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Francis: First Eucharist After 14 Months

Francis ordained on April 25 for the Roman diocese nine deacons to the priesthood.

He presided the Eucharist at the main altar of St Peter’s which he used last time on 2 February 2020. St Peter's was filled with over 1000 faithful.

In his homily, Francis returned to one of his pet subjects: gossiping - as if this were the most urgent issue to deal with during an ordination mass.

“Never speak ill of a brother priest. If you have something against another priest, be men. You wear trousers don’t you?"

However, priests should not wear trousers but a cassock. Francis is famous for attacking priests and for firing them behind their back.

After Mass, Francis told the newly ordained priests to remove their masks and then kissed their consecrated hands (video below).

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salliperson
Pray for his conversion and for the conversion of his bishops and his priests.
rhemes1582
Is that the Altar where soil offered to a demon was placed for Mass during Amazon Synod?
Roberto 55
He is so humble...
Patrick James Dooling shares this
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Very touching...
Tesa
He spoke to them about the "four closeness" a priest has to have: closeness to God, to the bishop, with his brother priests, and with the Holy Faithful People of God.
De Profundis
Homily this morning: “Priests don’t drop out of the sky. They come from families. Every priest is someone’s son or daughter.”
Darice Henriques
Daughter ... 😲