website
Skip to content

Apologetics

Expert Answer Forum

by Catherine Frakas 17 Apr 2002

Presider or Priest? QUESTION from Roberta Foster August 30, 1999 In another Parish nearby, my cousin heard when the priest give sermons he mentions Presider many times, she figured out what he meant was instead using priest he used Presider. Now what was that all about? It also happened in the University Chapel this other priest also mention Presider in place of priest. What exactly is going on? Is this another of the liberals (very, very liberals)attack against Rome? Satan never sleeps!!
ANSWER by John-Paul Ignatius on September 4, 1999 Dear Miss Foster:
Well, actually, it is both as I understand it.
We can look at is as the priest wearing a couple of hats during the Celebration of the Mass.
He is priest, celebrant, preacher, and presider.
He is priest with the power to consecrate the Sacrament and to stand in place of Christ; he is the celebrant, the one making or performing the celebration; he is preacher, preaching the Word of God to the people; and he is Presider, presiding over the celebration, the president or chairman of the meeting.
Some people may use the term presider too much. It is possible that some do this to de-emphsize the priestly ministry. If this is the case, such a motivation would be wrong. But we cannot presume what another's motivation is unless they tell us.
Presider is one of the functions of a priest during Mass.
Back to Index Page

930 x 520px

SPRING SUMMER LOOKBOOK

Sample Block Quote

Praesent vestibulum congue tellus at fringilla. Curabitur vitae semper sem, eu convallis est. Cras felis nunc commodo eu convallis vitae interdum non nisl. Maecenas ac est sit amet augue pharetra convallis.

Sample Paragraph Text

Praesent vestibulum congue tellus at fringilla. Curabitur vitae semper sem, eu convallis est. Cras felis nunc commodo eu convallis vitae interdum non nisl. Maecenas ac est sit amet augue pharetra convallis nec danos dui. Cras suscipit quam et turpis eleifend vitae malesuada magna congue. Damus id ullamcorper neque. Sed vitae mi a mi pretium aliquet ac sed elitos. Pellentesque nulla eros accumsan quis justo at tincidunt lobortis deli denimes, suspendisse vestibulum lectus in lectus volutpate.
Prev Post
Next Post
Someone recently bought a
[time] minutes ago, from [location]

Thanks for subscribing!

This email has been registered!

Shop the look

Choose Options

Recently Viewed

Edit Option
Back In Stock Notification
this is just a warning
Shopping Cart
0 items