Our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, has declared a Jubilee Year of the Priest beginning June 19, 2009, Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and ending on the same feast day next year with the theme : "Faithfulness in Christ, faithfulness of priests".
Here are some suggestions of what you can do for your priests :
Pray frequently for all of our priests - especially at Mass, during the rosary and in all our prayers.
Speak words of gratitude and encouragement to our priests. We often feel that sentiment in our hearts, but fail to say it out loud to our priests.
Offer to place your own Baptismal gifts at the service of the Church and of your parish - especially in those areas where you have special expertise or training. This helps lighten the burden of our priests who try to accomplish far too many pastoral tasks. Don't hesitate to say, "Father, please let me help!"
