In particular, this duty binds christian families, educators and, in a special way, priests, especially parish priests . . . The bishop is the engine which sets the efforts of all in motion. This identity must illumine the whole educational process as well as inspire clear selection criteria. Prayers to the Blessed Trinity, through the powerful intercession of Mary and Joseph. What amazing gifts can be procured from Almighty God through persistence-humble, relentless begging for the things most favorable to a holy and spotless existence here on earth and eternal happiness in the hereafter.
Periodical meditation is positively necessary and efficacious for the soul of every priest.
To reflect on our own accomplishments and spiritual progress, and the degree of success we have reached in the rectitude of our life and the fulfillment and dissemination of Almighty God's sacred precepts, is as essential as the act of reading the daily Office. It is through this holy practice that a man can more accurately estimate the value of his particular mode of service to his Master, and to the Church in general. Happy and blessed is the priest of God who, upon mentally scrutinizing the record of his personal sacred vocation, discovers that among the many laudable acts he performed during his fruitful life he can be credited with the enlistment of several fine young men who nobly responded to the gentle call of the Lord. This is one of the crowning requisites to complete a full and holy service in the life of any priest. Even this small act of missionary nature might help nurture the seed of a hidden desire in the soul of a young person to point his talents toward a life of perfection and worthwhile deeds.