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Priests
Priest is a title given to individuals that have devoted themselves to the religious practice that has called them to service. Most require advanced education and ordination by their church. Priests are found in many branches of Christianity, Buddhism and Shintoism.
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from Radio Replies, by Fathers Rumble and Carty, 1942
380. Catholics call their Priest, "Father," yet Christ said, "Call no man your father upon earth." Matt. XXIII., 9
Your rigid interpretation would forbid your calling an earthly parent father. Yet God Himself, in the commandments, terms one of your parents father, and tells you to honor him as such. Your text means simply, "Call no one your father as if you had no other father with rights over you." That is, you must realize that all paternity is of God, and that you owe your being, and all that you have, including your earthly father, to Him. Nor can any claims of an earthly father avail against our duties to God, our heavenly Father. Meantime, Catholics do not call a Priest "Father" in the same sense as that in which they call God their Father. A Priest, by God's Providence and by the authority of Christ, is a father in the spiritual sense, just as natural parent is a father in an earthly sense. By administering Baptism he gives spiritual life to a soul; he nourishes that life by conferring the Sacraments; he warns, teaches, helps with his advice, corrects, and does all in the spiritual life that an earthly father does in the temporal order. So much so that St. Paul attributes a true paternity to himself, saying, "I admonish you as my dearest children . . . for in Christ Jesus, by the Gospel, I have begotten you." 1 Cor. IV., 14.
We, Catholics, call priests "Father" because they are our spiritual fathers.
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What priests 1st celbrated Halloween?
The ancient Celtic priests were the first to celebrate Halloween, and it was associated with the Celtic new year. It was believed that on the last night of their year (October 31), the Lord of Death, Samhain, allowed the souls of the dead to return home. Evil spirits, witches, ghosts and demons also roamed, but could be placated by a feast.
What were the priests like in the 1500?
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Catholic AnswerThe same as they are today. An awful lot of the duties of a priest depend on if he is a diocesan or religious priest and where he lives. For instance, a diocesan priest is normally serving in a parish. But all priests primary duty is the celebration of the sacraments, particularly the holy Mass. After that, he might be running a parish, teaching in a school, serving in the Chancery, etc. Still both now and 500 years ago, their duties are to do the will of God for them, and to mirror Our Blessed Lord in their lives.How are catholic priests paid in England?
A catholic priest is paid a salary through the Parish. They can also accept donations from parishioners without it having to be donated through the Parish.
What do Eastern Orthodox priests wear?
They wear Vestments while conducting the Divine Liturgy and the Sacraments.
What is a priest's punishment for adultery?
United States
The rules vary by state. In some states adultery is still a criminal offense. In most jurisdictions it is grounds for divorce. See the related link below.
India
According to the Indian penal code the punishment is a 7 years jail term if it is proved, along with fine.
What is the priest supposed to do in confession?
The priest is bound to secrecy, meaning that he cannot tell what you have done to anyone else.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe priest's seal of the confessional is complete. He can not even change his behavior due to anything he might have learned in the confessional. It has been known that priests have suffered greatly and been jailed to keep the secrecy of the confessional.What do priests wear during Mass?
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Catholic AnswerA priest wears an amice and an alb, tied with a cincture. Over that he puts his stole, some priests wear a maniple, especially if they are celebrated in the Extraordinary Form. Over all of that they wear the chasuble. All of this is called his vestments.A priest normally may wear a cassock all the time, as a lay-man would wear a suit jacket. Unless the priest happens to be the Holy Father, his everyday cassock would be black, if he is a Bishop, then it would have purple buttons, and purple piping, if he is a cardinal, it would be red buttons and piping. When he goes to celebrate Mass, over that he would wear an alb, a long, white robe:
Priests were an alb: a long, floor length white robe. If it doesn't completely hide their collar and street clothes, then they wear an amice around their neck. The alb is tied with a long white robe called a cincture. He then wears a stole, which is a narrow, long piece of cloth that goes around his neck and falls knee length on either side. Over all of that he wears a chasuble.
Why can protestant priests marry?
1)Who follower of Jesus Christ (new Testament) they are christian.
2)In the New testament for the priest marriage not prohibited.
3)Protestant Believe is only words of the god (BIBLE) only commander.
4) Protestant Believe any man or women without marriage he or she not able to live without of sexual thinking with others.
5)Bible say in Ten Commandment and New Testament The person excluding his wife or husband - he/she thinking sexual emotion with others it is a sin.
A Pandit, and their caste is Brahmin.
Wrong - a pundit is any person who has knowledge of a particular subject regardless of caste. The word Pundit is so widely used in western culture that it is now defined in English/American dictionary. I see this word pundit being used daily referring to experts and not brahims.
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For the different languages that India has..there are different terms. A few examples:
Maharaj, swami, melshanti, namboothiri,
A pandit when translated in English is a priest.And according to Hinduism a pandit has to be a brahmin.
Hindu priests are called pujaree or Maharaja
Where do priests sleep at night?
Diocesian priests usually live in a Rectory, a house provided by the parish of which they are the priest. Religious priests either live in a monastery, or a house owned by their Order unless they are serving in a diocese, in which case they live in a Rectory.
What are priests annointed with?
A blessed oil called the oil of chrism or sacred chrism. It is usually blessed by a bishop at the Chrism Mass on or just before holy Thursday. It is an olive oil with a perfumed scent ( similar to myrrh that Jesus received from the Wise men at his birth) added.
What activities do Catholic priests engage in?
Primarily, the Catholic Church is the Body of Christ, and so she is a witness for Him in the world. She is also the sacrament of salvation, and this is worked out in people's lives through the seven sacraments, which the Church administers. She proclaims the Gospel, ministers to the faithful, and evangelizes those not yet converted.
Does a cardinal have to be a priest?
One does not have to be a cardinal to be elected pope. However, it is now rare for that to happen. Pope Urban VI, born Bartolomeo Prignano, was Pope from 8 April 1378 to his death in 1389. He was the last Pope to be elected from outside the College of Cardinals.
Why do priest live in rectories?
Most diocesan priests live in rectories that are provided by the parish as a home for the local clergy. The rectories are usually located close to, or attached to, the church building. This way, the priests are close to their work and more available to the parishioners.
Should priests get involved with the government?
Nope. If they were then you would be like the UK. Where we failed to achieve the modernity of separating church and state. Instead our queen heads the state religion of which itself was involved in making laws, a constitutional arrangement that only Iran has decided to mimic. Unless you want a monarch to rule over you then your country should be an ecclesiastical or sacradotal state.
idk sorry,but peasants lived in houses that were made ofbricks adobe walls supported on stone foundations (with a mean of 15 square meters)
How do you abbreviate the word monsignor?
The word used in English to be bestowed on some Roman Catholic clerics is spelt as you have in the question. Incidentally, the plural of the word in English is Monsignori.
What is a skullcap worn by a catholic priest called?
A priests skull cap is called a "Zuchetto". Another name for it is a "Callote".
Ref: www.myfreedictionary.com
There is not a universally common terms.
The "Christian religion" includes a lot of different subgroups... plus there will be titles that are unique to some countries or languages.
A thesaurus such as www.m-w.com will give you different titles such as reverend, father, pastor, minister, preacher ...
Why does priest should remain celibate?
Speaking of the Catholic faith and those 'daughter' churches with similar structure, priestly celibacy - a mandatory practice of abstaining from marriage for all Catholic clerics - was adopted in A.D. 1139 at the Second Lateran Council.
The Bible has examples of those called to serve God being celibate but nowhere does it command those who which to serve God to be in such a state. Indeed, the Apostle Paul was inspired to say this about our 'pulls of the flesh:'
1 Corinthians 7:8-9New King James Version (NKJV)8 But I say to the unmarried and to the widows: It is good for them if they remain even as I am; 9 but if they cannot exercise self-control, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
Can an episcopal priest that is married ever become a Catholic priest?
Not in the eyes of the Catholic Church. They do not consider an Episcopal Priest to be ordained in Apostolic Succession, so is therefore a layman (a non-priest like you or I).
This is depite Episcopalian (and all priests in the Anglican Communion) being able to trace their succession back through the bishops to the pre-Reformation Church based in Rome.
