Man for Others

Fr Martin, from France, talks about the priests who have been very important in his life: "There is something very special when you have a very, very good friend who is also a priest. The friendship is not exactly the same, and I think it is very important for a vocation and for a priest, especially as a member of a religious community, to be able to be supported by friends who are priests. So I thank the Lord for this gift of priesthood, men who are so deeply connected to Him, and who are able to give so much. They are poor instruments in themselves but God is really, really giving so much through them and in them. So, thank you, Lord." Music by Mike Mangione. Visit Totus2us.com for more. Pope John Paul II's motto was to Mary: Totus Tuus - All Yours. Our Lady is also everything to us - Totus 2us.

Fr David, a Missionary of the Sacred Heart from England, describes 2 priests who particularly influenced him: "He was somebody who presented an experience of faith and showed us the face of God in a very down to earth, a very human way, a very friendly, warm and compassionate way and that really showed me that priesthood was a great way of serving people, of being close to people, of bringing God's love to people and people to God's love." Music by Mike Mangione. Visit Totus2us.com for more. Pope John Paul II's motto was to Mary: Totus Tuus - All Yours. Our Lady is also everything to us - Totus 2us.

Fr John, a priest from England, talks about his parish priest when he was a boy: "He himself was the greatest influence on me because he was a priest through and through. He was very priestly in his behaviour, he was caring, he was good and he was a man of prayer." Music by Mike Mangione. Visit Totus2us.com for more. Pope John Paul II's motto was to Mary: Totus Tuus - All Yours. Our Lady is also everything to us - Totus 2us.

Andy, a seminarian from England, describes his old parish priest: "In terms of his preaching, I always felt he had a very positive view of humanity; I think he was largely inspired by St Vincent de Paul - very much that thing of putting contemplation into action. I was always struck really by the good news that I heard from him, very much about salvation rather than condemnation." Music by Mike Mangione. Visit Totus2us.com for more. Pope John Paul II's motto was to Mary: Totus Tuus - All Yours. Our Lady is also everything to us - Totus 2us.

Fr Filip, from Belgium, describes how Pope John Paul II inspired him to become a priest at World Youth Day 2000 in Rome: "At WYD 2000, Pope John Paul II talked very personally about his own priesthood.. with so much zeal that everyone listened very attentively .. And then he said "Dear young men, do not fear to choose the way of priesthood; the world needs you, all people need you; do not fear." And then he said with so much strength and confidence these words: "With God and grace it is possible" and then he paused and in the whole of St Peter's Square there was a deep silence, a holy silence of listening. And then again this old Pope, affected by Parkinsons, said with a loud voice, "With God and grace, it is possible." At that moment I was touched so deeply in my soul and in my heart. Never had a person touched me so much by a word. All the obstacles I had made in the years before, all the reasons I thought I had found for not becoming a priest, vanished at that moment. I understood in the deepest of that moment in my heart 'Yes, it is clear. I have to become a priest. Of course, I have to become a priest. If this old sick Pope says this with so much strength then it must be true. It is possible with God and grace." Music by Mike Mangione. Visit Totus2us.com for more. Pope John Paul II's motto was to Mary: Totus Tuus - All Yours. Our Lady is also everything to us - Totus 2us.

Fr Alexander, from England, describes Father Michael Hollings, his Man for Others: "What you saw with Michael was someone who was in love with God and wanted to take other people to God. For those of us who came into the radar of Michael, he has left an enduring memory which is probably summed up by that simple adage that we are called to be here for people. If we are here for people, we are being like Christ, because Christ was always here for people, Christ was always present to people, even those who rejected him, those who turned their back on him, Christ was permanently present. Michael endeavoured to walk the same way and as he did so he was able to touch many with the love of Jesus." Music by Mike Mangione. Visit Totus2us.com for more. Pope John Paul II's motto was to Mary: Totus Tuus - All Yours. Our Lady is also everything to us - Totus 2us.

Fr Christopher, a Mill Hill Missionary from Ireland, looks back over his 55 years of priesthood which have included 2 posts in Uganda: "Overall my reflections of a very varied ministry is one of thanksgiving.. To me the power and the beauty of the Gospel of Jesus Christ shines out more clearly than ever.. Very much the role of the priest is to lead people in prayer, to give them a meaning to life. A little poem I remember from my early days which influenced me in the priesthood: I search and seek I know not what, I only know it must be there, for in my heart there is a quest for something more than earth lays bear. So it is a search for meaning and for me Jesus has given me the key to that."Music by Mike Mangione. Visit Totus2us.com for more. Pope John Paul II's motto was to Mary: Totus Tuus - All Yours. Our Lady is also everything to us - Totus 2us.

Fr Adeiza, from Northern Nigeria, gives the story of his vocation and of the encouragement he received from his own father and from Sister Adelaine: "I give my vocation, the praise of whoever I am today, to all those who have supported me to become a priest of God … I lived in Italy, in Rome, where I studied. For those times I studied in a strange and difficult language, life appeared unbearable but many years down the line it has become a bliss. In totality, my priesthood, the Catholic community, are for me one inseparable figure of love." Music by Mike Mangione. Visit Totus2us.com for more. Pope John Paul II's motto was to Mary: Totus Tuus - All Yours. Our Lady is also everything to us - Totus 2us.

Fr Matt, a Carmelite priest from Ireland, describes how St John of the Cross has inspired him in his priesthood: "John gives us a way through the difficulties. John does not present us with superficial answers. John rather constantly draws us to Jesus Christ, to the Cross of Jesus Christ, to Jesus as the way, as the truth and the life. John then, and his teaching, will not fail us and he has not failed me, and he has given me a well, a source of wisdom and of inspiration that I can constantly draw upon, and that sustains me on what is at times a very difficult road, but also a road that is filled with richness, with beauty, and ultimately a road that makes known to the world the greatness of God and the greatness of God's presence in each of our lives." Music by Mike Mangione. Visit Totus2us.com for more. Pope John Paul II's motto was to Mary: Totus Tuus - All Yours. Our Lady is also everything to us - Totus 2us.

Martin, a seminarian from England, talks about the inspiration of St Louis de Montfort: "I think he is so relevant now because for one his theology, particularly his theology of Our Lady and how she leads us to God, is worth exploring much more; but his radical commitment in a time of relativism I think becomes even more inspiring and interesting and becomes a real witness for being able to commit oneself in complete confidence and trust to God and to God's will, without fear." Music by Mike Mangione. Visit Totus2us.com for more. Pope John Paul II's motto was to Mary: Totus Tuus - All Yours. Our Lady is also everything to us - Totus 2us.