Fr. Chad Ripperger: What Makes a Good Priest? The Sacrifice of the Priesthood Explained

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What is the true purpose of the Catholic priesthood? In this powerful conference, Fr. Chad Ripperger explains that the priest is fundamentally called to one thing: to offer sacrifice. Drawing from Sacred Scripture, Catholic theology, and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, he explains why the priesthood cannot be reduced to administration, committees, or management, but exists to unite souls to Christ through sacrificial love. Fr. Ripperger examines: • The identity crisis affecting many priests today • The five sacrifices present in every Holy Mass • Why fidelity to the rubrics matters • The priest's personal sacrifice and self-denial • Poverty, chastity, and obedience • The priest's duty to imitate Christ crucified • The difference between the common priesthood of the faithful and the ministerial priesthood • Why charity always requires sacrifice • The devotion every priest should have to the Sacred Heart of Jesus This conference is an excellent meditation for priests, seminarians, religious, and faithful Catholics seeking a deeper appreciation for the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and the sacred office of the priesthood. Please remember to pray daily for your priests. "Learn from Me, because I am meek, and humble of heart." — Matthew 11:29 00:00 Sponsor 00:26 Introduction 00:32 The Identity Crisis of Modern Priests 00:50 The True Purpose of the Priesthood 01:28 The Five Sacrifices Present at Mass 01:38 Christ's Sacrifice on Calvary 01:54 The Sacramental Sacrifice 02:29 The Priest's Public Offering 04:00 The Priest's Private Offering 04:30 The Three Parts of Every Sacrifice 05:08 Offering One's Entire Life to God 05:24 Poverty, Chastity and Obedience 06:14 Slaying the Victim: Dying to Self 06:45 Pastoral Charity and Self-Sacrifice 07:28 Loving Souls Like Christ 08:18 Consummation of the Sacrifice 08:48 Faithfulness in Small Things 09:28 Avoiding Comfort and Spiritual Laziness 10:08 Every Rational Creature Is Called to Sacrifice 11:09 The Sacrifice of the Faithful at Mass 12:09 The Sacred Heart and the Good Priest 13:02 Pray for Holy Priests Fr. Ripperger's Press https://sentradpress.com/ Fr. Ripperger's order is found at https://dolorans.org/ For more by Fr. Ripperger & please visit http://sensustraditionis.org/ https://liberchristo.org/ https://montechristo.net/ https://www.icatholicmobile.com/ https://www.sanctifica.com/ https://realestateforlife.org/ - Real Estate For Life 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 (C) 2026 Sensus Fidelium #FrChadRipperger #CatholicPriesthood #HolyMass #TraditionalCatholic #LatinMass #CatholicFaith #SacredHeart #Priesthood #CatholicTeaching #SensusFidelium #CatholicChurch #HolySacrifice #CatholicSpirituality #PrayForPriests #Eucharist

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