In his homily at the recent celebration of the silver jubilee of the priestly ordination of Father Peter John Cameron, O.P., editor-in-chief of Magnficat, Father Romanus Cessario, O.P., reflected on what it means to be a priest.
Quoting Saint John Marie Vianney ("The priesthood is the love of the Heart of Jesus."), Fr. Cessario went on to say that the simplest definition of the priest comes from the Catholic tradition. "When the ancient fathers sought to explain the workings of Christ's human nature, they borrowed a philosophical term. Instrument. . . . Christ's divine Person acts through the human person of the priest. As living instruments of the Lord Christ, priests mediate between God and the whole of creation."
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