Year for Priests

YEAR FOR PRIESTS

Faithfulness of Christ, faithfulness of priests

It seems to me that throughout his time of discipleship, even until his own crucifixion, Saint Peter always had to listen anew to Jesus, to enter more profoundly into the mystery of his priesthood, of Christ’s priesthood communicated to the Apostles and their successors. In this sense, the figure of Peter appears to me like the image of all of us in these days.

Pope Benedict XVI’s address at the conclusion of the annual Lenten retreat, February 16, 2008