The Priest:His Dignity & Obligations

By St. John Eudes. St. John Eudes (1601–1680) was a parish missionary and the most renowned preacher of his day in France. The second half of his life was given to a single work: restoring fervour among priests. This book is the fruit of that labour — a practical guide written first for his own congregation, and since read by generations of clergy.

It gathers a full course of instruction and meditation:

• A memorial of the ecclesiastical life
• The apostolic preacher
• The good confessor
• Meditations on the obligations of the priesthood
• Meditations on tonsure and holy orders
• Meditations for the annual retreat
• The Office and Mass for the Feast of the Holy Priesthood

Written for priests, but valuable to any Catholic who wants to understand what the Church holds and teaches about the priesthood.

306 pages, paperback. Loreto Publications. ISBN 978-1-930278-69-1.