What is the role of the priest or bishop in offering sacrifices?

The answer

Origen combines the apostolic and the priestly definitions of the Christian ministry when he says: “The apostles and their successors, priests according to the great High Priest … know from their instruction by the Spirit for what sins, and when, and how, they must offer sacrifice.”

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty

Fr. Tadros Yacoub Malaty, Catechism of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Volume 1, Books 1–3. First English Edition, 2023. Published by St. George Coptic Orthodox Church, Sporting, Alexandria, and Queen St. Mary & Prince Tadros Coptic Orthodox Church, South Brunswick, NJ. Copyright © 2023. Translation and Editing: Youth of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Arabian Gulf, and Egypt.