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Tuesday 14 February 2012

Pope: Vocations are born from openness to the love of God


Our great leader (Pope Benedict XVI) has done it again. Very wise words (as always). He has released his papal message for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. In his message he wrote:
"Love of God nurtures love of neighbor, especially in people with vocations to the priesthood or religious life. The profound truth of our existence is thus contained in this surprising mystery: Every creature, and in particular every human person, is the fruit of God's thought and an act of his love, a love that is boundless, faithful and everlasting, It is in this soil of self-offering and openness to the love of God, and as the fruit of that love, that all vocations are born and grow. By drawing from this wellspring through prayer, constant recourse to God's word and to the sacraments, especially the Eucharist, it becomes possible to live a life of love for our neighbors, in whom we come to perceive the face of Christ the Lord."
Read the full message for yourself at: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/messages/vocations/documents/hf_ben-xvi_mes_20111018_xlix-vocations_en.html

1 comment:

  1. I was chatting to a married Maronite priest who felt he had more to offer married couples than a celibate priest would have. Celibacy however is only indirectly about your relationship with parishioners (your neighbour). It's mainly about your relationship with God. If they use their time well, a celibate priest has much more silence in his life and opportunity to work on this relationship with God and therefore more to offer his parishioners.

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