The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-10-18

character OF MS Iunct1OnS, conSo.
Grated by a heavenly amounting, Of
fering salutary sacrifice to God for
the expiation of sin, and drawing
from his character of Offering sacri-
ice. supreme authority over the
rest of mankind, whom he teaches
and guides in the way Of salvation.
Such was the priest before the com.
ing Of Christ. And as Christ was
represented in His priesthood before
His coming, SO also is He represent
y ed In His priesthood after His COM
: ing. AS the human paternity re-
minds US of the Divine paternity; as
sssth the Office Of king among men shad-
y dows forth the sovereignty of God;
= as the idea of sacrifice is explained
- by sin and expiation; SO does the
priesthood Of the Catholic Church. in
q far more perfect manner, repre-
90 sent Jesus Christ, the Goldman, as
% He Is known and adored by the whole
of Christendom. The priest is in
y truth and in deed the "Alter
Christus,"- another Christ. He is
ia priest of the priesthood of Jesus.
s9Tte' sacrifice that he offers is the
iLord of Hosts. The victim that He
ai1nmolates is the Immaculate God.
" Christ as priest, offered Himself
taSdpon the Cross for the salvation Of
A,sthe souls OF men, and His desire is
II thAt' He should be offered by His
s@A APOSTLES and their lawful successors
asEin the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
-T'' In order to give His priests the
power OF saying Mass our Lord
or Jesus Christ died. To redeem the
- world It was not necessary that our
Lord should" die. A single drop Of
s&dis' sacred Blood. a single tear, a
'sssthElsi prayer Of His would have
sffstsn6iced: but. in order to establish
rso4fIis priesthood, as He established it,
ess.our Blessed Lord must die. He
tva*wished to leave to the priests Of
His holy religion a fitting sacrifice;
ossslIe Twished to leave them victim
f!apura;% holy. hndoafed. worthy of God,
II ana HI the entire universe no vic.
~ TIM could be found so worthy as
It Himself. On the night before His
= dreadful Passion. our Lord insti-
tuted the sacrifice Of His own Body
and Blood. and also His priesthood
% when He said do this in com.
avs memotation Of Me-" All works to.
s.gether are not equal in value to ono
~ Sacrifice Of the Mass. because they
are the work Of men, but the Holy
Mass IL the work of God. Even
*martyrdom is nothing compared to
lit. for martyrdom is only the sacri-
%. fee that man makes of his life
to God: but the Mass is the sacri.
?: fee that God makes Of His Body
~ and Blood for man. In this sacri:
fee there Is nothing to be seen but
othe 1nfhite. The High-Priest Is God,
toiithe victim is God. -, ..=,.., d.
The Eternal Omnipotent God, in
Whose presence the pillars OF Heaven
tremble; that God before Whom the
world and all that dwells thereon;
before Whom the boundless universe
with its countless suns and planets
before Whom all created things are
- but as a drop Of water. as grain
Of sand. as il they were not; that
. God Of infinite majesty and glory made
Himself subject to His Apostles and
their successors in the priesthood
when He said "Do this in com.
- memoration Of Me-"
" ~ The first duty Of the priest is to
offer sacrifice. His second duty is
' to1' prepare the souls of others. that
'n they may be made worthy to receive
go the Sacrament of'the Body and Blood
~ ~ OF Jesus Christ, The power is given
sasths priest to free men from sin.
~ Receive ye the Holy Ghost. Whose