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Ave Maria in the Afternoon – April 17, 2025 – Hour 1

Marcus discusses how Holy Thursday is the blueprint for God’s new covenant with us and talks with Dr. John Bergsma about the Biblical roots of the priesthood.

 

Marcus' Monologue: Holy Thursday - the Blueprint of the New Covenant

Tonight Jesus begins the ordeal that would culminate on the Cross and result in the formation fo the Church and salvation of the world. It is the blueprint of God’s new covenant with us. Marcus explains the Scriptural significance of Holy Thursday.

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The Biblical Roots of the Priesthood

Is there anything in the New Testament about the need for priests in the Church? Was the priesthood found in the Old Testament simply a feature of the Old Covenant, undone by Christ? That’s not what we believe as Catholics. John Bergsma joins us with more.

 

Dr. John Bergsma is Vice President for Biblical Theology and Mission Effectiveness at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology and Professor of Theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he has taught Scripture since 2004. He is the author of many books, most recently Jesus and the Jubilee: The Biblical Roots of the Year of God’s Favor.

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