"Pray much for priests because we need holy priests. The holier the priests are the more holy we religious will be. Then too, the more holy the families who are longing for God. If we have holy families we will have many holy vocations." ~ Mother Teresa of Calcutta #Saints #Quotes

"Every great reform has in some way been linked to the rediscovery of belief in the Lord's Eucharistic presence among his people." ~ Pope Benedict XVI #Saints #Quotes

"Every vocation to the priesthood comes from the heart of God, but it passes through the heart of a mother." ~ St. Pope Pius X

"It was to John that Christ confided Mary. That is because John was a priest and it is to priests, above all, that Christ gives His Mother because He has greater love for them and they have greater need of her." ~ Fr. Emile Neubert, SM

"The Heart of the Good Shepherd tells us that his love is limitless. It is never exhausted and it never gives up. There we see his infinite and boundless self-giving. There we find the source of that faithful and meek love which sets free and makes others free." ~ Pope Francis #Saints #Quotes

"The angels surround and help the priest when he is celebrating Mass." ~ St. Augustine #Saints #Quotes

"A shepherd after the heart of God has a heart sufficiently free to set aside his own concerns. He does not live by calculating his gains or how long he has worked: he is not an accountant of the Spirit, but a Good Samaritan who seeks out those in need." ~ Pope Francis #Saints #Quotes

Without priests, we have no Jesus. Without priests, we have no absolution. Without priests, we cannot receive Holy Communion. ~ Mother Teresa

"Every slightest failing on our part brings the community under the judgment of God. Every least increase of priestly virtue brings it blessing." ~ Ven. Arch. Fulton J. Sheen #Saints #Quotes

"The world looks to the priest, because it looks to Jesus! No one can see Christ; but everyone sees the priest, and through him they wish to catch a glimpse of the Lord! Immense is the grandeur of the Lord! Immense is the grandeur and dignity of the priest!" ~ Pope St. John Paul II #Saints #Quotes

"If a priest is determined not to lose his soul, so soon as any disorder arises in the parish he must trample under foot all human considerations as well as the fear of the contempt and hatred of his people. He must not allow anything to bar his way in the discharge of duty, even where he is certain of being murdered on coming down from the pulpit. A pastor who wants to do his duty must keep his sword in hand at all times." ~ St. John Vianney #Saints #Quotes

"Ask Jesus to make you a saint. After all, only He can do that. Go to confession regularly and to Communion as often as you can." ~ St. Dominic Savio #Saints #Quotes

"I think that the Church is the only thing that is going to make the terrible world we are coming to endurable; the only thing that makes the Church endurable is that it is somehow the body of Christ and that on this we are fed. It seems to be a fact that you have to suffer as much from the Church as for it but if you believe in the divinity of Christ, you have to cherish the world at the same time that you struggle to endure it." ~ Flannery O'Connor #Saints #Quotes

"Without priests the Church would not be able to live that fundamental obedience which is at the very heart of her existence and her mission in history, an obedience in response to the command of Christ: "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations" (Mt. 28:19) and "Do this in remembrance of me" (Lk. 22:19; cf. 1 Cor. 11.24), i.e:, an obedience to the command to announce the Gospel and to renew daily the sacrifice of the giving of his body and the shedding of his blood fo

"I appeal especially to families. May parents, mothers in particular, be generous in giving their sons to the Lord when he calls them to the priesthood. May they cooperate joyfully in their vocational journey, realizing that in this way they will be increasing and deepening their Christian fruitfulness in the Church and that, in a sense, they will experience the blessedness of Mary, the virgin mother: "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!" (Lk.

"It is necessary to pray for priests because they are so often forgotten by the living, since Christians often consider that priests do not need prayers." ~ St. Joseph Moscati

"When people wish to destroy religion, they begin by attacking the priest, because where there is no longer any priest there is no sacrifice, and where there is no longer any sacrifice there is no religion." ~ St. John Vianney #Saints #Quotes

"The end for which God has instituted the priesthood has been to appoint on earth public persons to watch over the honor of his divine majesty, and to procure the salvation of souls." ~ St. Alphonsus Liguori #Saints #Quotes

"A Catholic may sin and sin as badly as anyone else, but no genuine Catholic ever denies he is a sinner. A Catholic wants his sins forgiven, not excused or sublimated." ~ Ven. Arch. Fulton J. Sheen #Saints #Quotes

"What use would be a house filled with gold, were there no one to open its door? The priest holds the key to the treasures of heaven: it is he who opens the door: he is the steward of the good Lord; the administrator of his goods." ~ St. John Vianney #Saints #Quotes