We invite any Catholic Daughter Chaplain, Deacon, or Spiritual Advisor (Sister) to send State Web Site Chairman, Mary E. May, 957 West Fourth St., Erie, PA 16507-1005, a message on why he/she is a Chaplain or Spiritual Advisor to the Court and what it means to them, or submit any spiritual message which they feel would be beneficial to our Catholic Daughter members and readers.

A priest must be both Great and small,
Noble of spirit as if of royal blood,
Simple and natural as if from peasant stock,
A hero in the conquest of self, a man who fought with God,
A source of sanctification,
A sinner forgiven by God, Master of his desires,
A servant for the meek and feeble, Who does not bow before the powerful
But kneels in the presence of the poor, Disciple of his Lord, Head of his flock.
Beggar with wide-opened hand, Bearer of countless gifts,
A man on the battlefield, A mother comforting the sick With the wisdom of age
and the trust of a child, Aiming for the Most High with his feet on the ground,
Made for joy, Familiar with suffering, Remote from all envy, lucid, speaking candidly,
A friend of peace, An enemy of inertia, For ever constant…
Forever trying in his name!

Per our State Regent, all Courts should include the following prayer intentions during their business meetings, reception of new members, and installation of new members:

• For our Catholic Daughters, that our Courts continue to contribute to the benefit of Catholic womanhood, and that they may spread Unity and Charity among all members.
• For the newly ordained priests and deacons, and an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life. That those who have been called to be priests and religious have the grace to respond generously and persevere faithfully.
• For world peace and an end to terrorism, recite three Hail Mary's each day.
• For public awareness in bringing an end to child and elderly abuse.
• For those less fortunate than we are, especially those recovering from the recent natural disasters, that they may experience assistance and support, and God's love and mercy.
• For our deceased members and their families, and for those members who are homebound, in hospitals, or in nursing homes.

O Jesus, I pray for Your faithful and fervent priests; for Your unfaithful and tepid priests; for Your priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields; for Your tempted priests; for Your lonely and desolate priests; for Your young priests; for Your dying priests; for the souls of Your priests in purgatory.

But above all I recommend to You the priests dearest to me: the priest who baptized me; the priest who absolved me from my sins; the priest at whose Masses I assisted and who gave me Your Body and Blood in Holy Communion; the priests who taught and instructed me; all the priests to whom I am indebted in any other way. Jesus keep them all close to Your heart, and bless them abundantly in time and in eternity.

Amen.