Prefect of Clergy Calls for Priests to have “Radical Commitment” to Christ

Vatican City, May 8, 2008 / 04:40 pm (CNA).- In a letter to all of the episcopal conferences of the world to mark the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on May 30, the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests, Cardinal Claudio Hummes, prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, has said that the priestly vocation can only be lived with radical commitment.

The Cardinal also stressed a continuous abandonment to Mary in this inspiring message.  Well worth reading here.