April 13, 2008 - Thank your priest this Sunday

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*When Jesus saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. *Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest,**" – Matthew 9:36-38.

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This Sunday is Vocation Sunday when the Church calls upon us to pray in a special way for an increase to the priesthood and religious life.

In addition to our prayers, it would be a nice gesture and I’m sure very much appreciated if we went up to our priests after Mass this Sunday and thanked them for saving mass and for all of the sacrifices that they make to bring the Gospel of Christ to us.

Moderators, would it be possible to stick this until after Sunday and/or move it to a more appropriate forum where it can get the most exposure?
 
Sir_Knight said:
it would be a nice gesture and I’m sure very much appreciated if we went up to our priests after Mass this Sunday and thanked them for saving mass and for all of the sacrifices that they make to bring the Gospel of Christ to us.
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It would be nice if people remembered the works of priest every day rather than just once a year. I see so many people at Mass on Sunday but how many of them take the time to talk to the Priest outside of recieving the Sacraments? How many ask how he is? How many invite him round for dinner? How many even remember his birthday!?

We should remember that we are family to our Priests and should treat them like we would our own fathers. You hear these days that a Priestly vocation is a lonely one; this is simply not true and it shouldn’t be, it is the laity that have made it lonely.
 
I thank them every chance I get, especially after Mass on Sunday.
 
If my PV returns from his out-of-town excursion tomorrow, I’ll be taking him to supper! 👍 I’ll also thank my pastor, as well.
 
Aaah I will try to keep this in mind… I don’t usually ‘bond’ with the priests at my parish, since they seem pretty fond of the occasional heresy-from-the-pulpit. Still, there is MUCH to thank them for! Primarily, being an instrument of Christ and administering the sacraments.
 
Taking our previous pastor to lunch on Sunday. Is that good timing or what?

But I do try to thank our priests at other times, as well.
 
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It would be nice if people remembered the works of priest every day rather than just once a year. I see so many people at Mass on Sunday but how many of them take the time to talk to the Priest outside of recieving the Sacraments? How many ask how he is? How many invite him round for dinner? How many even remember his birthday!?

We should remember that we are family to our Priests and should treat them like we would our own fathers. You hear these days that a Priestly vocation is a lonely one; this is simply not true and it shouldn’t be, it is the laity that have made it lonely.
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I agree with your well intentioned suggestion, but I suspect that many priests are trained up in a very clerical culture, where they are uncomfortable with the laity, especially in small intimate socializing situations. Not all priests of course, but in my diocese this is more the norm than not. You do have your occasional outgoing priest that is very popular with the parishioners, but then that is not really the priest you are talking about I think. Sometimes I think those priests may be in danger of going too far in the opposite direction of becoming needy of constant attention and deference. I guess every situation is different, yet we do owe priests a debt of thanks at the very minimum.
 
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