The beloved Archbishop Sheen, whose result in for canonization is open in Rome, presents a profound and deeply religious take a look at the that means of the priesthood and relationship of the priest with Christ as an “alter Christus”.
Sheen delves deeply into what he considers the primary character of the priesthood, and one no longer incessantly mentioned, that of being, like Christ, a “holy victim”. To be like Christ, Sheen emphasizes that the priest should imitate Christ in His example of sacrifice, offering himself as a victim to make His Incarnation continually present on this planet.