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 1 1 |      this summit of the Catholic priesthood. From that moment Our thoughts
 2 1 |      this most noble charge, the priesthood. ~
 3 3 |          special interest in the priesthood. For We have erected many
 4 6 |        sublimity of the Catholic Priesthood and its providential mission
 5 6 |        of the institution of the priesthood. ~
 6 7 |          vital importance of the priesthood; for against the priesthood
 7 7 |      priesthood; for against the priesthood in particular, as We have
 8 7 |         their attacks. It is the priesthood they desire to be rid of;
 9 8 |        always felt the need of a priesthood: of men, that is, who have
10 8 |       are built, there also is a priesthood surrounded by particular
11 9 |       prefiguring the Person and Priesthood of Christ Our Lord Himself. ~
12 11|   promulgated by Moses, set up a priesthood, which was, in this manner,
13 11|        the idea of sacrifice and priesthood. These were to become, through
14 11|          that sacrifice and that priesthood, which, though type and
15 11|         temple. Yet that ancient priesthood derived its greatest majesty
16 11|        foretype of the Christian priesthood; the priesthood of the New
17 11|        Christian priesthood; the priesthood of the New and eternal Covenant
18 12|        the duty of the Christian priesthood: Sic nos existimet homo
19 13| instituted the sacrifice and the priesthood of the New Covenant: "our
20 13|         not to put an end to his priesthood, at the Last Supper, the
21 13|          their successors in the priesthood to offer them, by the words '
22 14|          their successors in the priesthood, began to lift to heaven
23 22|        unto Him in whose eternal priesthood he has been made a sharer.
24 22|       champions of the Christian priesthood, men like St. John Chrysostom,
25 26|        and works of the Catholic priesthood. Such a past might, to itself,
26 30|        30. A last tribute to the priesthood is given by the enemies
27 30|       importance of the Catholic priesthood, by directing against it
28 30|          enemies of the Catholic priesthood are today the very enemies
29 30|           a homage indeed to the priesthood, showing it the more worthy
30 31|  Brethren, is the dignity of the priesthood. Even the falling away of
31 31|          the few unworthy in the priesthood, however deplorable and
32 31|       have been, and are, in the priesthood, preeminent in holiness,
33 35|          dignity of the Catholic priesthood does but reinforce its obligation
34 40|         treasure of the Catholic priesthood, that is, of chastity; for
35 43|            43. But the Christian priesthood, being much superior to
36 44|        of chastity, in which the priesthood finds its delights . . .
37 44|       priest and the name of the priesthood, it is not enough, I say,
38 45|        dignity" of the Christian priesthood, which We have briefly described,
39 47|          glories of the Catholic priesthood; something which seems to
40 53|        the crown of the Catholic priesthood. Our heart fills with fatherly
41 54| courageous company, the Catholic priesthood must have the spirit of
42 57|       shalt not do the office of priesthood to Me." The priest should
43 64|             64. The state of the priesthood is thus most sublime, and
44 65|         where candidates for the priesthood may be trained and educated
45 70|        life. He must look to the priesthood solely from the noble motive
46 70|      imagines and desires in the priesthood, as happened more often
47 70|         are not intended for the priesthood. By letting them go on almost
48 73|        life in candidates to the priesthood: "It is not enough," says
49 75|          youths destined for the priesthood. They should consider as
50 79|      high dignity of the "kingly priesthood" which the Prince of the
51 86|        increase the grace of the priesthood, he placed first the use
52 87| undertook the obligations of the priesthood, the abiding grace of this
53 89|          in your studies for the priesthood; and urge you from the depth
54 89|       fitting yourselves for the priesthood by solid virtue and learning,
55 89|        of your ordination to the priesthood, the Church find you in
56 90|       traditions of the Catholic priesthood and hasten that most auspicious
57 91|     memory and the glory of that Priesthood, of which Ours and yours,
58 92|   fifty-sixth anniversary of Our priesthood, the fourteenth of Our Pontificate. ~