Within the Church men who are specially ordained as priests to consecrate and offer the body and blood of Christ in the Mass. The Apostles were the first ordained priests, when on Holy Thursday night Christ told them to do in his memory what he had just done at the Last Supper. All priests and bishops trace their ordination to the Apostles. Their second essential priestly power, to forgive sins, was conferred by Christ on Easter Sunday, when he told the Apostles, "For those whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven; for those whose sins you retain, they are retained" (John 20-22,23).
Catholic Word of the Day – links will be provided later by another FReeper.
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Monogamy |
Sanctoral Cycle/Proper of the Saints |
Prinknash |
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Gift of Knowledge |
Nine Offices |
Imputability |
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Thesis |
Hypapante |
Evangelist of Mary |
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Grace of God |
Morality of Dancing |
Priest |
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