{"id":2279,"date":"2005-09-18T16:12:41","date_gmt":"2005-09-18T16:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2005\/09\/in-persona.html"},"modified":"2005-09-18T16:12:41","modified_gmt":"2005-09-18T16:12:41","slug":"in-persona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2005\/09\/in-persona.html","title":{"rendered":"In Persona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As <a href=\"http:\/\/whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com\/2005\/09\/angel-of-lord-part-two.html#comments\">Rocco<\/a> points out, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asianews.it\/view.php?l=en&amp;art=4137\">Angelus message this morning seemed &#8230;pointed. <\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>In particular, my thoughts go today to priests, to stress that the secret of their sanctification is to be found right in the Eucharist. Through sacred Ordination, the priest receives the gift and commitment of repeating sacramentally the gestures and words with which Jesus instituted the memorial of his Easter at the Last Supper. In his hands is renewed this great miracle of love, of which he is called to become an ever more faithful witness and proclaimer (cfr Lett. ap. Mane nobiscum Domine, 30). This is why the priest must be first and foremost a worshipper and contemplative of the Eucharist, starting from the very moment in which he celebrates it. We are well aware that the validity of the Sacrament does not depend on the sanctity of the celebrant, but its effectiveness for himself and for others, will be all the greater to the extent that he lives it with profound faith, ardent love, and a fervent spirit of prayer. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">You know, with that seminary visitation and all&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>:\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Rocco points out, the Angelus message this morning seemed &#8230;pointed. In particular, my thoughts go today to priests, to stress that the secret of their sanctification is to be found right in the Eucharist. 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