Category Archives: Prayers for Priests
Prayer to Saint Joseph for a particular priest (Thanks!)
PRAYER TO SAINT JOSEPH FOR A PARTICULAR PRIEST Saint Joseph, I present to you this day Father N., priest of Jesus Christ, and beg you to be to him advocate and defender, counselor and friend. Open your heart to him … Continue reading
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Happy Spiritual Mothers’ Day!
From the Congregation for the Clergy: spiritual motherhood (pdf) Read and be inspired. Become a spiritual mother today! I have many spiritual mothers. Without them, I am less than nothing. With them, I am a priest for the greater honor and … Continue reading
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Don’t blame me! It’s all Pornchai’s fault!
Father Gordon MacRae asked his cellmate, the great Pornchai Moontri, to write THIS RECENT POST on TheseStoneWalls. In that article, he wrote this: Whenever Father G. has a new idea, it always makes me squirm a little because it usually means … Continue reading
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Calling in the big guns…
PRAYER TO SAINT JOSEPH FOR A PARTICULAR PRIEST Saint Joseph, I present to you this day Father N., priest of Jesus Christ, and beg you to be to him advocate and defender, counselor and friend. Open your heart to him … Continue reading
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I like that. I like that very much.
O Jesus, I pray for Your faithful and fervent priests, for Your unfaithful and tepid priests; for Your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields; for Your tempted priests; for Your lonely and desolate priests; for Your … Continue reading
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Poor Clares sing for us priests: I’m humbled into the dirt and exalted to heaven!
Click on the picture to go to their website. Don’t forget, we’re trying to build them a monastery… and a seminary for the South Eastern U.S.A.! Click on the player below to listen to their heavenly voices! Thank you, my … Continue reading
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Just thought you might be interested in scanning through these intentions: In solidarity!
Wednesday, 18 April, 2012 through Sunday, 22 April, 2012, Holy Mass will be offered in reparation for the many offenses committed against our Blessed Mother’s Immaculate Heart: (1) blasphemies against her Immaculate Conception, (2) against her perpetual virginity, (3) against … Continue reading
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(1) Defame Fr Guarnizo (2) Run away
Me: “There’s a well reasoned defense of Father Guarnizo.” Others: “Who cares? We don’t have time for justice, only defamation, and then running away.” Conclusion: So, let’s pray for Father Guarnizo, and also for his poor little defamers.
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The purpose of Holy Souls Hermitage
Since the hermitage is dedicated to priests and bishops in the purgatory of this life and the next, the blog should be as well, no? Yes. One of the purposes of the hermitage is to write… to write very much, … Continue reading
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Why would any priest go to purgatory?
Aim at heaven, not purgatory, and you might not see hell from the inside in the life to come! Aiming at heaven is looking to our Lord and following Him, keeping His commandments, all by way of His grace. Living His … Continue reading
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Father Gordon MacRae writes to Holy Souls Hermitage
As Holy Souls Hermitage readers know, I’ve gone on a 40 day Lenten retreat until Easter, so I’ve been trying to refrain from posting, much to the consternation of some readers! However, I do go through email and check comments … Continue reading
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What to expect from the Holy Souls Hermitage Homily Series? Father Z says it best…
A pre-emptive comment from Father Z…
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“Wheeeeee!” And then: “I hate other priests who tell me I’m on a slippery slope for not saying the Liturgy of the Hours”
“I hate other priests who tell me I’m on a slippery slope for not saying the Liturgy of the Hours” — That’s a direct quote from a priest who just told that to me out of the blue about what … Continue reading
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UPDATE: Why would a nice priest go to hell?
If I’m not mistaken, this is the photo that was taken of the three Fatima children just after the vision of souls falling into hell like snowflakes shown to them by our Lady of the Rosary, as our Lady of Fatima … Continue reading
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UPDATE: More on Bishop Joseph V. Sullivan, Father Charles Curran and HSH
Ever since I put up that post about the great Bishop Sullivan visiting the hermitage, my mind has been racing back through the decades. What hell was raised in the whole Church because of the dissent and heresy that Bishop … Continue reading
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A reminder to pray for priests and bishops
Accepted the resignation from the office of auxiliary of the diocese of Osnabruck, Germany, presented by Bishop Theodor Kettmann, in accordance with canons 411 and 401 para. 2 of the Code of Canon Law. VIS 20111130 (300) As always, the … Continue reading
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Day 29 – HSH November Daily Plenary Indulgence Project for Deceased Bishops and Priests
Although I’ve been doing 30 minutes of reading of the Sacred Scriptures (much of this being from Saint Paul!), there are many other ways to gain a plenary indulgence for those in purgatory. Here are some: 30 minutes of reading … Continue reading
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Bishop Burbidge Requests Novena for Seminarian Philip Johnson
My theology student, seminarian P.G.J., is to be the intention of the Novena to the Immaculate Conception as announced by Bishop Burbidge. This is wonderful news. It was with this novena last year that Philip gained stability with his brain … Continue reading
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Day 21 – HSH November Daily Plenary Indulgence Project for Deceased Bishops and Priests
Join anytime. Although I’ve been 30 minutes of reading of the Sacred Scriptures (much of this being from Saint Paul!), there are many other ways to gain a plenary indulgence for those in purgatory. Here are some: 30 minutes of … Continue reading
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Day 20 – HSH November Daily Plenary Indulgence Project for Deceased Bishops and Priests
Join today. Every day of November at Holy Souls Hermitage, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is offered for the repose of the souls of all deceased priests and bishops. Today’s Plenary Indulgence, for me, involves 30 minutes of Scripture … Continue reading
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Day 16 – HSH November Daily Plenary Indulgence Project for Deceased Bishops and Priests
Join today. Every day of November at Holy Souls Hermitage, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is offered for the repose of the souls of all deceased priests and bishops. Today’s Plenary Indulgence, for me, involves 30 minutes of Scripture … Continue reading
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Day 15 – HSH November Daily Plenary Indulgence Project for Deceased Bishops and Priests
Join today. Every day of November at Holy Souls Hermitage, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is offered for the repose of the souls of all deceased priests and bishops. Today’s Plenary Indulgence, for me, involves 30 minutes of Scripture … Continue reading
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Day 13 – HSH November Daily Plenary Indulgence Project for Deceased Bishops and Priests
Join today. Every day of November at Holy Souls Hermitage, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is offered for the repose of the souls of all deceased priests and bishops. Today’s Plenary Indulgence, for me, involves 30 minutes of Scripture … Continue reading
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HSH – before!
The start of the hermitage some months ago. So, there has been progress! A bit nippy this morning. Down in the low 20s farhenheit. Ice and frost, bless the Lord! The hands were pretty numb for Mass this morning. I’m … Continue reading
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Day 11 – HSH November Daily Plenary Indulgence Project for Deceased Bishops and Priests
Join today. Every day of November at Holy Souls Hermitage, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is offered for the repose of the souls of all deceased priests and bishops. Today’s Plenary Indulgence, for me, involves 30 minutes of Scripture … Continue reading
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Day 08 – HSH November Daily Plenary Indulgence Project for Deceased Bishops and Priests
Join today. Every day of November at Holy Souls Hermitage, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is offered for the repose of the souls of all deceased priests and bishops. Today’s Plenary Indulgence, for me, involves 30 minutes of Scripture … Continue reading
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Day 07 – HSH November Daily Plenary Indulgence Project for Deceased Bishops and Priests
Join today. Every day of November at Holy Souls Hermitage, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is offered for the repose of the souls of all deceased priests and bishops. Today’s Plenary Indulgence, for me, involves 30 minutes of Scripture … Continue reading
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Prayers for priests! Awesome website!
We gotta cut a deal with these guys from Raleigh so that they partner up with Charlotte, after which, going national and international? Take a look. You’ll be amazed. Their title and subtitle, for the present: The Curé d’Ars Prayer … Continue reading
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40 Days for Priests: New Initiative!
I was alerted to 40 Days for Priests by a new reader today. Take a look! Any and every effort to have a bit of prayer for priests and bishops is much appreciated by our Lord Jesus. From the site: … Continue reading
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Thanks and thanks again! Prayers for Priests!
Thanks to D. and S. A. for the contribution they forced on me and which, so as not to insult them, I’ll just have to deposit into the bank account. Thank you. I always pray for benefactors and offer Mass … Continue reading
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Accompany me, Father George David Byers, S.S.L., S.T.D., as I begin life as a Catholic Priest-Hermit by choice. Holy Souls Hermitage is dedicated to the sanctification of my fellow priests, bishops & seminarians going through the purgatory of this life or the next. I pray for benefactors daily, offering Holy Mass for their intentions about once a month. You'll have to force me to take your donations, though. Scroll down for an explanation.
