What is a Religious Priest?

A religious priest takes public vows of poverty, celibacy and obedience to serve a superior in a religious order and the mission of that religious order. He celebrates Mass and the sacraments. But in addition to these sacred moments, a religious priest lives in community with other priests and sometimes with religious brothers. Priests in religious orders are bound together by the mission and vision of the Founder who goes back centuries in order to proclaim old truths in new forms. The Jesuits, the Dominicans, the Franciscans, the Michaelites, etc. are all examples of religious priests.