Ecumenical Dialogue - Catholic

For the past four to five years, I have been actively involved in ecumenical dialogue on several internet forums as a Catholic. My postings are distributed across various forums, and it has been hard for me to trace my own writings. I thought it would be good if I can gather them all in one place, or at least set up a platform where I can launch myself into these forums. Here it goes. The first forum, where I am now still posting to, is: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/catholicact/

Monday, July 03, 2006

Priestly Sacrifices - Our Pure Conscience and Devotion

This is elaborated in the Catechism #786:

 

http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p123a9p2.htm#782

 

"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, apart from the particular service of our ministry, all spiritual and rational Christians are recognized as members of this royal race and sharers in Christ's priestly office. What, indeed, is as 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 offerings of devotion on the altar of the heart?

 

Also, read:

 

Rom 12:1

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

 

1Pe 2:5

Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

   

 

# posted by Matthew Tan Yew Hock @ 7:22 PM

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