United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

616 • United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

Priest/Priesthood: 524

Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist: 174, 219-20, 220, 223-24, 227-29, 525 of God: 108, 205, 209 attentiveness to the presence of God in prayer: 209, 467, 476-77 in Christian worship: 166 in creation: 51, 390 in the hearts of the just: 485, 493 in the human soul: 346 signs of: 171 of the Holy Spirit: 105-6, 110 in the Church: 205, 210, 500 deepening of in Confirmation: 205, 210, 500 in the Soul: 318 as Capital Sin: 317 consequences of: 326, 398 envy and: 456 excessive pride sets one in opposition to God: 524 see also Capital Sins Priesthood, ministerial: 519-20 bishops as possessing fullness of: 265 a call and a gift from God: 269-70 of Christ: 263-64 conferred by Holy Orders: 264 as differing in essence from common priesthood of the faithful: 264-65 ensuring the continuity of the ministry Christ entrusted to the Apostles: 268 ministerial priesthood in service of the common priesthood: 519-20 reserved for baptized Catholic males: 267-69 sacramental nature: 268 two degrees of: 266 Priesthood of the faithful: 117, 138, 193, 264-65, 273-74, 524 ministerial priesthood and: 519 Presumption: 343 Pride: 317, 524

acts in the name of the Church when presenting to God the prayers of the Church: 265 appointed by the bishop to the pastoral care of parishes: 266 common priesthood of the baptized: 117, 193, 264-65, 273-75 identity of the priest’s ministry: 266 acts in the person of Christ the Head of the Church: 270 as an “icon of Christ”: 268 joined to the priesthood of Christ: 274 ministerial priesthood in service of the common priesthood: 519-20 of Jesus Christ: 264 leading people in prayer with genuine reverence: 472 ministerial priesthood in service of the common priesthood (see Priesthood, ministerial, above) ministry of the priest co-worker with the bishop: 266, 273 minister of the Sacraments: 264, 271 (see also under Anointing of the Sick; Baptism; Confirmation; Eucharist; Penance) promoting the dignity of the laity and their role in the Church’s mission: 274 receiving the vows of the spouses in marriage: 282 representing the bishop in the parish: 266 offers the Eucharistic Sacrifice: 171, 218 in the Old Testament: 266-67 participation in the priesthood of Christ: 274 promises obedience to the bishop in service to God’s People: 266 shepherding people entrusted to him: 271