Sharing Christ's mission...as priests.

It was during the priestly ordination of the Yobel Class in the Holy Spirit Chapel, Divine Word Seminary, Tagaytay City, Philippines.

"The best rule is that we should follow what love inspire us to dofrom moment to moment, with the sole desire of pleasing the good Lord in everything he asks of us."

St. Therese of the Child Jesus.

“…Today I am meeting you, priests called by Christ to serve him in the new millennium. You have been chosen from among the people, appointed to act in relation to God, to offer his gifts and sacrifices for sins. Believe in the power of your priesthood! By virtue of the sacraments, you have received all that you are. When you utter the words “I” and “my” ( “I absolved you…This is my body…”), you do it not in your own name, but in the name of Christ, “in persona Christi”, who wants to use your lips and your hands, your spirit of sacrifice and your talent. At the moment of your ordination, through the liturgical sign of the imposition of hands, Christ took you under his special protection; you are concealed under his hands and in his Heart. Immerse yourselves in his love, and give him love! When your hands were anointed with oil, the sign of the Holy Spirit, the were destined to serve the Lord as his own hands in today’s world. They can no longer serve selfish purposes, but must continue in the world the witness of his love.”

(Address of the Holy Father to the Clergy).