World Priest Day – June 12, 2015

10_7_mary_rosary4Pope John Paul II established that on the solemnity of the Sacred Heart, the Church observes the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests.

APOSTOLIC BLESSING

Pope Francis’ Apostolic Blessing for the Annual Global Rosary Relay for Priests
(conveyed through Secretary of State)

The Most Reverend Michael Neary
Archbishop of Tuam,
Episcopal Advisor to Worldpriest

The Holy Father asks you to convey his cordial greetings to all taking part in the ” 24 – Hour Rosary Relay for Priests” and to assure them of his spiritual closeness. He prays that our Blessed Mother may always guide and protect priests who are consecrated to the joyful and indispensable mission of proclaiming the Gospel and offering God’s people, through the celebration of the sacraments, the closeness, the word and the strength of Christ (cf. Evangelii Gaudium,121). With great affection and appreciation for priests, His Holiness commends them and those joining in this event to the loving intercession of Our Lady of the Rosary, and willingly imparts his Apostolic Blessing as a pledge of grace and peace.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin
Secretary of State.

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