1. Have you prayed recently for your Parish Priest, Assistant Priests, your Bishop or the Pope?
a. I don't even know their names.
b. At Mass there is usually prayer for them, and I add myself in that petition.
c. I do so every day in my personal prayer.
2. When I hear among my friends comments criticizing priests ...
a. I followed their lead, so as not to stand out.
b. I tuned out, and pretended to think of something else.
c. I said what I thought, giving witness to my faith.
3. I see in a priest ...
a. A "relic" of the past.
b. A "professional" of religion.
c. A minister of God; "another Christ" among us.
4. How many times have you invited the your priest to your home?
a. The priest is only called when someone has died.
b. When grandmother is with us, he usually brings Communion.
c. Several times. I was delighted when he told us the story of his vocation at the dinner table.
5. When you hear a priest give a homily ...
a. I listen, if he has good oratorical skills.
b. I listen, I am interested in the topic he is addressing.
c. I see him as an instrument through which God is speaking to me.
6. If a collection is taken up for seminaries or vocations ...
a. I think, "Priests" are always begging.
b. I say to myself, there are collections for so many things! One more!
c. I collaborate gladly, because I believe no vocation should be frustrated because of lack of financial means.
7. When I see an elderly priest in the Church or on the street ...
a. I think the Church is on the decline.
b. I hope he says the Mass quickly.
c. I thank God for his fidelity and for all the good he might have done.
8. When I see a young priest at the altar ...
a. I mistrust his lack of experience. What is he going to say to me?
b. I observe what he does and "classify" him.
c. I thank God for his vocation and pray intensely for him.
9. How would you react if your son said he wants to be a priest?
a. I would ask him if he's gone mad, and I would remind him that we must take into consideration what others might think.
b. I would ask him to give it considerable thought and to have a university degree first.
c. It would give me one of the greatest joys of my life, and I would support him fully.
10. Have you asked a child, adolescent or young man about the possibility of being a priest some day?
a. I don't get into jams. Let everyone live his life.
b. I am of the opinion that all vocations must be appreciated, even if they are different from our own.
c. Yes, I have thought of someone specifically, and I pray for him ... One of these days, "I will let him know."
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