Who is us?

   Back in the 1980's, our Parish was still assigned 2 priests. Father Bondi was the pastor, an outgoing, jovial sort. I remember at the time, it was a requirement to say daily Mass in Valley Falls, probably during Lent. Mass was at 6:30 a.m., and if the weather was bad few would show up at the church. Evidently a priest could not say Mass to an empty church, so if no one else was in the church, Father Bondi would drive down and pick up my mother.
  The other priest was Father Monte. He was somewhat younger, and much more reserved and formal. He was quite handsome, I suppose, with dark hair, and he possessed a very good singing voice. One day, he announced he was leaving, was giving up parish priesthood to serve in the seminary, to devote his life to prayer. He seemed to despair of the future; the only reason he gave us was that he had come to the realization that, "There are more of them than there are of us."
         I remember his words because I didn't quite grasp what he meant. Now I think I do.