Br. Thaddeus Pistrang, O.P., on the Prophetic Call of Each Christian

"When we think of the Prophets, we think of Elijah and Elisha performing miracles, of the words and oracles of Isaiah or Jeremiah, and ultimately of Christ, who is the fulfillment of the Old Testament Prophets. The woman at the well says to Jesus, 'Sir, I can see that you are a prophet' (John 4:19) because he had told the woman 'everything' she had done, manifesting himself as 'a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and people' (John 4:39, Luke 24:19). Given these prophetic words and acts of Jesus and the Old Testament prophets, we might balk at the idea that 'the holy people of God shares also in Christ's prophetic office' (LG 12). The Catechism goes further to say that by baptism, 'the whole People of God . . . bears the responsibilities for mission and service that flow from [the prophetic office]' (CCC 783). You bear the responsibility for prophetic mission. You bear the responsibility for prophetic service."

In a recent commentary, Brother Thaddeus Pistrang, O.P., reflected on the prophetic call of each baptized Christian.

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