The Priest as Celebrant and Spiritual Father

What is a priest? Why does the Church have priests, and what do they do? Father Maxym returns to his series on the Church in Orthodox Theology to talk about the priesthood, what the ministry of the priest is, and why the priesthood is necessary in the Church. This talk was given on November 3, 2021.
00:00 - Introduction
01:22 - The Priesthood in the New Testament
10:17 - The Service of Ordination
17:06 - The Second Prayer of Ordination
18:40 - "That he may become worthy to stand in innocence before Your altar"
24:00 - "To proclaim the Gospel of Your Kingdom"
26:58 - "To minister the Word of Your Truth"
29:15 - "To offer to You spiritual gifts and sacrifices"
33:47 - "To renew Your people through the font of regeneration"
35:27 - Additional facet 1: To receive to confession, to become a witness of the remission of sins
37:23 - Additional facet 2: To pastor
39:04 - St. Symeon of Thessaloniki
43:53 - St. Maximos the Confessor
46:47 - Concluding remarks
Father Maxym is the pastor of Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church, a parish of the Patriarchate of Constantinople located in the heart of Canada’s capital.
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