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  1    1,    1,  a,   15    |          and small, rich and poor, priests and lay people, are obliged
  2    1,    1,  b,   18    |        through the ministry of her priests into the various classes
  3    1,    1,  b,   19    |        sisters pray for us.  Other priests hold aloft, between heaven
  4    1,    1,  b,   24    |       cannot keep quiet about some priests who think they are wasting
  5    1,    1,  b,   24    |        thing I can say about these priests is that they do not know
  6    1,    1,  b,   24(28)|           p. 25.  The Author urges priests to be ever more available
  7    1,    1,  b,   28    |      entrust its administration to priests alone; it belongs to them
  8    1,    1,  b,   28    |       which is the treasure of the priests, is, at the same time, a
  9    1,    1,  b,   29    |   Eucharist is the book offered to priests"~ ~Recall the words you
 10    1,    1,  b,   29    |         really the book offered to priests, so they can devour it. 
 11    1,    1,  b,   29    |           De Paul would say to his priests, don't you feel that your
 12    1,    1,  b,   30    |             Perpetual adoration by priests~ ~Something else is very
 13    1,    1,  b,   30    |            in the Pious Society of Priests for Perpetual Adoration,
 14    1,    1,  b,   30    |            only ideal of authentic priests.37~ ~I propose that every
 15    1,    1,  b,   30    |         Most Blessed Sacrament for priests who are willing to commit
 16    1,    1,  b,   32    |           the heavens, namely, the priests, will announce the sanctity
 17    1,    1,  c,   35    |    religious in their retreats, to priests in the exercise of their
 18    2            102     |  protagonists.  But they, too, are priests and apostles, the bishop'
 19    2            102     |            God and the Pope before priests and lay people.~ ~Bishop
 20    2,    1,  a,  108    |            body.  Then we have the priests and other lesser ministers
 21    2,    1,  c,  112    |            countless shepherds and priests burning with holy zeal for
 22    2,    1,  e,  126    |          And what about the simple priests?  Though on the one hand
 23    2,    1,  e,  128    |           Catholic Church send her priests even into the most mountainous
 24    2,    2,  b,  141    |           God.9~ ~Together with my priests and my people, I hold fast
 25    2,    2,  b,  141    |        desired to promote among my priests and all the people entrusted
 26    2,    2,  b,  142    |            obtain from God for the priests and people of Piacenza a
 27    2,    2,  c,  145    |            So all of us ‑- bishop, priests and people ‑- united among
 28    2,    2,  c,  146    |           of this.  Besides, these priests of ours who in some way
 29    2,    2,  c,  146    |        aside all animosity, all my priests should rejoice and be glad
 30    2,    2,  c,  147    |         that on this occasion both priests and lay people sought only
 31    2,    2,  c,  147(20)|      Biografia, pp. 702-722).  The priests of Piacenza were divided
 32    2,    3,  a,  154    |      frenzy of many people against priests, bishops, and the Holy See. 
 33    2,    3,  a,  155    |            send out expeditions of priests without an understanding
 34    2,    3,  b,  156    |          of the ignorant, guide of priests, and shepherd to all.  In
 35    2,    3,  c,  163    |   obedience, the submission of the priests to the bishops and of the
 36    2,    3,  c,  164    |          also the priesthood.  But priests who are real priests, that
 37    2,    3,  c,  164    |           But priests who are real priests, that is to say, who are
 38    2,    3,  c,  164    |          life.  These are the good priests, who, by their spirit of
 39    2,    3,  c,  164    |            if bishops had obedient priests ‑- soldiers like the centurion ‑-
 40    2,    3,  c,  165    |               the foibles of their priests, they do what they can,
 41    2,    3,  d,  169    |       sorrow ‑- when Catholics and priests raise the banner of rebellion
 42    2,    3,  d,  169    |       Christian sense of the young priests and the people, the bishops
 43    2,    3,  d,  170(31)|  subordinately to the Pope, not to priests or lay people (see Biografia,
 44    2,    4,  a,  178    |           and people he placed his priests, in whom he deigned to perpetuate
 45    2,    4,  a,  180    |            are heirs to salvation; priests of the Most High God; dispensers
 46    2,    4,  a,  181    |            is precisely why we are priests.~ ~The salvation of souls
 47    2,    4,  a,  183    |                work of God.10~ ~ ~'Priests of God, society invokes
 48    2,    4,  a,  183    |       society invokes your help"~ ~Priests of Christ!  Never forget
 49    2,    4,  b,  184    |       vocation is holiness (...).  Priests are called not only to personal
 50    2,    4,  b,  184    |        according to what model can priests manage to do this if not
 51    2,    4,  b,  184    |  Tertullian tells us, he appointed priests as his vicars.  For this
 52    2,    4,  b,  186    |           especially necessary for priests to ascertain what they are
 53    2,    4,  b,  187    |            contact with God.~ ~So, priests who fritter away the day
 54    2,    4,  b,  189    |         forget that, when God gave priests his powers, he did not give
 55    2,    4,  b,  189    |        comes from above.19~ ~ ~"If priests are not angels, it is just
 56    2,    4,  b,  189    |           it is just as well"~ ~If priests are not angels, it is just
 57    2,    4,  b,  189    |           truly say, however, that priests have no reason to blush
 58    2,    4,  c,  190    | thanksgiving.  But, unfortunately, priests all too often go to celebrate
 59    2,    4,  c,  192    |        brothers, you were ordained priests to preserve and promote
 60    2,    4,  c,  193    |           especially religious and priests.  Distribute the church
 61    2,    4,  c,  194    |              Ever since you became priests, you no longer belong to
 62    2,    4,  c,  194    |      prowess, keep away from those priests who do not openly and sincerely
 63    2,    4,  c,  195    |        granaries.~ ~You, the young priests who help your pastors as
 64    2,    4,  d,  196    |       freely, still others because priests do not encourage them to
 65    2,    4,  d,  198    |        easy to wriggle out of.  So priests ought to follow the example
 66    2,    4,  d,  198    |     particular fields.  Hence, our priests ought to dedicate themselves
 67    2,    4,  d,  198    |            enemy attack, so should priests keep poring over their books,
 68    2,    4,  d,  198    |               The science to which priests must devote themselves is
 69    2,    4,  d,  198    |             and they will help our priests acquire the necessary knowledge. 
 70    2,    4,  d,  198    |           kind of knowledge to our priests, in no way do we disapprove
 71    2,    4,  c,  199    |         VOCATIONS~ ~ ~"Multiplying priests is like giving life to all
 72    2,    4,  c,  199    |          good works"~ ~Multiplying priests is like giving life to all
 73    2,    4,  c,  199    |      brothers, dearest pastors and priests, make an effort, as of this
 74    2,    4,  c,  202    |          men from other dioceses.  Priests, as you know, are like medicine. 
 75    2,    4,  c,  202    |           I would be if many of my priests were to volunteer for the
 76    2,    4,  c,  202    |            or at least some, of my priests were to volunteer for the
 77    2,    4,  c,  202    |            to feel the scarcity of priests even here, not only would
 78    2,    5      203     |           them known. They are the priests of the home and of civil
 79    2,    5      203     |    progress.  By baptism, they are priests; by confirmation, soldiers
 80    2,    5,  a,  204    |            their spokespersons and priests of the universe, giving
 81    2,    5,  a,  207    |        suspicion if they come from priests but make a deep impression
 82    2,    5,  a,  207    |        society! 6~ ~ ~"You are the priests of the home"~ ~The work
 83    2,    5,  a,  207    |            the home"~ ~The work of priests could never fully achieve
 84    2,    5,  a,  208    |            offerings.  You are the priests of the home, just as a priest
 85    2,    5,  b,  209    |       victory to these two forces (priests and lay people) when joined
 86    2,    5,  b,  209    |             is not made up just of priests, nor just of bishops, nor
 87    2,    5,  b,  209    |        Church was entrusted to the priests (...).~ ~There is no question
 88    2,    5,  b,  209    |           He did not call only the priests but also the lay people. 
 89    2,    5,  b,  210    |            an illustrious group of priests, we see an equally illustrious  ./. 
 90    2,    5,  b,  211    |         faith and in deed.  Be we, priests or lay people, learned or
 91    3,    1      223     |          sterile.  Popes, bishops, priests, and parents have the right
 92    3,    1,  a,  230    |          and so well.~ ~As a rule, priests who live isolated in the
 93    3,    1,  a,  230    |         repeat: by and large, your priests will not bring you any grief.~ ~
 94    3,    1,  b,  236    |          Gospel, as well as to the priests ‑- religious and diocesan ‑-
 95    3,    1,  c,  242    |          Sacrifice and consecrated priests, Christ said: "Do this in
 96    3,    1,  d,  246    |      fathers, teachers, educators, priests, pastors, all of you who
 97    3,    1,  d,  251    |            Blessed Sacrament.  Our priests must also invite fathers
 98    3,    2,  a,  265    |           here who are pastors and priests, let us arm ourselves with
 99    3,    2,  a,  269    |           you, beloved pastors and priests, arouse enthusiasm in all
100    3,    2,  b,  271    |            parents at home, by the priests in church, by the teachers
101    3,    2,  b,  275    |          the norm of your conduct: Priests have the office and obligation
102    3,    2,  c,  277    |            prescribe that also the priests who give this instruction
103    3,    2,  c,  277    |            everyone, including the priests and pastors who are in charge
104    3,    2,  c,  282    |     consider catechetics a science priests most need to cultivate because
105    3,    2,  e,  293    |        human mediation, with God.  Priests are to be "a tongue for
106    3,    2,  e,  294    |         addressed an appeal to the priests and people of the city and
107    3,    2,  e,  300    |        last word to you, venerable priests, my cherished co-workers
108    4,    1      309     |          conditions of the Church, priests have to take upon themselves
109    4,    1      310     |        Lord to bless the wonderful priests and lay people who have
110    4,    1      313     |     dependence on their shepherds, priests can easily fall into an
111    4,    1      314     |          the attendance of so many priests and lay people, the meeting
112    4,    1      314     |  represented at this meeting.  The priests of the city and diocese
113    4,    3,  b,  335    |        freedom of vocation for her priests and of the necessary interchange
114    4,    3,  c,  340    |        more devout and enlightened priests and lay people were asking
115    4,    4,  a,  347    |           Like other institutions, priests, and lay people?  My God,
116    4,    4,  c,  352    |        More than two hundred of my priests studied Rosmini.  In anticipation
117    4,    4,  c,  353    |             At least regarding the priests of my diocese I don't have
118    4,    4,  c,  355    |            dear Bishop!  Tell your priests that I never intended to
119    4,    4,  c,  357    |           the faithful, especially priests, must always and in all
120    4,    4,  c,  358    |               As for the Rosminian priests in my diocese, we get along
121    4,    4,  c,  358    |         than it seems.~ ~Among the priests something unhealthy is brewing,
122    5,    1,  c,  388    |         reigns supreme for lack of priests.  So imagine how much that
123    5,    1,  c,  388    |   described. ~ ~There are not many priests in America.  The few who
124    5,    1,  c,  388    |         many Catholic churches and priests in America, there is plenty
125    5,    2,  a,  396    |            We live and die without priests, without teachers, and without
126    5,    2,  a,  396    |          emerged the great need of priests and teachers, a need that
127    5,    2,  a,  396    |            We live and die without priests, without teachers, and without
128    5,    2,  c,  402    |          working and disinterested priests.  ~ ~In all things, be their
129    5,    2,  c,  403    |        faith and virtue due to the priests' ineptness and culpable
130    5,    2,  c,  404    |            to open a house for our priests.  It is a work we have practically
131    5,    2,  d,  416    |          money and engages so many priests for the spread of the faith
132    5,  Mem,  1,  418    |            and also to the lack of priests rather than to the activity,
133    5,  Mem,  2,  419    |           scarcity of churches and priests, we have to conclude that
134    5,  Mem,  2,  419    |          of emigration began, many priests also crossed the ocean;
135    5,  Mem,  2,  420    |     question of celibacy for their priests, of the Italo-Greeks, and
136    5,  Mem,  3,  421    |            would center around the priests, and the Church of God would
137    5,  Mem,  3,  421    |          deriving from the lack of priests, which I mentioned above,
138    5,  Mem,  3,  422    |             well-prepared national priests, these would be the remedies
139    5,  Mem,  3,  422    |           including support of the priests and the exercise of divine
140    5,  Mem,  3,  422    |   desirable that, if possible, the priests be from the nationality
141    5,  Mem,  3,  424    |       emigrants are accompanied by priests during their voyage to and
142    5,  Mem,  4,  424    |         last points.~ ~Not all the priests who dedicate themselves
143    5,  Mem,  4,  424    |          antipathy against foreign priests who want to enter their
144    5,  Mem,  4,  424    |         decided to have the native priests study languages, assigning
145    5,  Mem,  4,  425    |        importance of the choice of priests to whom the spiritual care
146    5,  Mem,  4,  425    |           care of this need if all priests wishing to go to the communities
147    5,  Mem,  4,  425    |          admit into their dioceses priests recommended and approved
148    5,  Mem,  4,  425    |        have been trying to provide priests for the emigrants.~ ~But
149    5,  Mem,  4,  425    |            the churches and of the priests assigned to the emigrants'
150    5,  Mem,  4,  425    | recommendations, sending them good priests, urging the religious congregations
151    5,  Mem,  4,  426    |          vilify the Church and her priests.~ ~Also in these cases,
152    5,    3      429     |      organize at once a society of priests to assist the emigrants. 
153    5,    3,  a,  429    |       FOUNDATION~ ~ ~"A society of priests to help the emigrants"~ ~
154    5,    3,  a,  430    |            of a society of Italian priests whose task it would be to
155    5,    3,  a,  430    |   confidentially talked to several priests about this idea, as if it
156    5,    3,  a,  430    |     distant possibility, and these priests are ready to leave at any
157    5,    3,  a,  432    |           is necessary to dispatch priests to the areas where our fellow
158    5,    3,  a,  432    |       fellow citizens live.  These priests will be without a fixed
159    5,    3,  a,  432    |     depending on the needs.  These priests should erect chapels, find
160    5,    3,  a,  432    |         complain about losing good priests because it is a question
161    5,    3,  a,  432    |       dioceses where there are few priests, will always find the means
162    5,    3,  a,  432    |    salvation if they wish (...).~ ~Priests from any Italian diocese
163    5,    3,  a,  433    |          and through them to their priests.  Encourage priests to cooperate
164    5,    3,  a,  433    |          their priests.  Encourage priests to cooperate concretely
165    5,    3,  a,  433    |         they would provide for the priests who might be sent to them.~ ~
166    5,    3,  a,  433    |          to prepare native Italian priests who will consecrate themselves
167    5,    3,  a,  434    |          of recommendation for the priests of the place where the emigrants
168    5,    3,  a,  434    |      parishes of sorts, with their priests and Catholic schools, to
169    5,    3,  a,  435    |           to take the place of the priests.2~ ~ ~"The idea of going
170    5,    3,  a,  435    |                   An Institute for priests and for youngsters from
171    5,    3,  a,  435    |        planned, which would accept priests who want to dedicate themselves
172    5,    3,  a,  436    |         one or more institutes for priests who wish to go to America
173    5,    3,  a,  437    |       during these very days.  The priests asking to be admitted are
174    5,    3,  a,  438    |       forty-two people, comprising priests, clerics, and lay brothers. 
175    5,    3,  a,  438    |        seen forty-eight missionary priests leave for America, distributed
176    5,    3,  a,  439    |           accompany the missionary priests, are thirty-eight in number
177    5,    3,  a,  446    |          immense sacrifices by our priests here at the Orphanage.~ ~       
178    5,    3,  a,  446    |      eventually succeed in forming priests from among the children
179    5,    3,  a,  446    |          are not numerous, but the priests we have seem good.~ ~We
180    5,    3,  a,  446    |      eventually succeed in forming priests from among the children
181    5,    3,  a,  447    |          the matter, two excellent priests came to see me.  For several
182    5,    3,  a,  447    |          together in the Institute priests, theology students, and
183    5,    3,  b,  448    |         Piacenza, an institute for priests who wish to be their guides
184    5,    3,  b,  449    |          periodical reminder, many priests and lay people would feel
185    5,    3,  b,  450    |         material means, as well as priests aflame with the spirit of
186    5,    3,  b,  451    |           the moment, I have seven priests and six lay brothers available
187    5,    3,  b,  452    |              and they refuse their priests permission to go to their
188    5,    3,  b,  455    |            have to know: 1) if the priests can have a separate residence,
189    5,    3,  c,  460    |           time being three or four priests are enough.  While taking
190    5,    3,  c,  461    |        responsibility of providing priests for the Italian territories
191    5,    3,  c,  462    |  Congregation.  The candidates, if priests, remain here in the Mother
192    5,    3,  d,  469    |         but also with your brother priests in the ministry.  Because
193    5,    3,  d,  469    |       often come into contact with priests and missionaries of different
194    5,    3,  d,  474    |         that there be at least two priests in every house.  I don't
195    5,    3,  d,  474    |          or soon will, the two new priests.  I cordially and warmly
196    5,    3,  d,  478    |        that some of our missionary priests look on the superior of
197    5,    3,  d,  478    |           the Missionaries ‑- both priests and brothers ‑- who reside
198    5,    4,  b,  487    |            of rather distinguished priests and lay people have volunteered
199    5,    4,  b,  488    |            in Piacenza a house for priests whom God will inspire to
200    5,    4,  b,  490    |          societies, one made up of priests, the other of lay people;
201    5,    4,  b,  491    |  orphanages, and hospitals through priests united family-like by the
202    5,    4,  b,  496    |          round trip ticket for the priests who would like to volunteer
203    5,    4,  b,  496    |           there were ten or twelve priests who every year left the