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First Thursday of the month: Thursday, February

Rogier van der Weyden: Seven Sacraments Triptych

Thursday is the day traditionally dedicated to remembering the sacred ministers of God to be our Lord Jesus Christ instituted the priesthood on Holy Thursday together with the Eucharist. Is particularly laudable practice of the First Thursday of the month, which are special exercises of piety to pray for priests and religious vocations as well as for the Lord to send laborers into his harvest and extend His Kingdom in the world integer (thus also rise prayers especially by Catholic missionaries.)

The priesthood is a function of the Mass and this which is the Eucharistic Sacrifice, is the culmination of the Christian spiritual life. Of the Eucharist derives the effectiveness of all other sacraments, which is called "magnum mysterium" or "mysterium fidei" , ie the great sacrament, the sacrament or mystery of the Faith Priesthood therefore, is key to the Church. San Pablo priests want to be considered as "ministers dispensator Mysteriorum Christi et Dei . The Catholic priest is, in reason, sacrificial, sanctifying, offers Holy Mass as a propitiatory sacrifice for the living and deceased and administer the sacraments, which are regular and reliable means of salvation.

The priest has the grace of oneness, which is particularly the sacrament of orders. It prints on it an indelible character and configures it with Jesus Christ to act in his name and person. When the priest offers the Mass is Christ who gives, when absolve sins in the tribunal of penance, it is Christ who forgives. This sacramental character and configuration to Jesus Christ that makes the priest is not "a man like everyone else, but have an ontological plus it apart from other men. After receiving priestly ordination, the new priest is no longer just a man, but is man-priest.

It follows that the ministerial priesthood is essentially different from the common priesthood of the baptized. There is a difference of degree but of quality and substantial. And, as the ordained priest an indelible character that makes it ontologically man-priest, his ministry involves a form and state of life, not a temporary exercise. Can not be, as now intended, a sort of "part-time priest, a simple servant of the sacred subject to payroll and schedules. The priest is the twenty-four hours every day of his life but he is exercising his priesthood. It will remain a priest for all eternity, whether they be saved or who has the misfortune to be condemned.

Sin would be helpless priests spiritually. We would not have the mass and the sacraments, that is, we would have no ordinary means to save. Catholic life could not develop normally without them. Where they have failed or are missing for various reasons (lack of clergy, persecution, abandonment), the faithful suffer and languish spiritually, but God certainly does not abandon his children. So it is so important to pray for vocations and for the sanctification and perseverance of the clergy. For there are many priests who sanctify God's people and bring souls to heaven. Holiness is not essential for the Catholic priest effectively exercise their ministry, thankfully! Our salvation does not depend on the goodness or badness of the priests, who are but the instruments through which Jesus Christ acts: it will account to God for his personal life. But no doubt that a holy priest builds, consoles and called to holiness.

The fifth general precept of Holy Mother Church commands "help support the Church of God" (formerly it was said "pay tithes and offerings" which comes to be the same.) Means that the faithful have a duty to maintain the Catholic religion and its ministers, that is who we are is the trick. It is natural, because as St. Paul says "of the worker deserves his wages" and priests are the workers of the vineyard of the Lord. It also says the Apostle of the Gentiles that "who serves the altar altar Live" , so the priests, who are the ministers of the altar have the right to live in it, which, of course, we all benefit .

However, to help support the Church in two ways: materially and spiritually. It contributes materially contributing money, goods and labor to the extent of the real possibilities of each whom. We must always consider whether conscientiously do all we can. Many times we are not generous to the Church as we are able to spend big bucks on whims, addictions or superfluous. Let us keep in mind that, as with us, the priests do not live on the air and in need of our assistance material. In return they give us the means of salvation. Actually, we always win because we are faithful perishable goods, while they give us the chance to win the lasting good of eternal life.

But spiritually we can sustain the Church and its ministers: commissioning masses, offering our prayers and spreading propaganda for vocations. In this category practice alms enters the First Thursday of the month, in which we invest a small portion of our time to pray for priests, vocations and missions, ie to keep the body of our religion. Get used to sanctify the Priestly Thursday offering them our prayers and our thoughts, participating in the functions organized in parishes or from home if they can not be present. It's the best way to prepare the First Friday, devoted to the Divine heart by which we want our priests. Also to prepare the first Saturday in honor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, model of consecrated souls.

We offer a few practical suggestions on how to make the Thursday Priests

1. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
2. Rosario thought
3. Prayers for Priests and Religious
4. Ask for prayers for vocations
5. Prayers for the missions
6. Reserve and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
7. Votive Mass of Christ the Eternal High Priest.

Venerable Pius XII Prayer for priests

O Jesus, Eternal Pontiff, Buen Pastor, Fountain of Life, that singular generosity of your sweet heart you have given to our priests that we comply fully with designs inspired by your grace sanctification in our souls, we beseech you: come and aid them with your gracious assistance.

be for them, O Jesus, living faith in his work, unwavering hope in the tests, burning charity in their purposes. May your Word, spoke of the eternal Wisdom, that is, by constant meditation, the daily food of his inner life. May the example of your life and renewed passion in his conduct and his sufferings for our instruction, and relief and support in our sorrows.

Give these, O Lord, detached land and any interest that only seek your greater glory. Give these to be faithful to their obligations with pure consciousness to the last breath. And when the body's death to deliver in your hands the job well done, give them Jesus, Thou who you were his teacher on earth, the eternal reward: the crown of righteousness in the splendor of the saints. Amen.

Prayers for priests litany

Our Father who art in heaven:

V. For hallowed be thy name:
R. Give us holy priests.
V. To Thy kingdom
R. Give us holy priests.
V. For your will be done on earth as in heaven
R. Give us holy priests.
V. Lest we miss the spiritual bread of your Word or the Divine Eucharistic bread each day:
R. Give us holy priests.
V. in your name to forgive our sins:
R. Give us holy priests.
V. To teach us to forgive offenses:
R. Give us holy priests.
V. To assist us in the fight against temptations, R.
Give us holy priests.
V. To help us get rid of evil, especially at the hour of death:
R. Give us holy priests.

Venerable Pius XII Prayer
for priestly and religious vocations

Lord Jesus, High Priest and universal Pastor, have taught us to pray saying, "Pray the owner of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest " (Matt. IX, 38) , graciously hear our prayers, and attracted a large number of generous souls who, encouraged by your example and supported by your grace, aspiring to be ministers and followers of your true and only priesthood. Do

the traps and lies of evil enemy, supported by the spirit indifferent and materialistic world, the faithful do not obscure the splendor sublime and profound respect due to the mission of those who, not of the world, live in world for the stewards of the divine mysteries. Do that to develop good vocations, youth continue to be promoted in religious instruction, sincere piety, purity of life and culture of the higher ideas. Do that, to second, the Christian family, aware of the honor it is to allocate the Lord some of their offspring, never stop being a hotbed of pure and earnest souls. Do not ever miss your Church throughout the world the means to welcome, encourage, train and carry out good vocations offered. And so that all come true, oh Jesus, who wish both good and salvation of all, make it irresistible power of your grace never cease to come down from heaven so many souls receive your silent call , you to respond generously and persevere in the end, in your holy service.

Did not afflict you, O Lord, the sight of so many crowds like sheep without a shepherd, no one leaving for them the bread of your Word and satiated with the water of your grace and are thus at the mercy of ravenous wolves, that constantly lurk? Do not suffer in contemplating so many areas in which still has not penetrated the plow and where we grow thorns and thistles and no one will dispute the ground? Do not you just consider many of your flowers and lush gardens yesterday and today in danger of wilt and become dry? Will you allow the harvest ripe to disperse and be lost to lack of labor to harvest?

O Mary, Mother most pure, whose pious hands have received the holiest of all priests, O glorious Patriarch St. Joseph, a perfect example correspondence to the divine call, oh holy priests, that in heaven you form about the Lamb of God chorus of choice; obtenednos numerous and holy vocations to the Lord's flock, protected and guided by shepherds vigilant and careful, can reach the sweet grazing of eternal bliss. Amen.

Prayer for missionaries

Heart of Jesus, dig a look into the land of infidels and to the work of the missionaries, who, for your love and that of souls, so precious to You, have left their home their homeland and most intimate feelings. Give these bless their work and the grace of sharing the bread of God's word among the beggars of Truth. Make them feel that You are with them in their work and concerns, and give them the grace to persevere to the end in the life of dedication to which you have chosen. Sacred Heart of Jesus, for the sake of your own glory, protect and make your efforts fruitful missionaries. Amen.

Ad priestly vocation religious et impetrandas

Domine Jesu Christe

, Salvator mundi, per Cor tuum dulcissimum suppliciter you exoramus, ut gregem tuum, Pastor aeterne, in afflictione sua non deseras, sed Spiritum illum in eo resuscites, quem super Apostolos tuos tam abunde effudisti. Voca, quaesumus, quam plurimos ad statum sacerdotalem et religiosum, et quos elegeris tuae gloriae et salutis animarum zelus incendat, virtus sanctificet, Spiritus tuus contra adversa omnia confirmet. O Iesu, da nobis sacerdotes et religiosos secundum Cor tuum!


V. Respice de coelo et vide, et visita vineam istam.
R. Et perfice eam, quam plantavit dextera tua.

Oremus. Deus, qui omnes homines vis salvos fieri et ad agnitionem veritatis venire, mitte, quaesumus, operarios in messem tuam, et da eis cum omni fiducia loqui verbum tuum, ut sermus tuus currat et clarificetur; et omnes gentes cognoscant te solum Deum verum, et quem missisti Iesum Christum, Filium tuum, Dominum nostrum: Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus Sancti, Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum. R. Amen.

Missa de D. N. Iesu Christo summo et aeterno Sacerdote

Introitus

(Ps. 109, 4) Juravit Dominus, et non paenitebit eum: Tu es sacerdos in aeternum secundum ordinem Melchisedech. ( T. P. Alleluia, alleluia). (Ps. ibid., 1) Dixit Dominus Domino meo: Sede a dextris meis. V. Gloria Patri.

Oratio

Deus, qui, ad maiestatis tuae gloriam et generis humani salutem, Unigenitum tuum summum atque aeternum constituisti Sacerdotem: praesta ut, quos ministros et mysteriorum suorum dispensatores elegit, in accepto ministerio adimplendo fideles inveniantur. Per eumdem Dominum… R. Amen.

Epistola

Lectio Epistolae beati Pauli Apostoli ad Hebraeos (Hebr. 5, 1-11) . Fratres: Omnis pontifex ex hominibus assumptus, pro hominibus constituitur in iis quae sunt ad Deum, ut offerat dona et sacrificia pro peccatis: qui condolere possit iis qui ignorant et errant: quoniam et ipse circumdatus est infirmitate: et propterea debet, quemadmodum pro populo, ita etiam et pro semetipso offerre pro peccatis. Ne quisquam sumit sibi honorem, sed qui vocatur a Deo, tamquam Aaron. Sic et Christus non semetipsum clarificavit ut pontifex fieret, sed qui lociitus est ad eum: Filius meus es tu; ego hodie genui te. Quemadmodum et in alio loco dicit: Tu es sacerdos in aeternum secundum ordinem Melchisedech. Qui in diebus carnis suae preces supplicationesque ad eum, qui possit ilium salvum facere a morte, cum clamore valido et lacrimis offerens, exauditus est pro sua reverentia. Et quidem, cum esset Filius Dei, didicit ex iis quae passus est, oboedientiam: et consummatus, factus est, omnibus obtemperantibus sibi, causa salutis aeternae, appellatus a Deo pontifex iuxta ordinem Melchisedech. De quo nobis grandis sermo et ininterpretabilis ad dicendum.

Graduale

(Luc. 4, 18) Spiritus Domini super me: propter quod unxit me. V. Evangelizare pauperibus misit me, sanare contritos corde.

Alleluia, alleluia. (Hebr. 7, 24) V. Iesus autem eo quod maneat in aeternum, sempiternum habet sacerdotium. Alleluia.

Post Septuagesimam, omissis Alleluia et versu sequenti, dicitur:

Tractus

(Ps. 9, 34-36) Exsurge, Domine Deus, exaltetur manus tua: ne obliviscaris pauperum. V. Vide quoniam tu laborem et dolorem consideras. V. Tibi derelictus est pauper: orphano tu eris adiutor.

Tempore autem paschali omittitur graduale, et eius loco dicitur:

Alleluia, alleluia. (Hebr. 7, 24) Iesus autem eo quod maneat in aeternum, sempiternum habet sacerdotium. Alleluia. (Luc. 4, 18) V. Spiritus Domini super me: propter quod unxit me, evangelizare pauperisms misit me, sanare contritos corde. Alleluia.

Evangelium

Sequentia sancti Evangelii secundum Lucam (Luc. 22, 14-20) . In illo tempore: Discubuit Iesus, et duodecim Apostoli cum eo. Et ait illis: Desiderio desideravi hoc Pascha manducare vobiscum, antequam patiar. Dico enim vobis, quia ex hoc non manducabo illud, donee impleatur in regno Dei. Et accepto calice, gratias egit, et dixit: Accipite, et dividite inter vos. Dico enim vobis quod non bibam de generatione vitis, donee regnum Dei veniat. Et accepto pane, gratias egit, et fregit, et dedit eis, dicens: Hoc est corpus meum, quod pro vobis datur: hoc facite in meam commemorationem. Similiter et calicem, postquam cenavit, dicens: Hie est calix novum testamentum in sanguine meo, qui pro vobis fundetur.

Offertorium

(Hebr. 10,12-14) Christus unam pro peccatis offerens hostiam, in sempiternum sedet in dextera Dei: una enim oblatione consummavit in aeternum sanctificatos. ( T. P. Alleluia).

Secreta

Haec munera, Domine, mediator noster Iesus Christus tibi reddat accepta: et nos, una secum, hostias tibi gratas exhibeat: Qui tecum vivit… R. Amen.

Communionem

(I Cor. 11, 24-25) Hoc Corpus, quod pro vobis tradetur: hie calix novi testamenti est in meo Sanguine, dicit Dominus: hoc facite, quotiescumque sumitis, in meam commemorationem. ( T. P. Alleluia).

Postcommunio

Vivificet nos, quxsumus, Domine, divina quam obtulimus et siimpsimus hostia: ut, perpetua tibi caritate coniuncti, fructum, qui semper Maneater, afferamus. Per Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum, Filium tuum: Qui tecum et regnat in uniitate Vivit. R. Amen.

Annus sacerdotalis