When did Jesus ordain the apostles priests in the Roman Catholic Bible?

Answer 1

He ordained them when He instituted the Eucharist and told them, "Do this in remembrance of me" (Luke 22:19, 1 Cor. 11:24). This is defined Catholic dogma (Council of Trent, Doctrine on the Sacrifice of the Mass, can. 2).

Although this was when Christ constituted the apostles as priests, this is not obvious from the common English translation of his words as "Do this in remembrance of me" (Greek, "Touto poieite eis ton emen anamnesin"). The meaning of two key words--poieite and anamnesin--are not adequately brought out by this translation.

Poiein has sacrificial overtones. In the Septuagint (LXX), the Greek version of the Old Testament, there are about seventy sacrificial uses of poiein. One example: "Now this is what you shall offer (poieseis) upon the altar: two lambs a year old, day by day, continually" (Ex. 29:38).

Anamnesis also has sacrificial overtones. It occurs only eight times in the New Testament and the Greek Old Testament. All but once (Wis. 16:6) it is in a sacrificial context: "There is in these sacrifices a reminder [anamnesis] of sin year after year" (Heb. 10:3). "And you shall put pure frankincense with each row, that it may go with the bread as a memorial portion [anamnesin] to be offered by fire to the Lord" (Lev. 24:7). "On the day of your gladness . . . you shall blow over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; they shall serve you for remembrance [anamnesis] before your God" (Num. 10:10). Psalm 38 (39) is titled, "A Psalm of David, for the memorial offering [anamnesin]." Psalm 70 (71) its titled, "To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, for the memorial offering [anamnesin]." In these cases the term anamnesis can be translated as "memorial portion," "memorial offering," or "memorial sacrifice."

Thus in the remaining two occurrences of anamnesis (Luke 22:19, 1Cor. 11:24), Christ's words, "Do this in remembrance of me," can be translated as "Offer this for my memorial sacrifice." Given the sacrificial character of the Eucharist, there is little doubt this translation is appropriate. To tell someone, "Offer this for my memorial sacrifice," is to direct him to fulfill a priestly function (see Heb. 5:1). So the Church has correctly regarded Christ's words as the institution of the apostles' priesthood and as the basis for all future priests who offer the Eucharistic sacrifice.

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Answer 2

Jesus is real, and working in the world today. However, he did not ordain the apostles as priests. In Hebrews 4:14-16, we have the great Mediator, Jesus Christ. Every person who has been saved by the blood of Jesus Christ is a priest in their own right, because we can go "boldly before the throne of grace" for anything we need.

Answer 3

He didn't.

Priests were a much later invention of the church. In the early Church the leaders of individual churches were both men and women (eg Lydia) but later on the church leader roles were formalised and only men were allowed to be church leaders.

Answer 4

In my view, Jesus never contemplated a priesthood as it's practiced in some churches today - i.e., excluding women and married people. In answer to your question, please see Matthew 28:19/Mark 16:15/Luke 24:47 and Acts 1:8.

Answer 5

When did Jesus become a priest?

Initially Christ is identified as Melchizedek in Genesis 14 and Psalm 110.

Psalm 110 The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. 2 The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. 3 Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth. 4 The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

Genesis 14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. 19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: 20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

Luke shows him being born into the tribe of Levi, in the house of Aaron via Mary.

5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying, 25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men. 26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.

36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. 37 For with God nothing shall be impossible. 38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda; 40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. 41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: 42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. 43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of m

Answer 6

At the last supper. The lkast supper was the night before he was crucified.