{"id":5142,"date":"2010-10-28T10:35:49","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T10:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/10\/a-beautiful-and-uplifting-tribute-to-priests.html"},"modified":"2010-10-28T10:35:49","modified_gmt":"2010-10-28T10:35:49","slug":"a-beautiful-and-uplifting-tribute-to-priests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/10\/a-beautiful-and-uplifting-tribute-to-priests.html","title":{"rendered":"A beautiful and uplifting tribute to priests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just in time for the observance of <a href=\"http:\/\/wpd.wwme.org\/\">World Priest Day<\/a> this weekend, a reader from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.archmil.org\/archmil\/home.htm\">Milwaukee<\/a> sent me the video below, of this year&#8217;s ordinations of priests.  It&#8217;s artfully produced, and carries a beautiful message. 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