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AN EDGE NIGHT ON PRIEST,

PROPHET, KING
SCRIPTURE 1268 SUPPLIES NEEDED
Matthew 3:1-6, 13-16 1547 • Stickers
Matthew 5:16 1818 • Blue painters tape
Matthew 10:32-33 1822 • Megaphone
John 3:16 • Crown
Philippians 2:15 YOUCAT • Bible
1 Peter 2:5-9 5
139 MEDIA
CCC 259
SUGGESTIONS
64 • YouTube: “That’s My King Dr.
166 KEY WORDS S.M. Lockridge (Official)” by
522 Priesthood Albert Martin
718-720 Anointed
783-786 Prophet
1142 Messiah

EDGE NIGHT GOAL
The goal of this Edge Night is to help the youth
understand how they share in Jesus’ threefold
mission as priest, prophet, and king.
EDGE NIGHT AT A GLANCE
This Edge Night begins with a large group game
of capture the flag. The Proclaim is separated into
three different teachings about being a priest,
prophet, and king. The Break consists of a small
group discussion and the Edge Night ends with a
special blessing and a sending forth for the youth
to live out the call to be priests, prophets, and
kings.
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room with the teaching on the priesthood display
some priestly vestments along with poster boards
that have the words faith, hope, and love on them.
In the room where the prophet teaching will be
given, have a table covered in burlap cloth with
a Bible displayed opened to the Old Testament.
Also, have a picture of John the Baptist as well as
poster boards with the words Messiah, repent,
and salvation written on them. In the area for
the king teaching have it decorated like a royal
court with a chair up front with lush velvety cloth
draped over and around it, a red carpet leading
up to it, and a crown on the chair. Also put up
poster boards with the words kingdom, chosen,
and sons and daughters.

ENVIRONMENT CORE TEAM FORMATION

For this Edge Night there will be three different
By our Baptism, as the People of God, we are
areas/rooms to be set up for each teaching on the
called to share in the three unique offices of
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specific topics of priest, prophet, and king. For the

Christ as priest, prophet, and king. In doing so we

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share in Christ’s mission and imitate Him in the
way that He loved and served others (CCC 783).
Every baptized person shares in the common
priesthood of Christ. This priesthood is different
than the sacramental priesthood of Holy Orders.
In this sharing, by the Holy Spirit, we are called
to live lives of sacrifice and forgiveness and to be
holy (CCC 784). We too share in Christ’s prophetic
office in that we are called to follow and uphold
the faith as well as share it with those around
us (CCC 785). Finally, we are made to share in
Christ’s kingly office as a people gathered to Him
by His Death and Resurrection. We are called to
share in His royalty by serving those around us
particularly the poor and suffering (CCC 786).
Read the following excerpt from a sermon of
St. Leo the Great and reflect on the following
questions:
The sign of the cross makes kings of all those
reborn in Christ and the anointing of the Holy Spirit
consecrates them as priests, so that, apart from the
particular service of our ministry, all spiritual and
rational Christians are recognized as members of
this royal race and sharers in Christ’s priestly office.
What, indeed, is as royal for a soul as to govern the
body in obedience to God? And what is as priestly
as to dedicate a pure conscience to the Lord and to
offer the spotless offerings of devotion on the altar
of the heart?
• What can you do in your life to share more in
the priestly office of Christ specifically through
sacrifice and forgiveness?
GATHER
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
(5 min)
Supplies
• Stickers
As the youth walk in to the meeting space have
three different types of stickers, one that signifies
priest, one prophet, and one king. Randomly
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• What can you do to share more in the prophetic
office of Christ? Who are some people in your
life who need to hear the Good News?
• What can you do to share more in the royal office
of Christ? Who in your life is poor or suffering
and how can you serve them more?
• What are some ways to make this relevant to
the youth? What are some practical ideas we
can give them to live these out?
TO THE PARENTS
This week at Edge we discussed how by our
Baptism we are all called to share in Jesus’ roles of
priest, prophet, and king. As lay people we share
in the common priesthood (different from the
priesthood of Holy Orders) by living lives of faith,
hope, and charity. We share in Christ’s prophetic
role by proclaiming the Good News of Jesus to all
that we meet. Finally, we share in the kingly role of
Christ by imitating Christ the King in the way that
He loved and served those who were poor. Here
are some questions to ask your son or daughter
this week:
• What does it mean to live out our role in the
common priesthood?
• What does it mean to live out our role as
prophets?
• What does it mean to live out our kingly role?
• What did you like most about Edge this week?
hand out the stickers and have the youth put the
stickers on their hands as they walk in. Try your
best to give out the same amount of each sticker.
Also assign Core Members to each of the three
groups and instruct them to stay with that group
for the entire Edge Night.
Gather in all the youth, introduce any youth who
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are there for the first time, and recognize any
birthdays. Give a brief introduction to the night
and begin in prayer.
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 MINI CAPTURE THE FLAG
(15 min)
Supplies
• Blue painters tape
• Megaphone
• Crown
• Rosary
Break the room into three even sections using
blue painters tape on the ground. Designate each
section to one team--the priests, the prophets,
and the kings. In each section have a box taped
on the ground that will need to be guarded. In
the box of each section place a special item, for
example, a megaphone for the prophets, a crown
for the kings, and a rosary for the priests. Also
have another box in a separate corner of each
space to be the jail.
Begin by breaking the youth into their three teams
depending on their stickers. The goal of this game
is to be the first team to have all of the items in
their own box. If a player is tagged in the section
of another team trying to get the special item,
they must go to jail until someone on their own
team comes and tags them out. Once a team’s
special item is taken; that whole team is out. For
example if the kings get the megaphone from the
prophets, then all the prophets are out and it is
just between the kings and priests. Have a prize
for the winning team.
PROCLAIM
TEACHING INTRODUCTION
(5 min)
During this time, the youth minister will give a
brief introduction to the teaching of the Church
on all of our roles as priests, prophets, and kings.
Here is an example of this teaching:
Jesus Christ has a unique role of being a priest,
prophet, and king; these roles are given to Him
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through God the Father and by the anointing of
the Holy Spirit. When we are baptized, we too are
anointed by the Holy Spirit and called to live out
these three roles of priest, prophet, and king. We
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are now going to split up into our three groups, and
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you will all have the opportunity to learn what these
roles are and how to live them out in your life.
The youth minister should instruct all the youth
to go to their designated room for the teaching.
All the youth will begin at the teaching that
corresponds with the sticker on their hands.
Then, after five minutes, they will rotate to the
next teaching.
“PRIEST” TEACHING
(5 min)
This teaching can be found on page 74 to 75. Here
are the main points from the teaching:
• There are two different types of priesthood,
that which is celebrated through the Sacrament
of Holy Orders, and the common priesthood of
the people.
• All who are Baptized and Confirmed are called
to live out the common priesthood.
• We live the common priesthood by building up
the Church and by living lives of faith, hope, and
charity.
“PROPHET” TEACHING
(5 min)
This teaching can be found on page 76 to 77. Here
are the main points from the teaching:
• A prophet is someone who proclaims the
coming of the Messiah and calls for repentance.
• There were many prophets in the Old Testament,
and the last prophet was John the Baptist.
• We are all called to be prophets and to proclaim
the Good News of Christ in our world today.
“KING” TEACHING
(5 min)
This teaching can be found on page 78. Here are
the main points from the teaching:
• Jesus Christ came as our King not to be served
but to serve.
• We are called to participate in the kingly role of • What are some things that you can do to live
Christ by imitating Him in His love and service out the three-fold office of priest, prophet, and
to others. king?

• We live for the Kingdom of Heaven where we

will live in eternal happiness with the Great King.
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BREAK VIDEO
(5 min)

SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION Play the video “That’s My King” from the Media
(10 min) Suggestions.

Break the youth into small groups, begin in prayer, CLOSING PRAYER AND BLESSING
and use the following questions for discussion: (10 min)

• What does it mean to share in Christ’s
priesthood? As a prophet? As a king?
• What are ways that we live out these
characteristics?
Bring all the youth back in for a final prayer. Invite
your parish priest to come and give a blessing to
all the youth for special grace to live out the call to
share with Christ in being priests, prophets, and
kings.

• What is the difference between our parish priest

and how we share in the priesthood of Christ?
FURTHER ADAPTATION IDEAS
• If you are unable to play the large group capture
the flag, do a relay race with the three teams.
• What can we do in our everyday lives to be like
Have each team run to pick up an item that
prophets?
represents their team or a slip of paper with the
word priest, prophet, and king written on it.
• How was Jesus a King unlike any other?

TAKING IT DEEPER: SMALL GROUP

ADAPTATIONS FOR 8TH GRADE:
For your 8th grade youth who are looking to go
deeper, utilize the following questions in place of
the ones above to foster a deeper conversation.

• What is the difference between the priesthood

of Holy Order and the common priesthood?

• Have you ever thought about or prayed for your

vocation?

• How can you share the Good News of Jesus

Christ at school? What are you afraid of when it
comes to evangelization?
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• Have you ever viewed Christ as a King? What

makes His kingdom different from the kingdoms
on earth?
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 PRIEST
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KEY WORD Anointed – Anointing with oil

in the sacraments is a symbol
DEFINITIONS of the Holy Spirit filling a
person with the graces and
Priesthood – Referring to
gifts of the Holy Spirit. (CCC
both the priesthood conferred
695)
through Holy Orders and the
priesthood of the faithful
people conferred through
Baptism and Confirmation.
(CCC 784, 1547)

PRIESTHOOD THROUGH HOLY ORDERS

When many of us think of priesthood, we think of the pastors of
our church, the men who have given their lives to serve Christ and
to serve the Church. These men through the Sacrament of Holy
Key Word
Orders are given a specific role as the leaders of the Church and
CCC 1547
are called to live their lives building up the Church. Through the
CCC 1142
Sacrament of Holy Orders, they are given the authority of Christ to
confer or perform the Sacraments, and live their lives in imitation
of Christ.

It is important that we recognize the great role of our priests and

the sacrifices they make for us to help lead us to Christ. Be sure to
pray for our priests and thank them for all they do for us.

COMMON PRIESTHOOD
As we said earlier, when we are Baptized and Confirmed we are
anointed with the Holy Spirit and we too come to share in the
roles of Christ as priest, prophet, and king. To be clear this type Key Word
of priesthood is not the same as the priesthood we just talked YouCat 259
about. They are two very distinct things. So, how do we share in the
priesthood of Christ?
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 For us as Baptized believers in Christ we are called to live out the
CCC 1547 common priesthood by allowing the graces we received in our
CCC 1268 Baptism to work in our lives. This means that we live a life of faith,
CCC 784 hope, and charity. We are called both individually and together as
1 Peter 2:5 a community to grow together in love and service of God. We are
1 Peter 2:9 God’s chosen people, and we are called to bring Him honor and
praise in all that we do.

LIVING THE COMMON PRIESTHOOD

So, how do we live out our role in the common priesthood? As we
said before, when we are anointed in the Sacraments of Baptism
and Confirmation we are given the graces to live out this role. But
how do we live out these virtues of faith, hope, and charity in our
lives?

We can do this through prayer. We can pray and ask God to increase
these virtues in us. At the beginning of the rosary on the three
beads before the decades start, we ask for an increase in faith,
hope, and charity. We can also live these out by doing acts. We can
act in faith by choosing to believe in God and all that He has shown
CCC 166 us through Jesus Christ. We can do this by fully participating at Mass
Matthew 10:32-33 and actively listening and responding. We can read the Gospels and
CCC 1818 share what we learn about Christ with others. The virtue of hope
CCC 1822 gives us a desire for eternal life and the happiness of heaven. We can
act in hope by doing things in our lives that are worthy of heaven,
by avoiding sin, and frequenting the Sacrament of Reconciliation. In
charity, we love God above all else and love our neighbor. We can
live out this aspect of our common priesthood by loving God first,
then those around us, in our family and our community.

We have been given the grace and gift of the Holy Spirit to live out
our role of the common priesthood, all we have to do is trust in God
and seek to build up and love those around us.

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 PROPHET
TEACHING

KEY WORD Messiah– “A Hebrew word

DEFINITIONS
Prophet – One who is sent
by God to form people in the
hope of salvation
meaning anointed.” This
is one of the titles of Jesus
who accomplished his divine
mission of being priest,
prophet, and king. (CCC 436)

WHAT IS A PROPHET?
A prophet is someone who is sent by God to preach the good news of
salvation. The place that we are most familiar with seeing prophets Key Word
is in the Old Testament. These prophets of the Old Testament – YouCat 5
people like Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel – preached the coming of CCC 64
the Messiah and the salvation for all the People of God. They are Key Word
the ones who foresaw the coming of Jesus and called all the people CCC 522
to turn away from their sins and to turn to God the Father.

One of the last prophets, and one who is in the New Testament is
CCC 718-720
John the Baptist.

Read the account of John the Baptist from Matthew 3:1-6

John the Baptist is known for preparing the way for the Lord; he
preached the same message of repentance and preparation for the
coming of Jesus as many Old Testament prophets– but he lived to Matthew 3:13-16
see Jesus. John went out into the desert to baptize people, and he
baptized Jesus Christ Himself.

OUR ROLE AS PROPHETS

So, what does this mean for us? Are we supposed to go out into the
desert and eat bugs and only talk about Jesus?

As we are learning, we are called to share in Jesus’ role as a prophet.

This does not mean that we have to act like the prophets in the
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Old Testament – but we are all called to proclaim the Good News
of Jesus. We are no longer preaching the coming of Jesus, like the CCC 785
prophets of old, but we are preaching the Good News that Jesus John 3:16
came and saved us from our sins. We are preaching the hope of
heaven and the call to live lives of greatness. We are called to be
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 How do we do this? How are we to be modern day prophets? We
can do this by talking to our friends and family about Jesus and what
Philippians 2:15 He has done in our lives. We can do this by inviting our friends to
Matthew 5:16 Mass and to Edge. We can also be prophets through our actions
by avoiding sin and putting our hope in Christ and not thing of this
world. Simply through loving others, treating them well, and being
kind to those around us we can shine the light of Christ into the
world around us.

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 KING
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CHRIST THE KING

What comes to mind when you think of a king? A crown? A castle?
(Let the youth respond with some ideas).

What are some examples of kings we see? In the movies, on television

shows, in books, etc. (Let the youth give some ideas).

When Jesus came, He was not like a king that the people were
expecting. Many of the Jewish people were looking for someone
much like the king we have described. The thought the king would
be someone who was famous, wealthy, and powerful, but Jesus
came with humility and lived a simple life. He did not have a fancy CCC 786
crown, and He did not have a big castle to live in. Rather, His type of
kingship was one of service and love. He is a King much greater than
any other king in the world because He is the King of the Universe,
yet He did not flaunt this. Rather, He spent His time with the poor,
the sick, and the suffering.

He is a King who did not come to the earth to condemn us, to boss
us around, and to make us slaves. He came to serve us and show
us His great love. This love is ultimately shown when He dies on the John 3:16-17
cross for all of us and for our sins so that we would one day be able Romans 5:8
to live in the Kingdom of Heaven with Him.

OUR KINGSHIP
We are all called to participate in the kingship of Jesus by imitating
Him in acts of charity. We exercise our kingly role by serving the
poor and the suffering around us. What are some practical ways we
can do this? We can help those who are physically poor by donating
clothes, food, or money to those in need. We can serve those who are CCC 786
spiritually poor by praying for them, praying with them, and inviting YouCat 139
them to Church. Are there people in your life who are suffering from
loneliness? You can be a friend to someone in need at school, you
can smile at someone who seems to be sad, or you can spend time
with an elderly relative who is lonely.

There are so many ways that we can participate in the kingship of

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Christ. Even if it may not seem like the kingdoms we know, it is a

far greater kingdom to be a part of. This is a kingdom of eternal
happiness far greater and far more beautiful than any kingdom on
earth. It is a kingdom ruled over by our God who loves us more than
we could ever imagine.
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 PPK CHECKLIST

EDGE NIGHT CHECKLIST

EDGE NIGHT DATE: WEEK PRIOR TO EDGE NIGHT:

____________________________________________ ⃞ Hand out/email the Edge Night to the Core

Members
EDGE NIGHT TOPIC:
⃞ Assign duties to the Core Team
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⃞ Pick videos and/or songs

CORE TEAM ASSIGNMENTS: ⃞ Gather all the supplies

Environment ________________________________ ⃞ Email Core Team the Edge Night Core Formation

Opening Prayer ______________________________

WEEK OF THE EDGE NIGHT:
Games _____________________________________
⃞ Prep for games and the environment
Proclaim ____________________________________
⃞ Meet with the Core Member doing the Proclaim
Closing Prayer _______________________________ (if applicable)

Videos: ____________________________________ DAY OF THE EDGE NIGHT:

____________________________________________ ⃞ Email parents the information about the Night
and any announcements
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⃞ Gather and set-up for the night
Songs: ____________________________________
⃞ Pray!
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EDGE NIGHT EVALUATION

INSTRUCTIONS:
Evaluation is a key to successful ministry. Use the following questions to discuss
and evaluate your Edge Night.

What is going well at our Edge Nights? What can Would you be interested in leading prayer,
we improve? explaining games, or giving a Proclaim teaching?

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Was there one particular part of this Edge Night Are our Core meetings effective? How can I
you did not think was necessary? What and better serve you as a youth minister? What can
Why? we do to better serve our youth?

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EVALUATION

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