Parish Support Activities

• Pray for the Holy Father in a very special way, that he may have the health and strength to guide our church for many years to come.
• Attend the Holy Mass and pray for priests worldwide.
• Spend a holy hour in Eucharistic Adoration for our priests.
• Volunteer to assist and serve your priests and community as a Eucharistic minister or church reader.
• We are also encouraging people around the world to stop whatever they are doing at 3pm local time which is the hour of Divine Mercy and spend a quiet moment praying in thanksgiving for our priests and contemplating the gift of Priesthood.
• Pray the Annual Global Rosary Relay for Priests. (see How to Participate)
• Pray the rosary for priests, in particularly the luminous and meditate on the Institution of the Eucharist the fifth mystery.
• Pray in a special way for priests on the missions.
• Pray to the Saints most associated with the priesthood for the protection of our priest's.
• Always thank a Priest for a homily he shared that greatly inspired you.
• Always affirm a priest with a particular gift of the Holy Spirit that he as priest shares with the community.
• Offer up the crosses of this your day for the priesthood.
• Invite your local priest or a priest friend to your home for a family meal.
• Mail a thank you card to a priest.
• Extend a handshake of friendship to a priest and thank him for being priest.
• Visit religious communities of priests with a gift to express your gratitude for their presence in your parish.
• Place a notice of the world day of prayer for priests in your parish newsletter.
• Ring the Church bells around the world at 12pm local time in celebration.
• Volunteer to assist and serve your priests and community as a Eucharistic minister or church reader etc.
• Have a community gathering in the local parish hall to celebrate world day of prayer for priests.
• Schools invite your priest to come and be presented with a thank you card made and signed by the children.
• Organise interviews on your local radio station for your priests who have a special story of ministry to share with the local community.
• Priests share your call to priesthood with groups of young men by inviting them for lunch or coffee to your home.
• Have a community gathering in the local parish hall to celebrate world day of prayer for priests.
• Invite a priest for a game of golf.
• Present your priest with the gift of a holiday/pilgrimage voucher.
• Offer to cut the grass or ask your priest is there anything he needs a helping hand with.
• Link www.worldpriestday.com to your parish website.