CHAPLAIN MONSIGNOR FRANK MCGRATH REFLECTS ON YEARS IN THE PRIESTHOOD
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MONSIGNOR FRANK MCGRATH, AVE MARIA LAW’S BELOVED CHAPLAIN, CELEBRATED THE MOMENTOUS OCCASION OF 50 YEARS IN THE PRIESTHOOD ON MAY 9, 2020. DEVOTED TO HIS SERVICE AND A TRUE BLESSING TO OUR COMMUNITY, MONSIGNOR IS THE SPIRITUAL LEADER OF AVE MARIA LAW.
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Congratulations, Monsignor, on such an exceptional journey. Looking back over the past 50 years of this journey, what stands out of most importance to you? What is of most importance is through God’s grace keeping Jesus Christ at the center of my life and helping everyone the Lord places in my life do the same. This means a daily life of prayer, the Word and the sacraments. Relating with the Lord deeply and personally, it also means living a life of repentance from sinful thoughts, actions, and desires. It means loving the poor and protecting the most vulnerable, of turning to Him for truth, life, joy, and love. We must acknowledge that Jesus is Lord, the absolute supreme being, the only one sent to save the human race. We can completely trust Him. He is the end toward which all are headed, the merciful one who loves us deeply and personally. Another very important reality in my life is the presence and role of Mary, the Mother of God. She is a wonderful gift from the Lord to us. She has been in my life from childhood. Two nights before my ordination the Lord came very near, as did Mary. I consecrated my life to her because the Lord inspired me to do so. I know exactly where I was standing when the Lord drew near.