Holy Thursday

Lord, fill with the gift of the Holy Spirit him whom you have deigned to raise to the rank of the priesthood that he may be worthy to stand without reproach before your altar, to proclaim the gospel of your kingdom, to fulfill the ministry of your word and truth, to offer you spiritual gifts and sacrifices and renew your people by the bath of rebirth.

- From the Byzantine Rite of Ordination


Thank you Father Jim, Father White, Father Tom, Father English, Father Ron, Father Anthony, all the Jesuit brothers who played a role in my education, and all the men and women who ministered to me while I lay in various states of consciousness in two dozen hospital beds last year.

For my active experience during last year’s Holy Thursday, see here.