he performs it...like a preacher gives a church service
The most important role of the priest is to perform mass. Without a priest, we could have no communion. A deacon can do almost everything else a priest can do, but only a priest (or higher) may perform transubstantiation (the miracle of turning bread into the body of Christ).
The priest provided for the spiritual well being of the villagers. He performed church services, such as baptism and mass, and he provided guidance.
Neither. A priest celebrates a mass.
The lead Priest in a Mass is the Celebrant.
when a priest celebrates the sacrament he exercises his role as. what
The priest said Mass.
Anyone may serve at Mass IF the priest celebrating the Mass allows, it would be up to the individual priest who was the celebrant.
A Priest is the leader in prayer during the mass.
A priest (Refereing to a Catholic) does mass as transfiguration / communion as transubstation and a vicar does a service in rememberance only. If i was you, i would go for option one , it is a true mass.
Only Priest knew gods wishes.
Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, celebrated the first Catholic Mass the night before He suffered and died. It is in the Bible in Mark 14, Matthew 26, Luke 22, and talked about in John 6, and 1 Corinthians 11.
A Priest is the leader in prayer during the mass.