A reader writes:<\/p>\n
Please pray for a friend of mine who is leaving very soon (if not tomorrow [Tuesday]) for Jerusalem, where he will enter seminary to become a priest. He is totally focused on God, and since I\u2019ve known him it\u2019s been a matter of when, not if, in terms of his entering the priesthood. He is a very charismatic man who I strongly believe is seeking God\u2019s will, and I believe he will be a fantastic priest. Please ask for prayers as he begins, or continues, his journey in his calling, that he may have spiritual and physical strength and wisdom and peace. Amen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Father, grant him safe travels, fruitful studies, and an abundant and fruitful work in you Vineyard. \u00a0Make him one of your saints! \u00a0Mother Mary and St. John Vianney, pray for him. \u00a0We ask this through Christ our Lord. \u00a0Amen.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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