...chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light" 18 . The second passage comes from the First Epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians,...

...Wherever the Church is, the whole Body of Christ instructs, consecrates, and guides its members: "But you are 'a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy...called you out of darkness into his wonderful light" (1 Pet 2:9). We exercise our priesthood in everything that we do with love, offering our very selves...

...experience of Him, until we are saturated with Him. III. THE ROYAL PRIESTHOOD First Peter 2:9 says, "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, so that you may tell out the virtues of Him who has called you out of darkness into...

...is removed and subsequently conferred upon only those who are the clergy of the Catholic faith. But you are a CHOSEN RACE, a royal PRIESTHOOD, a HOLY NATION, a PEOPLE FOR {God's} OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out...

...compromises; nobody's perfect; don't be a "holier than you" separatist; don't listen to Peter's comment, "You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession" (I Pet. 2:9). Balaam's teaching says, "You can worship flesh and Spirit."...

...stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this doom they were also appointed. 9 But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of...

...Evening Prayer I Hymn, antiphons, psalms and canticle, as on Easter Sunday, 376. READING i Peter 2:9-10 You are "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people he claims for his own to proclaim the glorious works" of the One who called you from darkness into...

...[Isaiah 8:14] who stumble at the word, refusing to believe, to which also they were appointed. 9But you* [are] "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for [God's own] possession, " [Exod 19:5,6; Isaiah 43:20,21; 61:6] in order that you* shall proclaim...

...of Peter puts it, summing up and applying to the new people of God the attributes of the Old Israel: "You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people He claims for His own to proclaim the glorious works of the One who called you from darkness into His...

...Christ. In addition to the ability to prophesy, we also function as priests and kings. Peter writes, "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness...