To Be a Priest

MTV Lebanon: On the day of my ordination as a priest, one of the veteran priests said to me: “May God not make you regret it, Father.” I did not understand the depth of this phrase that day, and thought it was a fatherly prayer accompanying the beginning of my ministry. But the years revealed to me that behind it lay a wisdom that encapsulates the experience of priesthood, with all its joys…
Machine translation of an attributed source excerpt. Consult the original report to verify details. Translated from original reporting in another language.

