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Ministers of the blood

The effusion of Christ’s Blood expresses the very Mystery of His Passion, carried out precisely by the shedding of His blood. A. That Blood is

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In Persona Totius Ecclesiae

In our consideration of the Catholic priesthood, the fact that the priest acts in persona Christi is very important, but we must complement it with

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In Persona Christi

To the venerable memory of two legendsof the clergy of San Rafael, who sowed the Church here:Father Ernesto de Miguel–61 years of priesthood–and Father Basilio

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Minister of Christ

Jesus Christ is the envoy of the Father: as the Father has sent me, so I send you (Jn 20:21). Christ also has His own

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By the Imposition of Hands

Recently ordained priests–like all priests–are priests because the bishop–and all the members of the presbyterate–laid hands on them, thus leaving them “fit into the body

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Deacons

A. Institution of the Diaconate in the Church The diaconate is a divine-apostolic institution, and not merely ecclesiastical; the order of the diaconate exists in

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The Ministerial Priesthood

There is an institution that appears in every era, wherever there have been men: it is the priesthood. The priesthood comes to give priests who

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