Priesthood Sunday
SOME TIPS FOR CELEBRATING PRIESTHOOD SUNDAY AT YOUR PARISH
The Annual Priesthood Sunday celebration is approaching and this is a great year to celebrate in a big way since it is the “Year of the Priest.”
Some ideas that your parish might consider are:
Homilist sharing his own vocation story.
Include a special intercession for your priests in the Prayers of the Faithful.
Ask the parishioners to “adopt” a priest and pray for him everyday, either as individual
or as family, during the Year of the Priest.
Include a special lesson for school and CCE students.
Invite school children and CCE students to take 10/15 minutes of the class to prepare
greeting cards for your parish priests.
Have a coffeecake reception after all of the masses to honor your priest.
Check out this website to prepare for this wonderful day:
www.priestsunday.org
Click on to the Planning Guide in both English and Spanish. This site includes lesson plans, Prayers of the Faithful etc.
You might also check more details about the “Year of the Priest” celebration at the website of the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops.
www.usccb.org