In Persona Christi

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In Pasona Christi

The actual title of the essay was:

“The ordained person is more than a ‘representative’ of the congregation; they also act ‘in persona Christi’.”
Explain and evaluate this assertion.

My last essay, and I was writing this during the interview stage of the diaconal application process. This was another of my fast track essay, completed in only a couple of days. It is however a subject I had read a lot about and the Eucharistic Theology essay had forced my to cover a lot of the ground anyway. I was very glad to finish this essay and complete the Liturgical certificate course.

My mark for this essay was 59%.

Essay Index
Introduction
Question 1 - Who is the ordained person?
- So are the ordained roles different in more than degree?
-- The Permanent Deaconate
-- The Sacerdos
- A true priest of the New Testament
-- From Old to True
- Who is the Ordained person?
Question 2 - Who are the congregation?
Question 3 - What is ‘in persona Christi’?
Question 4 - Why is this more than representation?
- Above all the Lords sacrifice
- Not repeating but encountering
In Summary - The ordained person is more than a ‘representative’ of the congregation; they also act ‘in persona Christi’.
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