Prayer for Priests

Lord Jesus, we need priests with your own footprint. We do not need priests who worry too much about themselves, but priests who are authentic, and who transmit Your image without any fear. We need full-time priests, who consecrate Hosts, but also consecrate people, and change them into true Christians. We need priests who speak through their own lives, through what they write and what they preach.  We need priests who live their priesthood daily, more than worry about their own dignity and image. We all know Lord that the common person has not changed much from your time. He is still hungry and thirsty, he is worried and is tempted, but above all he is hungry and thirsty for You, having needs that only You can satisfy for all of us. Give us priests filled with Your image, like the Cure of Ars, and so many other holy priests. We need priests with an open heart, with pierced hands and a pure countenance. We look for priests who are more keen on praying than organizing. We look for priests who constantly talk to You. Because when a priest prays, the people he serves are safe. We need priests grafted and moulded in prayer. Give us Lord priests with strong knees. Give us priests who have no contact numbers other than the Tabernacle. And above all, make us, their people, worthy to have such priests.