Holy Cross Seminary - Yearbook (La Crosse, WI)

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70 the 4.4 tif Prayer to Jesus Crueified Behold, O'kind and most sweet Jesus, l cast myself upon my knees in Thy Siehff and with the most fervent desire of my soul, l pray and beseech Thee thot Thou wouldst impress upon my heart lively sentiments of faith, hope and charity, with true contrition for my sins and a firm purpose of amendment, while with deep affection and a grief of soul l ponder within myself and mentally contemplate Thy five wounds, having before my eyes the words which David the prophet put on Thy lips concerning Thee: They have pierced My hG1nClS Gnd My feet, they have numbered all My bones. Christ, the ever-present Ideal The priesthood is the heart-'of the Church, but the priest comes from the people. A deePe understanding of the dignity and mission of the priest cannot but increase the general reverence and love for him, and add to the happiness of those whom God calls to offer one of their. own T0 His service. A better knowledge of theexalted dignity and profound significance of the priesthood will aid parents in fostering vocations in their sons. Holy Mother Church can fulfill her mission of bringing Founder are few. No vocation rpg-ygqg-P.. to the Priesthood is the call of God, or in the words of St Paul neither does GUY more take the honor to himself but he that is called by God as Aaron was. Yet human instruments vital agents of God in lant' th h h salvation to the world only through Her priests. So was it decreed by Christ, the Divine of the Church. But today as in the days of Christ the harvest is great but the ldbofefs H y C , A one calls himself to the priesthood. Nor can patents give a vocation to their sons.i A p ing e t oug t of a vocation to the priesthood in the mind Q T ,qi- I ,, i . l . X J. A f wx 1 . l For

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