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Ministerial Priesthood

The ordained who offer the Eucharist and minister the sacraments — a contested office

The ministerial priesthood is the ordained office that offers the Eucharist and administers the sacraments. Early witnesses such as Ignatius of Antioch and Cyprian attest to a structured ministry. The traditions differ: Catholic and Orthodox churches affirm a distinct, sacramental priesthood set apart by ordination, while many Protestant communions reject a separate sacerdotal order and emphasize instead the priesthood shared by all believers.

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  1. Hebrews
    Rome · 67
    explains
  2. Book VIII. Concerning Gifts, and Ordinations, and the Ecclesiastical Canons
    — · 220
    explains
  3. The Epistles of Cyprian.
    Carthage · 258
    explains
  4. The Church History of Eusebius
    Caesarea · 339
    explains
  5. The Canons of the Councils of Ancyra, Gangra, Neocæsarea, Antioch and Laodicea, which Canons were Accepted and Received by the Ecumenical Synods
    — · 360
    explains
  6. Ephraim Syrus: The Nisibene Hymns
    Edessa · 373
    explains
  7. Select Orations of Saint Gregory Nazianzen
    Nazianzus · 390
    explains
  8. Selections from the Letters of St. Ambrose
    Milan · 397
    explains
  9. On the Duties of the Clergy
    Milan · 397
    explains
  10. Treatise Concerning the Christian Priesthood
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  11. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Epistle to the Hebrews
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  12. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Timothy, Titus, and Philemon
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  13. A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  14. Homilies on First Corinthians
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  15. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  16. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    applies
  17. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the Romans
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    redefines
  18. The Homilies on the Statues to the People of Antioch
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  19. Homilies on Second Corinthians
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  20. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  21. The Letters of St. Jerome
    Bethlehem · 420
    explains
  22. Letters of St. Augustin
    Hippo Regius · 430
    explains
  23. City of God
    Hippo Regius · 430
    explains
  24. The Ecclesiastical History of Socrates Scholasticus
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 439
    applies
  25. The Ecclesiastical History of Sozomen
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 450
    explains
  26. The Ecclesiastical History, Dialogues, and Letters of Theodoret
    Cyrrhus · 458
    explains
  27. The Letters and Sermons of Leo the Great
    Rome · 461
    explains
  28. The Book of Pastoral Rule, and Selected Epistles, of Gregory the Great
    Rome · 604
    explains
  29. Selected Epistles of Gregory the Great
    Rome · 604
    explains
  30. The Canons of the Council in Trullo; Often Called The Quinisext Council
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 692
    applies
  31. The Seventh Ecumenical Council. The Second Council of Nice
    Nicaea · 787
    explains
  32. Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90)
    Paris · 1274
    explains
  33. Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59)
    Paris · 1274
    explains
  34. An Invitation to Holy Communion
    Zwolle · 1471
    explains
  35. Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church
    Geneva · 1564
    redefines
  36. Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It
    Geneva · 1564
    explains
  37. Book Second. of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thereafter to Us Under the Gospel
    Geneva · 1564
    explains
  38. Seventeen Occasional Sermons
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
    explains
  39. Five Sermons. On Different Occasions
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
    explains
  40. Thoughts on the Revival of Religion in New England
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
    applies

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