
Day 212: In Persona Christi
The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
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The Ministerial Priesthood
The faithful are consecrated to be a holy priesthood through the sacraments of baptism and confirmation, says Pope Pius XII. The ministerial or hierarchical priesthood of bishops and priests participates each in its own proper way in the one priesthood of Christ," he writes. In the ecclesial service of the ordained minister, it is Christ Himself who was present to His Church as Head of His Body, Shepherd of His Flock, High Priest of the Redemptive Sacrifice, Teacher of Truth,. He adds.
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