“The priestly vocation is essentially a call to sanctity, in the form that derives from the Sacrament of Holy Orders. Sanctity is intimacy with God; it is the imitation of Christ, poor, chaste and humble; it is unreserved love for souls and self-giving to their true good; it is love for the church which is holy and wants us to be holy, because such is the mission that Christ has entrusted to it. Each one of you must be holy also in order to help your brothers pursue their vocation to sanctity.”
![“[priests are] the pretenders to power and dominion, and to a superior sanctity of character, distinct from virtue and good morals.” quote by David Hume](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/76b/david-hume-538_atheism_priests-are-the-pretenders-to-power-and_932921.jpg)
![“You know that I try to maintain a continuous conversation with you. I take comfort in the thought that the important thing is not for one person to write to Christ but for many people to love and emulate [you]. Fortunately, despite everything, this still occurs today.” quote by Pope John Paul I](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/aab/pope-john-paul-i-27248_christ_you-know-that-i-try-to-maintain-a-contin_350970.jpg)
