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Priests need prayers too! They’re not superheroes

Prayer Vigil for Priests
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Marinella Bandini - published on 08/19/21
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We've all felt the crushing weight of unfair expectations.

Perhaps many of us have felt that we are expected to be superheroes - to carry so many responsibilities and stresses, and to do it all with grace and a smile. But have we stopped to consider if we are sometimes guilty of putting those same unfair expectations on others? Perhaps on our priests?

Even priests need our prayers -- undoubtedly more than others, given that Satan has special disdain for their ministry.

In Brazil, after another case of a priest committing suicide, two priests have shared their thoughts online.

Let these personal thoughts be an invitation for prayer:

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