The Priesthood of the Baptized
John Mason Neale and Easter Hymns
The Eucharist and the Old Covenant
The priest As Artisan
Baptism confers the common priesthood because it makes one a member of the Church,...
John Mason Neale was an Anglican minister in the nineteenth century: he was born...
Catholics are not accustomed to tracing the roots of our theology and practice back...
Christ’s priesthood is the true and surpassing priesthood because his sacrifice is the true...
Baptism confers the common priesthood because it makes one a member of the Church, the sacrament of God’s presence in the world.5 The common priesthood enables and charges the one baptized with the duty to advance the total reconciliation of man to God, already accomplished on the cross but needing to be applied and...
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John Mason Neale was an Anglican minister in the nineteenth century: he was born on January 24, 1818 and died on August 6, 1866. For the Easter Season, Neale translated O filii et filiae, Rex coelestis, Rex gloriae from the Latin:. After attending Trinity College, Cambridge, Neale joined the Oxford Movement, founded by John Henry...
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Catholics are not accustomed to tracing the roots of our theology and practice back to the Jewish tradition, this in spite of the fact that the Gospel texts take great pains to show Jesus’ lineage and teaching is deeply grounded in the promises to the people of Israel. Both Matthew and Luke trace the...
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Christ’s priesthood is the true and surpassing priesthood because his sacrifice is the true and surpassing sacrifice. The identity of the priest derives, then, from Christ’s sacrifice. If Christ’s sacrifice is beautiful and a cause of beauty, then the priest has a special share in Christ’s work as an artisan who re-crafts human nature—and particular...
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