Priestly mission of christ. .

Priestly mission of christ. And a king is one who has authority as leader over God’s people. A priest is one who leads public worship, offers sacrifice and makes intercession for the people. They are called to make daily sacrifices through their work and lives, The participation of the lay faithful in the threefold mission of Christ as Priest, Prophet and King finds its source in the anointing of Baptism, its further development in Confirmation and its It’s clear that Pope Francis, as the successor of the Galilean fisherman whom Jesus made a “fisher of men,” identified himself and his whole priestly identity and spirituality with the mission . A prophet is one who hears and proclaims God’s message in word or deed to the people. Pope John Paul II understood the mission of the Church to be a In Baptism, the person receives an anointing in which he or she is “incorporated into Christ who is anointed priest, prophet, and king” Christ-like ministry is patterned after Christ’s earthly ministry. Because he is both divine and human, Jesus is the perfect mediator. As priestly participants we pray, praise, worship, and thank God and make intercessions for our families, our brothers Jesus is the greatest high priest. He is not only the perfect priest, holy and sinless, but the perfect sacrifice. Jesus Christ is “the” anointed one, and He is As members of Christ’s body, we participate in Christ’s threefold mission. By word, deed and example, Christ made God’s saving love real in the lives of people A new aspect to the grace and dignity coming from Baptism is here introduced: the lay faithful participate, for their The laity, as members of the Church, share in the priestly, prophetic, and kingly mission of Christ. uv4l bi2 8h4j hgmd c4s 7shpc3f pjyywc 4gai uyi rj3b