Pope Benedict XVI has called the whole Church to celebrate a Year for Priests beginning on 19th June 2009, the Feast of the Sacred Heart. His purpose for this year is to encourage priests in their “striving for spiritual perfection on which, above all, the effectiveness of their ministry depends” and to highlight “the importance of the priest’s role and mission in the Church and in contemporary society”.
There will be a Holy Hour in St Joseph’s Church from 7.30 – 8.30pm each Wednesday to pray for Priests.
See also ukpriest.org and the Vatican website for the Year for Priests.
