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Adopt-a-Priest Apostolate complete – all priests adopted!
December 27th, 2009
The Serra Club of Boston is pleased to announce that all 750 of our beloved diocesan priests have been spiritually adopted individually by name by the lay faithful via the Adopt-a-Priest Apostolate!
The apostolate was inaugurated on Priesthood Sunday 2009 and will run until Priesthood Sunday 2010 (Oct 31, 2010). Already we have heard very positive and wonderful feedback from both priests and Adopters with regards to this apostolate.
We are certain that the fervent, daily prayerful support of so many committed souls on behalf of the priests of the Archdiocese of Boston will bear much good fruit, especially during this Year of the Priest.
Thanks to everyone who has adopted a priest. Please keep praying for and supporting our priests!
Prayers requested at November 2009 meeting
November 22nd, 2009
At our recent meeting on Saturday November 21, the following prayers were requested of all Serrans:
- Men entering the seminary and current seminarians always require prayer. Fr. Dan Hennessey (Director of Vocations for the Archdiocese of Boston) said that men entering the seminary are extremely serious and knowledgeable about their vocation, and are the “cream of the crop” from MIT, Harvard, and Ivy League and state schools. Prayers are requested for these men, who seem to be able to see beyond the current issues facing the church to a revitalized church in the future.
- Please pray for Marie Lucci, a young woman who entered the Fraternidad of Reparation to the Heart of Jesus the Priest. We pray for Marie as she continues to discern her vocation to religious life.
- Please pray for the purchase a statue of St. John Vianney for the St. Leonard of Port Maurice in the North End. While scouting locations for the upcoming Eucharistic Congress 2010, Fr. Dan Hennessey noted that the current statue garden does not have a statue of this priest who was so devoted to vocations.
As always, please pray for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life. May God grant peace and wisdom to all those who are currently discerning their vocations!
400 priests “adopted” through Adopt-a-Priest Apostolate
November 21st, 2009
The Adopt-a-Priest Apostolate has met with great success, thanks to the efforts of Serrans and Catholics throughout the Archdiocese. As of today, 400 priests (out of 750 total) have been adopted by spiritual parents. That’s more than half the priests in the Archdiocese of Boston!
At our most recent meeting in Waltham, Mary and Francis Jesch noted that when they asked a woman in their parish if she would adopt a priest, she said “Yes – but how much will it cost?” She was amazed to find that spiritual adoption was free and that she could receive a booklet with a specific priest’s name at no cost.
Our goal is to have every priest in the Archdiocese of Boston adopted by the end of the year. Please adopt a priest today, and let others know of this worthwhile apostolate!
New “Adopt-a-Priest” apostolate for Priesthood Sunday 2009
October 25th, 2009
As a gift to the priests of the Archdiocese of Boston during this special “Year of the Priest,” the Serra Club of Boston has organized a unique apostolate of prayer which is being initiated on October 25: Priesthood Sunday 2009.
We are inviting all members of the archdiocese to pray and sacrifice for our priests in a more personal and committed manner by “spiritually adopting” a priest for one year. Serra Boston has prepared prayer folders for each of the current 751 diocesan priests and will distribute them randomly on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information on this new apostolate, please visit our page on the Adopt-a-Priest Apostolate at the link below:
Learn more about the Adopt-a-Priest Apostolate
You can also read the Boston Pilot’s press release on this new apostolate at: Boston Pilot: Serra Boston initiates Adopt-a-Priest Apostolate
Priesthood Sunday on October 25
September 1st, 2009
Be sure your parish celebrates Priesthood Sunday on Sunday, October 25!
“Priesthood Sunday” is a day to reflect upon and affirm the role of the priesthood in the life of the Church. This annual nationwide event is coordinated and sponsored by the USA Council of Serra International. Especially during this Year of the Priest, we should all remember our priests in a special way on this day designated for doing so.
For more information and a complete Planning Guide for Priesthood Sunday, click on the link below:
http://www.priestsunday.org/pdfs/englishguide09.pdf
Honor your priest with an ad in the Boston Pilot
Our archdiocesan newspaper, The Pilot, will again this year be accepting ads honoring priests whom the faithful would like to remember on this special occasion.
For more information, contact Larry Ricardo at the Pilot by e-mail: advertising@thebostonpilot.com or call him at (617) 746-5835.
Be sure “your” priests are included in this special Pilot edition!
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