A Tribute to St. John Mary Vianney

It is my hope that this Year for Priests will help all priests to appreciate the immense grace of their vocation, consecration and mission. During this Year may the whole Church pray and work more fervently for the sanctification of priests, an increase of priestly vocations, and a greater appreciation of the role of the priest in the life of the ecclesial community." Pope Benedict XVI

The Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI’s proclamation of a “Year for Priests” in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the death of John Mary Vianney, the patron saint of parish priests worldwide.
www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/letters/2009/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20090616_anno-sacerdotale_en.html

The Nature of the Priesthood by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, 1990
www.vocations.com/benedictxvi/natureofpriesthood.html

Pope John Paul II’s 1986 letter to priests highlighting the “matchless example of the Cure of Ars” St. John Vianney
www.ewtn.com/library/PAPALDOC/JP2CUR.HTM

Vatican Website for the Year for Priests
www.vatican.va/special/anno_sac/index_en.html


Archdiocese of Baltimore Vocations Page
www.becomeapriest.org/

YouTube Videos on St. Jean Baptiste Vianney–
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9-UL9cRQGg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBiHz4x0Zn8

Information Regarding the Life of Saint John Vianney
www.americancatholic.org/Features/SaintOfDay/default.asp?id=1097
www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/stjeanvianney.HTM
www.catholic-forum.com/saints/stj18011.htm
www.osv.com/Portals/0/images/pdf/P950_Sample.pdf
www.arsnet.org/index_en.php
www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/CURE.htm

Prayers
A Novena in honor of St. John Vianney
www.ewtn.com/devotionals/novena/Vianney.htm

Litany in Honor of St. John Vianney
www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/prayers/view.cfm?id=1130