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Priesthood Ordination?
A friend of mine is being ordained a Catholic Priest and I recently received an invitation for the hubby and me.
Do you bring a gift to this kind of situation? Does anyone know? Nothing was written on the invitation so I'm really unsure. Thanks!
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Re: Priesthood Ordination?
ummm, I faced this when a relative became an ordained brother and I know they take a vow of poverty so most gifts were kind of out of the question. Since he was a relative I knew that he had set up a scholarship fund in memory/honor of his parents (as he sold his worldy possessions it went to that) so everyone I know made a donation to that.
Do you have your own priest you could ask? I think wine/champagne would be fine (they can drink), I think a donation would be most appropriate.
I gave an Amazon gift card to one of our friends. He was hoping to get more research books, so we knew this would be good for him.
You could try looking at a Catholic website for ideas, someting like http://www.catholiccompany.com
Personally, I would give either a VISA gift card or cash (like any other graduation).
Priests don't make a lot of money, but they still like to do things like play golf, watch movies, read books, etc.
Put it in a religious card.
A vow of poverty =/= austerity. It just means that you enter into a community and don't maintain personal funds. And all Catholic priests do not take a vow of poverty.
So, you can get him any gift you want to give him, even cash. He may keep it or donate it - his choice, just like anyone else.
Priests do not take a vow of poverty as religious brothers and nuns do.
I realize that, however, a donation in their name may still be a good option
When a good friend of mine was ordained several years ago, I got him a copy of a book that meant a lot to both of us (it was a song book we had used in choir together, sort of like a hymnal. Religious in nature, so I felt it was appropriate.) He loved it.
If you don't know of something like that, I think a giftcard to amazon, or a bottle of wine as PP suggested would be quite appropriate. Honestly I don't know if ordination is typically a gift-giving event, but some kind of acknowledgement would be nice I think.