Hebrews 5:3 (WEB)
Because of this, he must offer sacrifices for sins for the people, as well as for himself.
Catechism · 3
The Sacrament of Holy Orders
“…needing to repeat its sacrifices ceaselessly and being unable to achieve a definitive sanctification, which only the sacrifice of Christ would accomplish.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Heb 5:3; 7:27; 101-4.
“…they are consecrated in order to preach the Gospel and shepherd the faithful as well as to celebrate divine worship as true priests of the New Testament."” — Catechism footnote: LG 28 cf. Heb 5:1-10; 7:24; 9:11-28; Innocent I, Epist. ad Decentium: PL 20, 554 A; St. Gregory of Nazianzus, Oratio 2, 22: PG 35, 432B.
The Church - People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy Spirit
- §784Paragraph 2 · The Church - People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy SpiritRead at vatican.va
“…priests to God, his Father.' the baptized, by regeneration and the anointing of the Holy Spirit, are consecrated to be a spiritual house and a holy priesthood."” — Catechism footnote: LG 10; Cf. Heb 5:1-5; Rev 1:6.
Fathers and councils · 3
John Chrysostom
“Hebrews v. 1–3” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment“Wherefore Paul also saith of the priest, that “he ought as for the people so also for himself to offer for sins, for that he also is compassed about with infirmity.” ( Heb. v. 3, 2.)” — the author cites it
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Ambrose of Milan
“…for this is the interpretation of the Name, “without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life,” which also refers to the Son of God, Who in His Divine Generation had no mother, was in His Birth of the Virgin Mary without a father; begotten before the ages…” — editor's note: Heb. v. 3.
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Cross-references · 5
Cited together in Catechism §1540.
Cited together in Catechism §784.
Cited together in Catechism §1540.
Cited together in Catechism §1540.
Cited together in Catechism §1540.