Table of Contents

Foreword Bishop Robert Barron xiii

Introduction Giuseppe Merola xvii

Chrism Masses

With the Smell of the Sheep 3

St. Peter's Basilica, Holy Thursday, March 28, 2013

Anointed with the Oil of Gladness 8

St. Peter's Basilica, Holy Thursday, April 17, 2014

The Tiredness of Priests 15

St. Peter's Basilica, Holy Thursday, April 2, 2015

Witnesses and Ministers of Mercy 23

St. Peter's Basilica, Holy Thursday, March 24, 2016

Meeting with Priests

A Preacher Who Does Not Prepare Is Not "Spiritual" 33

Evangelii Gaudium, 145

Listening, Walking, and Proclaiming to the Peripheries 34

Meeting with the Clergy, Persons in Consecrated Life, and Members of Diocesan Pastoral Councils Cathedral of San Rufino, Assisi, October 4, 2013

The Priest Is a Man of Mercy and Compassion 40

Meeting with the Parish Priests of Rome Paul VI Hall, March 6, 2014

The Joy of Being Priests and the Beauty of Fraternity 50

Meeting with Diocesan Priests Cathedral of Cassano all'Jonio, June 21, 2014

Sharing Deeply in the Pain of Jesus 53

Meeting with Priests, Religious, and Seminarians Church of Gethsemane at the Foot of the Mount of Olives Jerusalem, May 26, 2014

Open to God, Open to Others 57

Meeting with the Clergy of the Diocese of Caserta Palatine Chapel in the Royal Palace of Caserta July 26, 2014

Brave Pastors in Difficulties and Trials 67

Celebration of Vespers with Priests, Religious, Seminarians, and Lay Movements Cathedral of Tirana, Albania, September 21, 2014

Jesus Must Be the Center of Life 72

Address to Clergy, Religious, and Permanent Deacons Cathedral of Naples, March 21, 2015

All Pastoral Ministry Is Born of Love 83

Mass with Bishops, Priests, and Religious Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Manila, Philippines, January 15, 2015

True Happiness Comes from Helping Others 87

Address to Priests, Religious, Seminarians, and Survivors of Typhoon Yolanda Cathedral of Palo, Philippines, January 17, 2015

All Is Grace 89

Address to Priests, Religious, and Seminarians National Marian Shrine of "El Quinche" Quito, Ecuador, July 8, 2015

Witnesses of Healing and Mercy 93

Address to Priests, Religious, and Seminarians Coliseum of Don Bosco College Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, July 9, 2015

Perfect Like the Great Shepherd of the Sheep 102

Celebration of Vespers with Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Religious, Seminarians, and Catholic Movements Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption Asuncion, Paraguay, July 11, 2015

Do Not Be Afraid of Poverty and Mercy 104

Celebration of Vespers with Priests, Religious, and Seminarians Cathedral of Havana, Cuba, September 20, 2015

Gratitude and Hard Work 109

Celebration of Vespers with Priests and Religious St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City September 24, 2015

Collaboration and Shared Responsibility 113

Mass with Bishops, Priests, and Religious Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul Philadelphia, September 26, 2015

The Lord Does the Work 115

Address to Clergy, Religious, and Seminarians Sports Field of St. Mary's School, Nairobi, Kenya November 26, 2015

Memory, Fidelity, and Prayer 120

Address to Priests, Religious, and Seminarians St. Mary's Cathedral, Kampala, Uganda November 28, 2015

Living with the Anxieties and Hopes of the People 122

Address to Priests, Religious, and Seminarians Cathedral of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina June 6, 2015

Witnesses to the Nearness of God 124

Address to the Missionaries of Mercy Sala Regia, February 9, 2016

As We Pray So We Live 130

Mass with Priests, Religions, Consecrated Persons, and Seminarians, Venustiano Carranza Stadium Morelia, Mexico, February 16, 2016

A Letter from an Ordinary Priest 135

Spiritual Retreat on the Occasion of the jubilee for Priests Basilica of Saint Mary Major, June 2, 2016

The Confessional, Where the Truth Makes Us Free 139

Spiritual Retreat on the Occasion of the Jubilee for Priests Basilica of Saint Paul Outside-the-Walls, June 2, 2016

The Heart of the Shepherd 146

Mass in Celebration of the Jubilee for Priests on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus St. Peter's Square, June 3, 2016

Priestly Formation

Advice for Young Priests 155

Address to Rectors and Students of the Pontifical Colleges and Residences of Rome Paul VI Hall, May 12, 2014

A Great Inner Freedom 175

Address to the Community of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy Clementine Hall, June 6, 2013

Always Conform Yourselves More to Him 180

Address to the Plenary of the Congregation for the Clergy Clementine Hall, October 3, 2014

Remember Where You Come From 184

Address to Participants in the Convention Sponsored by the Congregation for the Clergy on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Conciliar Decrees Optatam Totius and Presby terorum Ordirus Sola Regia, November 20, 2015

A Mother Church 193

Address to Participants in Rome's Diocesan Conference on Christian Initiation Paul VI Hall, June 16, 2014

God's Servants and Fathers of Their People 199

Address to the Community of the Pontifical Lombard Seminary Clementine Hall, January 25, 2016

Meetings with Bishops

Ministers Capable of Warming People's Hearts 205

Meeting with the Bishops of Brazil Apostolic Journey to Rio de Janeiro for the Twenty-Eighth World Youth Day Archbishop's House, Rio de Janeiro, July 28, 2013

A Change in Attitudes 207

Address to the Leadership of the Latin American Bishops' Conference Apostolic Journey to Rio de Janeiro for the Twenty-Eighth World Youth Day Sumaré Study Center, Rio de Janeiro, July 28, 2013

Know Every Corner of the Parish 210

Letter to the President of the Bishops' Conference of Argentina on the Occasion of the Beatification of Fr. José Gabriel Brochero, September 14, 2013

Loving Your Priests 213

Letter to Participants in the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Italian Bishops' Conference in Assisi November 8, 2014

Each Is Called and Each Is Sent 217

Address to the Austrian Bishops during Their Ad Limina Visit Clementine Hall, January 30, 2014

Close to Your Priests 218

Address to the Bishops of Korea on the Occasion of the Sixth Asian Youth Day Seoul, South Korea, August 14, 2014

The Superficiality that Harms 220

Address to the Bishops of Asia on the Occasion of the Sixth Asian Youth Day Shrine of Haemi, South Korea August 17, 2014

Care in Formation 221

Address to the Bishops of Chad during Their Ad Limina Visit Clementine Hall, October 2, 2014

The Care of Priestly Vocations 223

Address to the Bishops of Cameroon during Their Ad Limina Visit Clementine Halt, September 6, 2014

The Essence of the Shepherd 224

Address to the Bishops of the United States St. Matthew's Cathedral, Washington, DC September 23, 2015

Have No Fear of Transparency 233

Address to the Bishops of Mexico Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption Mexico City, February 13, 2026

Christmas Greetngs to the Roman Curia

Professionalism, Service, and Holiness 253

Clementine Hall, December 21, 2013

The Roman Curia and the Body of Christ 257

Clementine Hull December 22, 2014

A Catalog of Virtue 272

Clementine Hall, December 21, 2015

Other Occasions

The Lord Is Like That 287

Morning Homily, Casa Santa Marta, May 17, 2013

When Priests Don't Make News 288

Morning Homily, Casa Santa Marta, January 27, 2014

Those Who Scandalize the People 290

Morning Homily, Casa Santa Marta, November 21, 2014

Mass with Victims of Clergy Sex Abuse 292

Morning Homily, Casa Santa Marta, July 7, 2014

Meeting with Victims of Sexual Abuse 296

St. Charles Borromeo Seminary Philadelpitia, September 27, 2015