St. Michael Prayer Warriors

The August Newsletter for the St. Michael Prayer Warriors is now posted: http://www.cincinnativocations.org/stmichaelprayerwarriors.php

Also, there is more information on the landing page regarding the ‘Call of the King Conference,’ which is being held on September 21, 2008, from 7:00 – 8:30 PM at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center in Norwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati.  There is a registration form at the bottom of the page to use if you wish.

As an additional favor, please see if you can have the following passage included in your parish bulletin from August 24 through September 21:

Looking for something proactive that you can do to support the priesthood and vocations?  The Vocation Office of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati is hosting the inaugural Call of the King Conference on September 21, 2008, from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at the Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center, 5440 Moeller Ave in Norwood, Ohio.  The conference introduces the St. Michael Prayer Warriors apostolate, and features Fr. Anthony Brausch, faculty member at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, speaking on personal holiness as an avenue of renewal in the Church.  To register, of for more information, call the Vocation Office at 513-421-3131 or visit http://www.cincinnativocations.org/stmichaelprayerwarriors.php.

The Importance of Praying for Priests

I was out on vacation over the weekend, and didn’t have my computer with me, so no new daily reflections.  (They’ll begin again tomorrow)  However, that didn’t stop the Catholic Telegraph from running my latest column introducing St. Michael Prayer Warriors and the Call of the King Conference to the readership!  The complete article is over at Called by Name: snippet:

It was an odd shift happening before my eyes: I, a celibate priest, was becoming a father.  Even though most of the congregation was much older than me, I was giving them the strength and encouragement to start the day, just as my human father used to do when I was much younger.  We had become a family, and I know now that just as I was praying for them, they were praying for me.  We were sealed in Christ, united to become His Body, present to the world.

This reciprocal prayer becomes a vital and necessary aspect of life in the parish, for it is in prayer that the body is truly made one.  However, it is not an easy thing to foster, especially as our lives grow more and more hectic, both in the families of the parish, but also on the part of the priest.  Hence, we must make this union of prayer much more explicit than it ever has been before.

UPDATE:  REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

The Conference is on September 21, 2008, at 7:00 PM at Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center.  There is no fee, but registration is requested: at http://www.cincinnativocations.org/stmichaelprayerwarriors.php

    – Father Schnippel