Pope John Paul II has prayed that the more than 400,000 Catholic priests in the world will never take for granted the mystery and blessing of being able to celebrate the Eucharist.
In promoting vocations to the priesthood, “your own witness counts more than anything else,” the pope told priests in his annual Holy Thursday message to them.
The message, which the Vatican released yesterday, focused particularly on how priests can encourage vocations among altar boys by the way they live, pray and celebrate Mass.
“In your hands they see the Eucharist
