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The Year of the Priest Fr. Michael Bazzi The Priesthood in the Old Testament Know the following: 1. Terminology: a. The Priest b. The Holy Orders 2. 14 Centuries of priesthood in Israel 3. The Function and personnel of priesthood in the Old Testament 4. The Responsibilities of the priesthood in the Old Testament 5. Divine Worship in the Bible O.T. (the sacrifices and offerings to God) 6. The Priestly Code in Pentateuch (Torah)
Fr. Andy Younan 1. What are the three characteristics of priests mentioned in the Letter to the Hebrews? 2. How was Christ “chosen from among men?” When did this happen? 3. How was Christ the perfect intercessor between God and man in a way infinitely greater than any priest before him? 4. How did Christ offer the perfect Sacrifice to God on behalf of sin? 5. How did the Apostles also share in each of the three characteristics of priests mentioned in Hebrews?
1. What are the locations that identify the features of the New Temple and how are they present in every Christian church? 2. At what event and how did Lord Jesus establish the new priesthood? 3. Explain how the priesthood is a mediation between God and men? 4. What does the ceremony of Ordination imply? 5. What is the content of the Main Invocation of the Ceremony of Ordination? 6. What are the three basic dimensions of the priesthood?
Bishop Bawai Soro 1. How does the “Common Priesthood of the Faithful” differ from the “Ministerial (Hierarchical) Priesthood”? 2. State a brief history of the teaching of the “Common Priesthood of the Faithful”. 3. Present three elements of the teaching of the “Common Priesthood of the Faithful” as p[resented in the Catechism of the Catholic Church or in Lumen Gentium (Vatican II Council’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Church). 4. What is the meaning of the “People of God” and how does it relate to the “Common Priesthood of the Faithful”?
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*As a (non-ordained) faithfulk, how do you live your
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