Vocations, Fruit of Eucharistic Adoration

Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta was extraordinarily busy caring for the poor, the sick, and the dying. Yet, she and her congregation of Sisters still made time for a daily holy hour of prayer before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament! In Blessed Mother Teresa's words:

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"Jesus has made Himself the Bread of Life to give us life.

Night and day He is there.

If you really want to grow in love,

come back to the Eucharist, come back to that adoration.

In our congregation, we used to have adoration once a week for one hour,

and then in 1973,

we decided to have adoration one hour every day.

We have much work to do.

Our homes for the sick and dying destitute are full everywhere.

And from the time we started having adoration every day,

our love for Jesus became more intimate,

our love for each other more understanding,

our love for the poor more compassionate,

and we have double the number of vocations."

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"Every moment of prayer,

especially before our Lord in the tabernacle,

is a sure positive gain.

The time we spend in having our daily audience with God

is the most precious part of the whole day."

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Eucharistic adoration has the potential to increase vocations to the priesthood just as it dramatically increased vocations in Blessed Teresa's congregation. The need is GREAT! A solution to the problem is AVAILABLE! Men, women, teenagers and even young children can help provide new priests for the Church by spending time with Jesus in Eucharistic adoration. All that is required is love for Jesus, the intention to satisfy His thirst for souls to come to Him in the Eucharist, and a resolve to satisfy His desire for more priests to serve as other Christs.

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Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ, Eternal High Priest, Mother of all priests, and our Mother, help us respond generously to the Holy Spirit's request, through the voice of His Church, to offer up to God Eucharistic adoration for priests. Amen.

The Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist

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Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ, Eternal High Priest, Mother of all priests, and our Mother, help us respond generously to the Holy Spirit's request, through the voice of His Church, to offer up to God Eucharistic adoration for priests. Amen.

Our Blessed Mother's Love For Her Children

Our Blessed Mother revealed to Venerable Mary of Agreda:

"How much my intercession and the power I have in heaven is worth has never been hidden in the Church, for I have demonstrated my ability to save all by so many thousands of miracles, prodigies and favors operated in behalf of those devoted to me. With those who have called upon me in their needs I have always shown myself liberal and the Lord has shown Himself liberal to them on my account. The Most High still wishes to give liberally of His infinite treasures and resolves to favor those who know how to gain my intercession before God. This is the secure way and the powerful means...of bringing the souls to grace and to the friendship of God."

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O Mary, Mother of Jesus,

you were with Jesus

at the beginning of His life and mission.

You stood beside Jesus

when He was lifted on the Cross

and gave His life for all.

We ask you now to be with our priests,

who give themselves in service to God's people.

Intercede for them

that they may grow in holiness;

proclaim God's word with courage;

celebrate the sacraments with joy;

and be among God's people

as Jesus, the Good Shepherd, was.

We offer this prayer to God, the Father,

through your intercession,

in the name of your Son, Jesus,

and through the power of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

(Prayer from Crusade For Priests)

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Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ, Eternal High Priest, Mother of all priests, and our Mother, help us respond generously to the Holy Spirit's request, through the voice of His Church, to offer up to God Eucharistic adoration for priests. Amen.

Jesus Says, "Come to Me"

"Now write for My souls: I want to tell them of the poignant sorrows which filled My Heart at the Last Supper. If it was bliss for Me to think of all those to whom I should be both Companion and Heavenly Food, of all who would surround Me to the End Of Time with adoration, reparation, and love...this in no wise diminished My grief at the many who would leave Me deserted in My tabernacle and who would not even believe in My Real Presence.

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"Sacrileges and outrages, and all the nameless abominations to be committed against Me, passed before My eyes...the long, lonely hours of the day and night in which I would remain alone on the altars...and the multitudes who would not heed the appeals of My Heart..."

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"It is love for souls that keeps Me a Prisoner in the Blessed Sacrament. I stay there that all may come and find the comfort they need in the tenderest of Hearts, the best of Fathers, the most faithful of Friends, who will never abandon them.

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"Poor pitiable sinners, do not turn away from Me...Day and night I am on the watch for you in the tabernacle. I will not reproach you...I will not cast your sins in your face...But I will wash them in My Blood and in My Wounds. No need to be afraid...come to Me...If you but knew how dearly I love you.

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"And you, dear souls, why this coldness and indifference on your part?

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Were you weak or ill in body surely you would find time to see a doctor who would cure you?..Come. then, to One who is able to give both strength and health to your soul, and bestow the alms of love on this Divine Prisoner who watches for you, calls for you and longs to see you at His side."

~ Words of Jesus to Sister Josefa Menendez from The Way of Divine Love ~

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Without our Catholic priests, there would be no Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist to receive in Holy Communion or to spend time with in adoration. Please consider offering ONE HOUR of prayer before Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament for the sanctification of His priests. Console the Heart of Jesus by showing your appreciation of His continued Real Presence among us and for providing priests to make His remaining with us possible.

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Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ, Eternal High Priest, Mother of all priests, and our Mother, help us respond generously to the Holy Spirit's request, through the voice of His Church, to offer up to God Eucharistic adoration for priests. Amen.

Please Pray For Bishops

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Please pray for all Bishops of the Catholic Church. They have a grave responsibility before God as spiritual fathers of the souls entrusted to their care--this includes all of the people of their respective dioceses, including the priests. It is a great privilege to be chosen as a bishop, but it is an awesome responsibility.They have an obligation to teach the truths of the Catholic faith clearly and courageously to their people and to protect them from false teachings, corrupting influences, and errors of faith as much as possible.

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Bishops need and deserve our prayers and sacrifices on their behalf. According to St. John Vianney, if some bishops (and other priests) are not as holy as they should be, it is because their people have not prayed enough for them. If we have complaints about the Catholic clergy, it would be beneficial for them and pleasing to God to offer prayers and sacrifices for them instead of wasting time and offending God by criticizing them.

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PLEASE PRAY FOR BISHOP JOSEPH MARTINO,

RECENTLY RESIGNED BISHOP OF SCRANTON PA!

GOD BLESS HIM!

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Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ, Eternal High Priest, Mother of all priests, and our Mother, help us respond generously to the Holy Spirit's request, through the voice of His Church, to offer up to God Eucharistic adoration for priests. Amen.

The World Needs Heroes

Don't miss these two very short videos from the Diocese of New York. The first one is a NYPRIEST Theatrical Trailer that will be shown in select New York Theatres to promote the NYPRIEST campaign. "The aim of the campaign is to build up a "Culture of Vocations" in the Archdiocese of New York, to increase awareness of the diocesan priesthood and to draw young men whom God is calling to respond generously to service in the Church as Priests after the Heart of Jesus Christ."

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In the beautiful video below, Archbishop Timothy Dolan says to five newly ordained priests , "May God who has begun this good work in you now bring it to fulfillment."

Check out the Diocese of New York 's impressive vocations website! It is worth a look even if you only take time to see the beautiful pictures on the home page (wait a second to see the many inspiring images as they change). What an outstanding job they have done. May they be blessed with an abundance of new vocations!

Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ, Eternal High Priest, Mother of all priests, and our Mother, help us respond generously to the Holy Spirit's request, through the voice of His Church, to offer up to God Eucharistic adoration for priests. Amen.

The Weight of One Mass?

The following true story was related to Sr. M. Veronica Murphy by an elderly nun who heard it from the lips of the late Reverend Father Stanislaus SS.CC.

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One day many years ago in a little town in Luxembourg, a Captain of the Forest Guards was in deep conversation with the butcher when an elderly woman entered the shop. The butcher broke off the conversation to ask the old woman what she wanted. She had come to beg for a little meat but had no money. The Captain was amused at the conversation which ensued between the poor woman and the butcher, "Only a little meat, but how much are you going to give me?"

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"I am sorry I have no money but I'll hear Mass for you." Both the butcher and the Captain were good men but very indifferent about religion, so they at once began to scoff at the old woman's answer.

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"All right then," said the butcher, "you go and hear Mass for me and when you come back I'll give you as much meat as the Mass is worth."

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The woman left the shop and returned later. She approached the counter and the butcher seeing her said, "All right then we'll see." He took a slip of paper and wrote on it "I heard a Mass for you." He then placed the paper on the scales and a tiny bone on the other side but nothing happened. Next he placed a piece of meat instead of the bone, but still the paper proved heavier. Both men were beginning to feel ashamed of their mockery but continued their game. A large piece of meat was placed on the balance, but still the paper held its own. The butcher, exasperated, examined the scales, but found they were all right.

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"What do you want my good woman, must I give you a whole leg of mutton?" At this he placed the leg of mutton on the balance, but the paper outweighed the meat. A larger piece of meat was put on, but again the weight remained on the side of the paper. This so impressed the butcher that he was converted, and promised to give the woman her daily ration of meat.

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As for the Captain, he left the shop a changed man, an ardent lover of daily Mass. Two of his sons became priests, one a Jesuit and the other a Father of the Sacred Heart.

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Father Stanislaus finished by saying, "I am the Religious of the Sacred Heart, and the Captain was my father."

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From that incident the Captain became a daily Mass goer and his children were trained to follow his example. Later when his sons became priests, he advised them to say Mass well every day and never miss the Sacrifice of the Mass through any fault of their own.

Story from Mary Queen of Heaven

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Mary, Mother of Jesus Christ, Eternal High Priest, Mother of all priests, and our Mother, help us respond generously to the Holy Spirit's request, through the voice of His Church, to offer up to God Eucharistic adoration for priests. Amen.