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- The baptized serve as priests through their sacrificial efforts to bring people to God. They serve as prophets through their witness to the truth in word and deed. And they serve as kings in their efforts to lead others—again through word and deed—to use their talents to advance the Kingdom of God (see CCC 1241).
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Answer: The baptized serve as priests through their sacrificial efforts to bring people to God. They serve as prophets through their witness to the truth in word and deed. And they serve as kings in their efforts to lead others—again through word and deed—to use their talents to advance the Kingdom of God (see CCC 1241).
The priest is specifically ordained to confect the Eucharist — to offer and consecrate the bread and wine — on behalf of those gathered. The laity, too, actively participate by offering themselves and their gifts and sacrifices to God.
- Pat Gohn
Nov 13, 2024 · So, what does it mean to be a priest? It means, quite simply, the Holy Eucharist, without which there is nothing. It means the Bread of Life, with which to feed millions of men, women and children on planet earth. It means the fulfillment of God’s promise to be with us in the most intimate and efficacious way until the end of time.
- The Edenic Origin of The Priesthood.
- The Cosmic Fall of The Priesthood.
- The Fraternal Development of The Priesthood.
- The Legislated Formation of Priesthood.
- The Mediating Role of The Priesthood.
- The Sinful Deformation of The Priesthood.
- The Promised Reformation of The Priesthood.
- The Personal Climax of The Priesthood.
- The Spirit-Empowered Continuation of The Priesthood.
- The Most Important Book on The Priesthood.
In Eden, God created mankind in his image to reflect his glory. In this setting, God crowned man with glory and honor (Ps. 8:5), authorized him to subdue and rule (Gen. 1:28), and gave him priestly instructions for serving in his garden-temple (Gen. 2:15; cf. Num. 3:8). This is the prototype of royal priesthood from which all other priests will be ...
When Adam sinned and fell short of God’s glory (cf. Rom. 1:21–23; 3:23; 5:12, 18–19), God expelled him from God’s garden-sanctuary (see Ezek. 28:11–19), destroying any chance of Adam serving God as priest-king. In the fall, Adam’s sin made sacrifice necessary, as indicated by the events of Genesis 4. Because death was the punishment for sin, blood ...
From Eden to Sinai, priestly ministration continued, but in a very ‘itinerant’ fashion. In the days of the Patriarchs, firstborn sons grew up to be mediators for their families. Job is a good example of this (Job 1:5), as is Abraham. In the Abraham narrative (Gen. 11:27–25:18), we find Abraham building altars (Gen. 12:7, 8; 13:4, 18), interceding f...
The return of priestly glory begins at Sinai, when God chose the sons of Aaron to stand before him and serve at his altar. As Exodus 28describes, these priests were clothed in beautiful apparel that matched the glory of the tabernacle. Stationed in between God and man, the sons of Aaron received the privileged position to draw near to God. Througho...
In Deuteronomy 33:8–11, Moses outlines the service of the priests and the Levites, focusing on the priests, their access to the altar, service in the tabernacle, and mediation for the people enabled God to dwell with Israel and Israel with God. In particular, Leviticus stresses the role that priests played to apply the blood of the sacrifice to the...
Beginning in the days of the Judges, and even before Judges in places like Exodus 32 (Aaron) and Numbers 16 (the Levites), the priests showed themselves unfaithful. Most completely, however, the fall of Levi’s house is seen in the early days of Israel’s monarchy, when Eli’s sons invite the judgment of God, and a prophet predicts their demise (1 Sam...
In response to wicked priests (Hophni and Phineas), God promised to raise up a new priesthood. The first promise of a new priesthood is found in 1 Samuel 2:35. And the rest of the Old Testament increases with expectation for a priest to atone for the sins of Israel and bring God’s people into his glorious presence. Thus, as the glory of the priesth...
The fulfillment of all these promises comes into focus in the life, death, and exaltation of Jesus Christ. As Jesus enters the world in humiliation and obscurity, his priestly glory is veiled. Moreover, as a law-keeping son of Judah, he cannot be the high priest under the old covenant. But as the New Testament unfolds, his priesthood reflects his p...
The glory lost in Eden by Adam’s failure to be a faithful priest-king is recovered through the royal priesthood of Christ. Yet, recovery is not the end, reproduction is. And when Christ ascends on high as a royal priest in heaven, he sends forth his Spirit to anoint a people for priestly service. That is to say, just as the Spirit anointed Jesus fo...
While priesthood is a theme that runs through the Bible, the most important book for understanding the priesthood is Hebrews. Pulling all the threads of the priesthood together, Hebrews weaves a tapestry that shows why a priest is needed and how Jesus, a son from the tribe of Judah (not Levi), could be priest. As the argument of Hebrews goes, it is...
Nov 13, 2024 · Drawing on the priesthood of the Old Testament, a priest is one who offers sacrifices (see. Genesis 14:18; Exodus 29:38- 42; Leviticus 23:6,8). Some sacrifices are personal, and some are on behalf of others. As catechists, we can offer this as the first aspect of the Christian way of life.
Jan 1, 2013 · The Catholic Church affirms the existence of a common or universal priesthood (see CCC 1141, 1268). But this does not exclude the existence of a ministerial priesthood. Within the pages of the Bible we can discover a blueprint that reveals God’s plan for constructing his New Covenant priesthood.
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Feb 18, 2014 · Feb 18, 2014. A classic characterization of Jesus is that he is priest, prophet, and king. As priest, he sanctifies, that is to say, he reestablishes the lost link between divinity and humanity;...
