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Subject: The Magnificat Year for Priests Companion

MAGNIFICAT ®   Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus   June 11     An excerpt from the Magnificat Year for Priests Companion:     The Grace of the Presence of Christ Father Walter Ciszek, S.J.   The moment a priest appeared on the camp grounds by himself or with a fellow priest, he would be joined by passing prisoners. The moment it became known in a new brigade or new barracks or a new camp that a man was a priest, he would be sought out. He didn't have to make friends; they came to him instead. It was a very humbling experience, because you quickly came to appreciate that it was God's grace at work and had little to do with your own efforts. People came to you because you were a priest, not because of what you were personally. They didn't always come, either, expecting wise counsel or spiritual wisdom or an answer to their every difficulty; they came expecting absolution from their sins, the power of the sacrament.   To realize this was a matter of joy and of humility. You realized that they came to you as a man of God, a representative of God, a man chosen from among men and ordained for men in the things that are of God; you realized, too, that this imposed upon you an obligation of service, of ministry, with no thought of personal inconvenience, no matter how tired you might be physically or what risks you might be running in the face of official threats.   For my part, I could not help but see in every encounter with every prisoner the will of God for me, now, at this time and in this place, and the hand of providence that had brought me there by strange and torturous paths...   The things that are of God are all the joys and works and sufferings of each day, however burdensome and boring, routine and insignificant they may seem.  It is the priest's function to offer these things back to God for his fellow men and to serve as an example, a witness, a martyr, a testimony before the men around him of God's providence and purpose.   The Magnificat Year for Priests Companion is a one-of-a-kind prayer manual designed for priests and laity alike.   Inside you will find:   ● A novena honoring 9 different dimensions of the priesthood ● Meditation texts and essays ● Devotions, prayers, litanies, and a special Via Crucis ● 15 full-color reproductions of scenes from Christ's public ministry   Edited by Fr. Peter John Cameron, O.P. Editor-in-Chief of Magnificat   Softcover booklet: 112 pages Size: 4.5 x 6.7 inches   BEST SELLER Over 50,000 Copies Sold!   US $3.95     Generous discounts available for bulk orders! Order Today!   Call: (970) 416-6670   Fax: (970) 224-1824    E-Mail: bookstore@magnificat.com    Visit: www.magnificat.com

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