Why must Mary be considered a Priest?

Why must Mary be considered a Priest?

In tradition many reasons are given why Mary can rightly be called a priest. Here we enumerate just a number of them.

1. Mary belonged to a priestly family

The Fathers of the Church point out that Mary was of priestly descent. According to legend she had lived in the temple from early childhood. Her being part of a priestly family is seen as important since Jesus himself, the eternal High Priest, derived his priesthood from her.

2. Mary exercised priestly functions

Mary exercised many priestly functions, especially offering Jesus as a sacrifice both at the Presentation in the Temple and on Calvary.
A further collection of thirty relevant quotations from theologians and spiritual writers will be found in Mary as a sacrificial priest.

3. Mary gave us the Eucharist

Mary is also considered as the person who, with Christ, gave us the Eucharist. The Fathers therefore called her “the golden table with the loaves of proposition”.

4. Mary procures forgiveness of sins

Through her role as intercessor and mediator on behalf of the rest of mankind, Mary was seen to be instrumental in procuring for us forgiveness of sins, always independent on Jesus’ own redemptive role of course. Intercession and procuring forgiveness of sins were seen to be specifically priestly functions, as described in the letter to the Hebrews.

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