-2010/ Upcoming Events ·         As the people redeemed in Jesus Christ, we offer the sacrifice of the new covenant on the altars of our Church. More that this we cannot do, even on the most special occasions.  For there is no greater deed than this, and there is no way in which ... http://shrinechurchofstbernadette.com/news/2010/02/17/february-7-2010/ Upcoming Events More than ever before, the people of God need to love their priests, support and encourage them, pray and offer sacrifices for them every day.  They should beg God to protect them from evil, keep them in the fullness of the truth of the faith and fill them with ... http://shrinechurchofstbernadette.com/news/2010/02/01/january-31-2010/ Upcoming Events Because of his intimate association with Christ, the “great high priest,” the priesthood entails a great dignity and grave responsibility.  It is not east to be a good priest.  Holy Orders demands great sacrifice and generosity.  The priest is a vulnerable human being who often feels the burden of ... http://shrinechurchofstbernadette.com/news/2010/01/24/january-24-2010/ Upcoming Events ·         The Catechism of the Catholic Church reminds priests that they are ordained for humble service of God’s people.  The catechism uses a scriptural image to envision the priest:  He is called to be a “slave of Jesus Christ.”  Intrinsically linked to the sacramental nature of ecclesial ministry is ... http://shrinechurchofstbernadette.com/news/2010/01/18/january-17-2010/ Upcoming Events Everyone should be able to see Jesus living and acting in his priest, serving the needs of all through his ordained minister. In a significant way, Christ wants to love the poor and the unloved, the sick and the dying, the victims of injustice and hatred through the ... http://shrinechurchofstbernadette.com/news/2010/01/10/january-10-2010/ Upcoming Events ·         Throughout the priest’s administration of the sacraments, the people of God have direct access to the priestly mediation  of Our Lord.  In Baptism, the priest pours water and recites the words, “I baptize you in the name of the Father…” and the baptized person meets Christ in the ... http://shrinechurchofstbernadette.com/news/2010/01/07/dec-13-2009/ Upcoming Events To share in Jesus’ priesthood is a very special  grace from God.  The Letter to the Hebrews states that there must be a “Call,” a “vocation” before a man attempts to approach the altar:  “One does not take the honor upon himself, but he is called by God, just ... http://shrinechurchofstbernadette.com/news/2009/11/30/november-29-2009/ Upcoming Events ·         The Catechism of the Catholic Church states, “Ordination confers a gift of the Holy Spirit that allows the exercise of a “sacred power, which can come only from Christ Himself through His Church “ (CCC, #1538).  This “sacred Power” is Christ’s gift to His Church.  Its foundation and ... http://shrinechurchofstbernadette.com/news/2009/11/30/november-22/