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| A parish priest outside the Catholic church of Bagshot, Surrey, 1950s (Source) |
In a recent purchase of a very handy 1950s pocket edition of a Bible - that had first been given as a gift to a priest -, there was a folded typed prayer card, with the following...
Prayer of a Parishioner
Thank you, Lord, for the shortcomings of our Priests!If they did not have them,
they would not be able to understand our own weaknesses.
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I forgot that, when outside, they must greet everyone.
I also forgot that they always have to welcome others
with a smile on their lips,
even when they are somewhat dead inside.
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I ask you, Lord, that I may practice charity with our Priests,
that I may understand that I have only one Priest to suffer,
while he has to suffer us all.
