Our Lord at the Father's Right Hand

To sit means to abide, to stay. It also means to occupythe throne of judgment. In both meanings of this word, it belongsto Christ to sit at the right hand of the Father, that is, to abidein the Father’s glory, and to reign together with the Father.

It belongs to Christ as God to have, equally with the Father, the identical divine glory, beatitude, and power. This is”sitting at the right hand of the Father.” The phrasedoes not indicate a secondary place, nor a place merelynext to the Father. It means that Christ as God rules inabsolute equality with the other two divine Persons.

And it belongs to Christ as man to sit at the Father’s right hand, in the sense that Christ’s humanity isdowered with the Father’s gifts beyond all other creatures.

As God, Christ is equal with the Father, and one withhim in substance; as man, Christ excels all creatures in possessingdivine gifts. On both scores, Christ alone holds just title to theplace at the Father’s right hand.