What if your priest doesn't like you

[ImmaBV]

Our priets love us a lot. They love Jesus and we are in Jesus. They go through many sacrifices and denials for our sake. They work day and night unlike most of us, make the Eucharist available for us daily, gives the sacraments and so much extra work in and out of schedule. We need to pray for them daily and to find out our position in our parishes in a manner that we can help (not hinder) according to our various talents and the need of the parish. When I contemplate their love for Jesus, it is like they also love me that much too. Maybe that is why we naturally tend to love and respect them - because of Jesus, whom they represent and serve.

So, all our priests loves us, wherever they are no matter where we are. This is true and a healing truth

TrueLight thanks for the link to St Therese’s Strory of a soul in the above post, I have been wanting to have it for a long time and I am going to feast over it as soon as I can.

 

[KathyMB]

I thank you all for your reply concerning this issue. I have been struggling myself with both the priests of my parish ignoring me after my last 2 confessions. I have always been taught that I’m sitting with God in the confessional and I felt clean and renewed after. I don’t know them well and they don’t even know my name so I don’t understand why they would ignore me and walk away when my husband and I would approach to greet them after mass. I’m hurt and now very uncomfortable to go to them for confession, especially that I go every 4 to 6 weeks. I now feel that I’m not forgiven after all.
I have read all your reply’s and now have good advice to consider. Thank you all.

 

[Hopey]

I thank you all for your reply concerning this issue. I have been struggling myself with both the priests of my parish ignoring me after my last 2 confessions. I have always been taught that I’m sitting with God in the confessional and I felt clean and renewed after. I don’t know them well and they don’t even know my name so I don’t understand why they would ignore me and walk away when my husband and I would approach to greet them after mass. I’m hurt and now very uncomfortable to go to them for confession, especially that I go every 4 to 6 weeks. I now feel that I’m not forgiven after all.
I have read all your reply’s and now have good advice to consider. Thank you all.

If I personally had to choose between being friends with a priest and confession, I would have to choose confession. I also go behind the screen, anonymous.

Priests are very human. They can experience all the things we do. I would not try to go out of my way to greet them anymore. I would wave, etc, for afar. If I experienced any stirring of jealousy, etc, I would quickly offer it up for the priest. They, like us, are going to develop friendships naturally. They SHOULD be able to act friendly to all parishioners. They are human also and need some room to be human also.

I would pick confession if I were in your situation. I would go behind the screen and I would not go into detail - I was jealous/mad at the priest because he didn’t say hello to me - just confess to jealousy, etc.

 

[KathyMB]

Thank you, Hopey. Confession IS more important to me as is my faith as a whole. I suppose I put our clergy too high on the admiration pole. I forget they are human with their own sins to carry. I appreciate your response.