Praying for priests is so important!

Without our priests, no one can administer the sacraments. Without the sacraments, we do not have the grace Jesus offers us through the Catholic Church.

Saint John Vianney said,

“When people want to destroy religion, they begin by attacking the priest; for when there is no priest, there is no sacrifice, and when there is no sacrifice, there is no religion.”

This is why praying for priests is so important. The devil attacks the priesthood because the sacraments lead souls to Heaven.

Below is a prayer Saint Faustina wrote for holy priests. It is an excerpt directly from her diary.

Saint Faustina’s Prayer for Priests

“O my Jesus, I beg Thee on behalf of the whole Church:
Grant it love and the light of Your Spirit,
and give power to the words of priests
so that hardened hearts might be brought to repentance
and return to You, O Lord.
Lord, give us holy priests;
You yourself maintain them in holiness.
O Divine and Great High Priest,
may the power of Your mercy accompany them everywhere
and protect them from the devil’s traps and snares
which are continually being set for the souls of priests.
May the power of Your mercy, O Lord,
shatter and bring to naught
all that might tarnish the sanctity of priests,
for You can do all things.”

Divine Mercy in My Soul: Diary of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, 1052


Here is another prayer for priests, also written by Saint Faustina:

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Saint Faustina, please pray for all priests and Holy Mother Church!

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