Between the Crucifix and the Pews

November 01, 2011 by Greg Kandra

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It can't be said enough: without the priest, there is no Eucharist.

It's that simple. And it's that important.

World Priest Day is an outgrowth of World Marriage Day—and there is a powerful link between the two vocations. Both involve a lifetime of commitment, and sacrifice, and an unshakable love. One involves a love for a spouse. The other, a love for God and His Church.

And a love, too, for His people.

Photo: Savannah Morning News

So this morning, we want to thank our priests for that gift of self, that offering of love. Thank you for morning mass and afternoon confessions and unexpected calls that brought you to the bedside of someone at the last moment of earthly life. Thank you for the countless times you have offered us the Body of Christ, blessed and broken—so that we too, though broken, may be blessed.

Thank you for laying down your lives—and for being a bridge.

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Deacon Greg Kandra is a Roman Catholic Deacon serving the Diocese of Brooklyn, NY, and an award-winning journalist.

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