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This and previous articles were first published by the Benedictine Monks of Sainte Joseph de Clairval in France. I have found the articles in their newsletter very interesting and inspiring. With the permission granted me by Père Jacques, I present for your edification random selections from past and present issues.

Please visit the web site of Abbaye Sainte Joseph de Clairval to view some of the beautiful work of these sons of Saint Benedict.

This article is about the Patron Saint of Priests, Saint Jean-Marie Vianney, a very humble and devoted priest. He is a beautiful example of the true priesthood. As Roman Catholics, we must remember to pray for our priests every day. Their trials and temptations are great and they need our prayers to overcome these constant battles in order to be the priest they have been called to be. So, remember them always in your prayers.

This article is from February 2, 1997

On the evening of February 19, 1818, after having covered on foot the thirty kilometers separating Ecully from the village of Ars (near Lyons), Jean-Marie Vianney, a young priest, asked a young shepherd the way to his new parish. The latter set the stranger on the right path, and heard this word of thanks: “My little friend, you have shown me the way to Ars; I will show you the way to Heaven.” (Read more … )

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