The priest is the guide to the truth. "The priest is called to live what Jesus experienced at first hand, that is, to give himself fully to preaching and healing of man from every evil of body and …More
The priest is the guide to the truth.
"The priest is called to live what Jesus experienced at first hand, that is, to give himself fully to preaching and healing of man from every evil of body and spirit, and then, finally, to sum up all in the supreme gesture to 'give life' for men, a gesture which finds its expression in the sacramental Eucharist, the perpetual memorial of Jesus 'Passover'. That was the reflection that Benedict XVI offered in St Peter's Vatican Basilica, as he ordained 9 deacons. The Pope recalled that the priest, like the Good Shepherd, is called to lead "the faithful to real life", Of course, he added, we do not speak of effectiveness only on a psychological or social level, but of the vital fruitfulness of the ...
"The priest is called to live what Jesus experienced at first hand, that is, to give himself fully to preaching and healing of man from every evil of body and spirit, and then, finally, to sum up all in the supreme gesture to 'give life' for men, a gesture which finds its expression in the sacramental Eucharist, the perpetual memorial of Jesus 'Passover'. That was the reflection that Benedict XVI offered in St Peter's Vatican Basilica, as he ordained 9 deacons. The Pope recalled that the priest, like the Good Shepherd, is called to lead "the faithful to real life", Of course, he added, we do not speak of effectiveness only on a psychological or social level, but of the vital fruitfulness of the ...