Chalice of Strength Prayers for Priests
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Christ instituted the Holy Eucharist and the Sacrament of Holy Orders on Holy Thursday at the Last Supper. On that same night He began His Passion on the Mount of Olives, falling into an agony as His Sacred Humanity pondered the sufferings He would take on to redeem the whole world. To assist Him in this spiritual battle, an angel was sent to offer Him a chalice. This chalice symbolizes the strength which Christ received from the Heart of the Father in order to accomplish the sacrifice of Redemption. This night of agony in the garden is intrinsically related to the priesthood. Every priest is an “alter Christus” (another Christ), likewise called to carry on this same sacrificial mission of Redemption in the Church today. By our prayers and sacrifices we too—like the angel—wish to offer our priests a chalice of strength, so that they may persevere in their daily trials and faithfully accomplish the unique mission entrusted to them by the Father.
