68 PRIESTS ORDAINED! Famed Notre Dame in Paris is the scene of picturesque rites, as Cardinal Suchard officiates at mass supplication. Dated 1946 Apr 29
It is very beautiful, however this number is misleading, because almost all the ordinations of priests were suspended in France during the Second World War for nearly 5 years, 1946 ordinations were a record since statistics were compiled, but that was not at all the norm, even at the time.
@@josehenri3384 That is a good thing, n'est-ce pas? My point is that comparing the unusually large number in 1946 to the ten last year in Paris is not a fair comparison unless you multiply the latter ten 5x. An increase in ordinations is usually a sign of revival. My friends in France have told me about the increase in practicing Catholics in large cities like Paris, esp. among young adults. Baptisms of adults and teens more than doubled this past Easter vs. the previous year. Not an avalanche but a good sign.
68 in paris in 1946 - and only 10 in paris last year
It is very beautiful, however this number is misleading, because almost all the ordinations of priests were suspended in France during the Second World War for nearly 5 years, 1946 ordinations were a record since statistics were compiled, but that was not at all the norm, even at the time.
@@josehenri3384 Ten ordinations in Paris last year would translate into fifty under the same conditions as in 1946.
@@ArnoldConrad It is very fair, there are relatively many ordained priests in view of the reduction of the practicing population in France.
@@josehenri3384 That is a good thing, n'est-ce pas? My point is that comparing the unusually large number in 1946 to the ten last year in Paris is not a fair comparison unless you multiply the latter ten 5x. An increase in ordinations is usually a sign of revival. My friends in France have told me about the increase in practicing Catholics in large cities like Paris, esp. among young adults. Baptisms of adults and teens more than doubled this past Easter vs. the previous year. Not an avalanche but a good sign.
Pray for more priests:
"Oh Lord, grant us priests.
Oh Lord, grant us holy priests.
Oh Lord, grant us many holy priests.
St. Pius X, pray for us."
now we'd be lucky to have one priest...
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PRAY FOR MORE HOLY PRIESTS
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