Posted on May 3, 2024
Catechism Meditation:
[The laity’s] activity in ecclesial communities is so necessary that, for the most part, the apostolate of pastors cannot be fully effective without it. ―No. 900
REFLECTION. In the book, Day by Day with the Catechism, Peter A. Giersch says… Everyone talks about the priest shortage, but what about the laity shortage? The failure to participate in Sunday Mass and Parish life by “non-practicing” Catholics constitutes another sort of crisis, one that seriously hampers the work of the priests we do have.
PRAYER. Lord, may all the baptized hear and know Your voice and seek You in the community of the faithful.
Timeless Wisdom Quote:
“Who is going to save our Church? Do not look to the priests. Do not look to the bishops. It’s up to you, the laity, to remind our priests to be priests and our bishops to be bishops.” ― Venerable Fulton J. Sheen
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Is THIS the Solution to the Shortage of Priests? (2:40)
