World's oldest priest says strict routine basis of long life

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NALINNES, Belgium (Reuters) - A strict daily routine is the recipe for a long life, according to the world’s oldest priest, Belgian Jacques Clemens, who will celebrate his 107th birthday on Monday.

Clemens, who has also celebrated his 80th anniversary as a Catholic priest, gets up every morning at 5.30 a.m. and goes to bed at 9.00 p.m.

When Clemens was about to retire at 75, his bishop asked him to remain in service until they found a successor - he only stopped holding regular church services at his parish in the southern Belgian village of Nalinnes last year.

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Great story about this priest. God bless him. It’s pretty cool that he celebrated Mass up to last year.
 
When you think he had memories of WWI
Primarily horse drawn transportation
Most of Europe was ruled by Royal Families
Underwent the Depression
Nazi invasion
Destruction of Europe
10 Popes
VaticanII
 
That’s amazing. He must have some interesting stories! God bless him.
 
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