The Allotted Portion for a Priest

April 14, 2026By

Feast of St Justin 2026
Bishop Ward’s greeting on his 53rd Priestly Anniversary
“The Lord is my allotted portion and my cup. He it is Who will restore my inheritance to me.”  It is true that Our Lord takes care of those who trust in Him.  The priesthood does not give joy as the world gives it.  It gives that inner awareness that all is right; that you belong to Someone and He possesses you.  It is the deep realization of the tranquility of order.  A priest is happy in the possession of the good.  It is the beginning of the happiness of Heaven.  The greatest works we can do on Earth only last for a time, but the work of the priest lasts for all time.
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Our Struggle for an Everlasting Crown

April 28, 2013By

4th Sunday after Easter 2013
The prayers composed by the Church express the intentions for which God wishes us to pray.  In today’s Collect we pray that our hearts may remain forever set on that place where true joys reside.  The angels and saints in Heaven, because of their complete conformity to God’s Will, never resist His desires.  We pray that mankind may submit itself to God in the same way on Earth.  We have the potential, when in the state of grace, to allow God to operate through us.  It is only because of the obstacles we place in God’s way that we do not see that operation in our lives.  Holy Scripture warns us about the heavy consequences of the rejection of Christ by the worldly.  Temptations are a normal struggle for all, but the struggle is nothing in comparison to the reward in store for those who remain faithful.
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Dispel the Darkness of Our Minds

February 2, 2012By

Feast of the Purification 2012
This is one of the most ancient feasts in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  God gave Moses the Law which instructed His chosen people to present their children to Him shortly after their birth.  Although Our Lord and His Holy Mother were not subject to this law, He submitted Himself freely to it as an example for us.  After Our Lord was presented to God, He was ritually ransomed back by His parents through the sacrifice they offered in the Temple.  The beautiful sacramental of the candle, which is distributed today, is a means of ridding our souls of sin through God’s grace.  As we pray that its light will dispel the darkness of our minds, we must continue to ask for the desire for Heaven and union with Our Lord.
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