one people. But he acquired a people for himself
from those who previously were not a people:
"a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation."
-One becomes a member of this people not by a physical
birth, but by being "born anew" "of water and the
Spirit," that is, by faith in Christ, and Baptism.
-This People has for its Head Jesus the Christ (the
anointed, the Messiah). Because the same
anointing, the Holy Spirit, flows from the head into
the body, this is "the messianic people."
-"The status of this people is that of the dignity and
freedom of the sons of God, in whose hearts
the Holy Spirit dwells as in a temple."
-"Its law is the new commandment to love as Christ
loved us." This is the "new" law of
the Holy Spirit.
-Its mission is to be salt of the earth and light of the
world. This people is "a most sure seed of unity,
hope, and salvation for the whole human race."
-It destiny, finally, "is the Kingdom of God which has
been begun by God himself on earth and which
must be further extended until it has been brought to
perfection by him at the end of time."
A priestly, prophetic, and royal people
Jesus Christ is the one whom the Father anointed with the Holy Spirit and established as priest, prophet, and king. The whole People of God participates in these three offices of Christ and bears the responsibilities for mission and service that flow from them.
On entering the people of God through faith and Baptism, one receives a share in this people's unique, priestly vocation: "Christ the Lord, high priest taken from among men, has made this new people 'a kingdom of priests to God, his Father.' The baptized, by regeneration and the anointing of the Holy Spirit, are consecrated to be a spiritual house and a holy priesthood."
"The holy People of God shares also in Christ's prophetic office," above all in the supernatural sense of faith that belongs to the whole People, lay and clergy, when it "unfailingly adheres to this faith…once for all delivered to the saints," and when it deepens its understanding and becomes Christ's witness in the midst of this world.
Finally, the people of God shares in the royal office of Christ. He exercises hid kingship by drawing all men to himself through his death and Resurrection. Christ, King and Lord of the universe, made himself the servant of all, for he came "not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." For the Christian, "to reign is to serve him," particularly when serving "the poor and the suffering, in whom the Church recognizes the image of her poor and suffering founder." The People of God fulfills its royal dignity by a life in keeping with its vocation to serve with Christ.
The sign of the cross makes kings of all those reborn in
Christ and the anointing of the Holy Spirit consecrates
them as priests, so that, a part from the particular
service of our ministry, all spiritual and rational Christians
are recognized as members of this royal race and shares in
Christ's priestly office. What, indeed, is a royal for a soul
as to govern the body in obedience to God? And what is as
priestly as to dedicate a pure conscience to the Lord and to
offer the spotless offering of devotion on the altar of the heart?
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anointed, the Messiah). Because the same
anointing, the Holy Spirit, flows from the head into
the body, this is "the messianic people."
-"The status of this people is that of the dignity and
freedom of the sons of God, in whose hearts
the Holy Spirit dwells as in a temple."
-"Its law is the new commandment to love as Christ
loved us." This is the "new" law of
the Holy Spirit.
-Its mission is to be salt of the earth and light of the
world. This people is "a most sure seed of unity,
hope, and salvation for the whole human race."
-It destiny, finally, "is the Kingdom of God which has
been begun by God himself on earth and which
must be further extended until it has been brought to
perfection by him at the end of time."
A priestly, prophetic, and royal people
Jesus Christ is the one whom the Father anointed with the Holy Spirit and established as priest, prophet, and king. The whole People of God participates in these three offices of Christ and bears the responsibilities for mission and service that flow from them.
On entering the people of God through faith and Baptism, one receives a share in this people's unique, priestly vocation: "Christ the Lord, high priest taken from among men, has made this new people 'a kingdom of priests to God, his Father.' The baptized, by regeneration and the anointing of the Holy Spirit, are consecrated to be a spiritual house and a holy priesthood."
"The holy People of God shares also in Christ's prophetic office," above all in the supernatural sense of faith that belongs to the whole People, lay and clergy, when it "unfailingly adheres to this faith…once for all delivered to the saints," and when it deepens its understanding and becomes Christ's witness in the midst of this world.
Finally, the people of God shares in the royal office of Christ. He exercises hid kingship by drawing all men to himself through his death and Resurrection. Christ, King and Lord of the universe, made himself the servant of all, for he came "not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." For the Christian, "to reign is to serve him," particularly when serving "the poor and the suffering, in whom the Church recognizes the image of her poor and suffering founder." The People of God fulfills its royal dignity by a life in keeping with its vocation to serve with Christ.
The sign of the cross makes kings of all those reborn in
Christ and the anointing of the Holy Spirit consecrates
them as priests, so that, a part from the particular
service of our ministry, all spiritual and rational Christians
are recognized as members of this royal race and shares in
Christ's priestly office. What, indeed, is a royal for a soul
as to govern the body in obedience to God? And what is as
priestly as to dedicate a pure conscience to the Lord and to
offer the spotless offering of devotion on the altar of the heart?
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loved us." This is the "new" law of
the Holy Spirit.
-Its mission is to be salt of the earth and light of the
world. This people is "a most sure seed of unity,
hope, and salvation for the whole human race."
-It destiny, finally, "is the Kingdom of God which has
been begun by God himself on earth and which
must be further extended until it has been brought to
perfection by him at the end of time."
A priestly, prophetic, and royal people
been begun by God himself on earth and which
must be further extended until it has been brought to
perfection by him at the end of time."
Jesus Christ is the one whom the Father anointed with the Holy Spirit and established as priest, prophet, and king. The whole People of God participates in these three offices of Christ and bears the responsibilities for mission and service that flow from them.
On entering the people of God through faith and Baptism, one receives a share in this people's unique, priestly vocation: "Christ the Lord, high priest taken from among men, has made this new people 'a kingdom of priests to God, his Father.' The baptized, by regeneration and the anointing of the Holy Spirit, are consecrated to be a spiritual house and a holy priesthood."
"The holy People of God shares also in Christ's prophetic office," above all in the supernatural sense of faith that belongs to the whole People, lay and clergy, when it "unfailingly adheres to this faith…once for all delivered to the saints," and when it deepens its understanding and becomes Christ's witness in the midst of this world.
Finally, the people of God shares in the royal office of Christ. He exercises hid kingship by drawing all men to himself through his death and Resurrection. Christ, King and Lord of the universe, made himself the servant of all, for he came "not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." For the Christian, "to reign is to serve him," particularly when serving "the poor and the suffering, in whom the Church recognizes the image of her poor and suffering founder." The People of God fulfills its royal dignity by a life in keeping with its vocation to serve with Christ.
The sign of the cross makes kings of all those reborn in
Christ and the anointing of the Holy Spirit consecrates
them as priests, so that, a part from the particular
service of our ministry, all spiritual and rational Christians
are recognized as members of this royal race and shares in
Christ's priestly office. What, indeed, is a royal for a soul
as to govern the body in obedience to God? And what is as
priestly as to dedicate a pure conscience to the Lord and to
offer the spotless offering of devotion on the altar of the heart?
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"The holy People of God shares also in Christ's prophetic office," above all in the supernatural sense of faith that belongs to the whole People, lay and clergy, when it "unfailingly adheres to this faith…once for all delivered to the saints," and when it deepens its understanding and becomes Christ's witness in the midst of this world.
Finally, the people of God shares in the royal office of Christ. He exercises hid kingship by drawing all men to himself through his death and Resurrection. Christ, King and Lord of the universe, made himself the servant of all, for he came "not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." For the Christian, "to reign is to serve him," particularly when serving "the poor and the suffering, in whom the Church recognizes the image of her poor and suffering founder." The People of God fulfills its royal dignity by a life in keeping with its vocation to serve with Christ.
The sign of the cross makes kings of all those reborn in
Christ and the anointing of the Holy Spirit consecrates
them as priests, so that, a part from the particular
service of our ministry, all spiritual and rational Christians
are recognized as members of this royal race and shares in
Christ's priestly office. What, indeed, is a royal for a soul
as to govern the body in obedience to God? And what is as
priestly as to dedicate a pure conscience to the Lord and to
offer the spotless offering of devotion on the altar of the heart?
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The sign of the cross makes kings of all those reborn in
Christ and the anointing of the Holy Spirit consecrates
them as priests, so that, a part from the particular
service of our ministry, all spiritual and rational Christians
are recognized as members of this royal race and shares in
Christ's priestly office. What, indeed, is a royal for a soul
as to govern the body in obedience to God? And what is as
priestly as to dedicate a pure conscience to the Lord and to
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