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 1 Int|     separate men from God and Jesus Christ. ~Paternal Solicitude for
 2 Int|             on earth the Kingdom of Christ, "a Kingdom of justice,
 3 Int|             as worthy "ministers of Christ," faithful "dispensers of
 4 Int|           flock the spirit of Jesus Christ. ~6. It must be recalled
 5 Int|             priest is like "another Christ" because he is marked with
 6 Int|      Saviour. The priest represents Christ Who said "As the Father
 7 Int|       increase the Mystical Body of Christ, they must be outstanding
 8 Int|      through them the "fragrance of Christ" may be spread everywhere.15 ~
 9 Int|           ornament of the Church of Christ; and by your preaching and
10 Int|            be even more hidden with Christ in God17 than the lives
11  I |          For he must cooperate with Christ, the only and eternal Priest;
12  I |                        IMITATION OF CHRIST ~Intimate Union with Jesus ~
13  I |          him keep his eyes fixed on Christ. Let him follow closely
14  I |          life, since it arises from Christ should always and in everything
15  I |            be directed towards Him. Christ is the Word of God and did
16  I |            meditate on the words of Christ: "Without Me you can do
17  I |             men but let him imitate Christ, Who "did not come to be
18  I |         will by means of obedience. Christ Himself established in the
19  I |            intact their fidelity to Christ and to the legitimate authority
20  I |          the Mystical Body of Jesus Christ. Consequently, it is necessary
21  I |      minister become, together with Christ, "a pure victim, a holy
22  I |            becomes the ministers of Christ and the dispensers of the
23  I |             the Divine Model, Jesus Christ. But We have chosen to concentrate
24  I |       golden book, The Imitation of Christ, "The priest should be adorned
25  I |    reproduce in itself the image of Christ, ought also to be with Him,
26  I |             Sacrifice of the Cross: Christ offers Himself to the Eternal
27  I |            who are the ministers of Christ, principally in order to
28  I |              when "in the person of Christ", he consecrates bread and
29  I |        become the Body and Blood of Christ, the priest can draw from
30  I |           and immolate himself with Christ. Consequently, he will not
31  I |               Put on the Lord Jesus Christ".40 Again if this precept
32  I |       priests. But putting on Jesus Christ does not mean merely adapting
33  I |      intimately in the sacrifice of Christ. However, this arduous and
34  I |            upon the Altar. As Jesus Christ immolates Himself, so His
35  I |           cincture of chastity; let Christ be the covering for your
36  I |         your head; let the cross of Christ be the protection before
37  I |          sin".41 ~Mystical Death in Christ ~35. We wish to repeat here
38  I |               It is quite true that Christ is a priest; but He is a
39  I |            in you which was also in Christ Jesus,' requires that all
40  I |            we must all undergo with Christ a mystical death on the
41  I |            words of St. Paul, 'With Christ I am nailed to the cross.'"42 ~
42  I |          The Riches of the Blood of Christ ~36. Priests and beloved
43  I |        riches of the blood of Jesus Christ; let us use them even to
44  I |           of ourselves offered with Christ to the Eternal Father, we
45  I |             we have become one with Christ through His oblation and
46  I | circumstance of life. ~The Voice of Christ and of the Church ~39. Obedient
47  I |             of the ages, that which Christ Himself had done, who "in
48  I |           it is done in the name of Christ, "through our Lord Jesus
49  I |              through our Lord Jesus Christ," who is our Mediator with
50  I |           It is truly "the voice of Christ," who "prays for us as our
51  I |            priest in praising Jesus Christ and, through Him, render
52  I |       Having the same intentions as Christ ~41. Consequently, the priest
53  I |             God; it is the voice of Christ our Advocate, by which we
54  I |          all the mysteries of Jesus Christ and bids us celebrate the
55  I |             we are the ministers of Christ, we are, nevertheless, wretched
56 II |             procure and communicate Christ's grace to the members of
57 II |     therefore they must serve Jesus Christ with perfect charity and
58 II |            by our time. ~Union With Christ in Apostolic Work ~58. But
59 II |          the closer he is united to Christ and guided in his activities
60 II |         activities by the spirit of Christ, the more fruitful his ministry
61 II |          his life a living image of Christ, all those who turn to him
62 II |          spend himself to represent Christ so perfectly as, in all
63 II |         imitators of me, as I am of Christ".59 ~The Heresy Of Action ~
64 II |             of sanctity given us by Christ. In the same way, nevertheless,
65 II |             looks toward no one but Christ to Whom he consecrates his
66 II |      yourselves the living image of Christ, so now for the sanctifying
67 III|         that the Society founded by Christ will never lack the priests
68 III|             Faith and in union with Christ, convinced that there is
69 III|           the invincible Athlete of Christ, Ignatius of Antioch: "Obey
70 III|             all the bishop as Jesus Christ obeyed the Father".79 "He
71 III|             be an imitator of Jesus Christ as He was an imitator of
72 III|      sincere and tender devotion to Christ Jesus present "truly, really,
73 IV |            spreading the Kingdom of Christ by novelties in his method
74 IV |          mutual charity which Jesus Christ has laid down as the distinctive
75 FIN|              135. We are priests of Christ. Therefore we must labor
76 FIN|       Others the Life Received from Christ ~136. We shall reach our
77 FIN|        virtue we have received from Christ. Showing Good Example ~137.
78 FIN|       children and walk in love, as Christ also loved us and delivered
79 FIN|           the living image of Jesus Christ. Take comfort in the thought