Pray for Your Priests

If you’ve had a chance to check out the Journey of Faith, you know there are many reasons we’ve entered a season of restructuring in our diocese. One of these reasons is that by 2033, we will have approximately 81 priests, and currently, there are 136 parishes. If we want to keep our priests from the inevitable burnout, something needs to change.

But, what is the average layperson to do?

Today I speak with Katie Keller, the local coordinator for the Seven Sisters Apostolate. This is a group of women committed to one day a week praying for a particular priest.

Now, if you are not a woman or don’t feel particularly called to this ministry, I’d still encourage you to listen to the episode. My guest imparts many bits of wisdom around prayer, such as:

• How do I persevere when I am tired and feel like I’m running uphill?
• How do I know what to pray for? Am I interceding for the right things?

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Editor: Taylor Schroll (ForteCatholic.com)