TAKEN FROM
Jesus, Make Me Worthy:
a Prayer-Book for the Young Boy or Girl
by Rev. Robert Power, C.M.
Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur, 1960
ANGELUS PRESS

THE CATHOLIC CHILD AND THE PRIEST

My Child:

Someone has said that it is a sign of salvation to have a great love for Priests. Why is this so?

Because the Priest takes the place of our Blessed Lord on earth. When Jesus went to Heaven, He left the Priest to take His place. He left the Priest so that you would have someone to whom you could go in all your difficulties and trials.

What does the Priest do for you?

He lives for you. He is always ready to help you. He has the wonderful Sacraments in his hands.

In Baptism he washes your soul from sin. In Confession he raises his hand and says the words that Jesus taught him to say and frees you from the chains of sin. From his hands, in Holy Communion, you receive the Infant Jesus Himself. In sickness, in sorrow, in death, the Priest is always near you to help you, to advise you, to comfort you, to save you.

Jesus loved you so much. He wanted to be always near you. He wants to do many things for you. He does them all through His Priest.
 
Happy the child that makes a friend of the Priest. Go to him. Ask his advice. Do what you can to help him in his work. And do not forget him in your prayers.

A Prayer for Priests

O MY good Jesus! teach me always to see Thyself in the Priest. I know that he has been set over me to direct me and to help me to save my soul. I know that Thou wilt never find fault with me if I obey him in everything in order to do Thy Holy Will. Teach me to love him and to respect him always. Do Thou protect him and be near him in his great work of saving souls. Keep him from harm. Help him to bring many souls to Thee and thus to win for himself a glorious crown in Heaven. Amen.


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