Year for Priests

YEAR FOR PRIESTS

Faithfulness of Christ, faithfulness of priests

I think these things are essential [in the daily life of a priest]: the Eucharist, the Office of Readings, prayer and a conversation every day, even a brief one, with the Lord on his words, which I must proclaim. And never lose either your friendship with priests, listening to the voice of the living Church, or the availability to the people entrusted to me, because from these very people, with their suffering, their faith experiences, their doubts and difficulties, we too can learn, seek and find God, find our Lord Jesus Christ.

Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the Roman Major Seminary on February 17, 2007.