Pope Benedict XVI announced that beginning on June 19, 2009 and continuing until June 19, 2010, that the Catholic Church throughout the world would celebrate a Year of the Priest. The purpose for this special Church Year is to celebrate the gift of the ordained priesthood, encourage an increase of vocations to the priesthood, and to focus on the spiritual development and formation of priests throughout the world. It is hoped that this special year of grace for priests will be spiritually fruitful not only for priests but for all members of the Church as we pray to the one great High Priest, Jesus Christ, for priestly renewal.
Throughout the year there will be various opportunities to pray for and with priests that we shall revitalize our priesthood, as well as recover the essential elements in the life and spiritual formation of all priests. Fortunately, the diocesan convocation of priests for this year is scheduled to be as a retreat that will be conducted at the Benedictine Abbey in St. Meinrad, Indiana. This will take place from Monday, September 21, 2009 through Thursday, September, 24, 2009. During that time, it will be important for everyone to pray for the priests of our diocese that they will grow spiritually and fraternally during a time of dedicated prayer and meditation. Please keep these dates in mind and pray for all those priests who serve
in our diocese.
~~Fr. Berschied
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