Faith & Life Grade 7 · Chapter 8 · The Saving Mission of Jesus
Our Share in Christ’s Threefold Office
At Baptism, every Christian was anointed with chrism to share in Christ’s mission as priest, prophet, and king (CCC 783-786). This is not only for clergy. It is for every one of us, every day.
Explore the idea
Read each situation and decide which part of the threefold office it lives out most clearly. Discuss other examples.
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Discuss the connection
Saint Maximilian Kolbe lived all three: as a priest he served the Church, as a prophet he spread the Gospel through his writing, and as a king he gave his life to save another man in Auschwitz. Which of the three is strongest in your life, and which needs growth?
An original interactive exercise for Faith & Life Grade 7, Chapter 8 (“The Saving Mission of Jesus”). Grounded in Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
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