Without holy orders, we would not have four of the other six sacraments, namely confirmation, Eucharist, reconciliation and anointing ... and Aaron’s ordination as high priest.

But Tetzaveh is directed towards the garb of Aaron, the first high priest, and of his successors. Has the bible suddenly taken a turn towards elitism? Not really. The role of the Priest is to ...

St. Cyril of Jerusalem speaks to the matter of priestly anointing: “When Moses imparted to his brother [Aaron] the divine commandment, in constituting him high priest, having washed him with ...

Moses 17:23 Illustration from 19th century. Moses consecrations Aaron to the high priest (Leviticus 8, 12) Moses pours the anointing oil on Aaron's head and consecrations him to the high priest ...

He was ordained a priest on May 23 ... saying Masses and giving Holy Communion, marrying, and anointing the sick, in his abundant leftover free time, he taught at Ryan High School and Norfolk Catholic ...

10 " 'The high priest, the one among his brothers who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and who has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair become unkempt [1] or ...

Theirs is a witness to a different life, another set of values, another perspective on what most people hold dear ...

This week’s portion, Pekudei, offers the high priest’s garments as a powerful image for that aspiration. On his forehead, a diadem engraved with the words Kodesh laHashem—Holy to God—a ...

Bishop Alfred ‘Lahojah’ Ogunnusi of the Cherubim & Seraphim Unification Church has apologised over the tongue-to-tongue anointing ritual he conducted. A viral video had captured the cleric ...