Day 144. What is the work of priests? (2025)

Today is day 144 and we are studying The Sacrament of Ordination.

144. What is the work of priests?

Serving Christ with their bishops, priests (or presbyters) nurture God’s people through the ministry of Word and Sacrament and pronounce absolution and blessing in God’s Name. (Genesis 14:17–20; Psalm 132:8–18; Luke 10:1–9; John 10:1–16; Ephesians 4:7–13)

We will conclude today with the Prayer for the Ordination of a Priest on page 486 of the Book of Common Prayer (2019).

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