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

Here I will discuss the relationship between the priest’s actions in persona Christi and in persona Ecclesiae. Far from opposing each other, both aspects complement

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

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

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

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

The Most Holy Virgin Mary is the mother of the Eternal High Priest, Jesus Christ, of whom the prophets announced: Like Melchizedek you are a

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

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