Pope Leo XIV. On Friday 27 June in the Basilica of Sts. Peter in the Vatican chaired a Mass associated with the consecration of 32 priests from 23 states, Among which was 26-year-old Rastislav Krempaský from the Spiš diocese. The young Slovak learned about the fact that he was ordained by the Pope, from Facebook posts, informed the news website.
“It’s such a strange feeling I never experienced before. It was very interesting. In fact, I was personally learned from all those posts on Facebook that were everywhere, ” He admitted the priest with amusement for the portal. Photo of the Slovak priest with the Pope can be found in the gallery.
“Seeing him in front of you, 20 cm apart, touch him, so realize that yes, he is still a man, the same person as one of us, has his mistakes, It has its good side, but at the same time it seems to perceive the spirituality of the fact that there is Christ behind him, it is the deputy Christ … I can’t describe it in words, ” He said young Rastislav Krempaský, who was the only Slovak among priests from all over the world.
In a speech to the newly consecrated priest, the Pope said they should be building unity and peace for the world and that they should not be enchanted by “dubious models of success and prestige.” This Mass was part of the week reserved for the jubilee year for the clergy.
The Pope on this occasion on Friday, on World Prayer Day for the sanctification of priests, addressed a message in which He reiterated his challenge to unite the Polarized Catholic Church and called on priests to act in the community with their superiors and to be a model of reconciliation in a world full of conflicts and differences.
“When we left the basilica in the procession, all the priests stood alongside and congratulated us, they enjoyed us, applauding us. And then I felt a admission to the priestly family, to the priestly brotherhood. They were happy to welcome us, enjoying the fact that their advice had spread again. This is really a moment that I will think of a long time and which will be absorbed for a long time, “added the Slovak priest.
