III. The Three Degrees of the Sacrament of Holy Orders
1562
“Christ, whom the Father hallowed and sent into the world, has, through
his apostles, made their successors, the bishops namely, sharers in his
consecration and mission; and these, in their turn, duly entrusted in varying
degrees various members of the Church with the office of their
ministry.”43 “The function of the bishops’ ministry was
handed over in a subordinate degree to priests so that they might be appointed
in the order of the priesthood and be co-workers of the episcapal order for the
proper fulfillment of the apostolic mission that had been entrusted to it by
Christ.”44
- SECTION TWO THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
- CHAPTER THREE THE SACRAMENTS AT THE SERVICE OF COMMUNION
- ARTICLE 6 THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS
- III. The Three Degrees of the Sacrament of Holy Orders
- ARTICLE 6 THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS
- CHAPTER THREE THE SACRAMENTS AT THE SERVICE OF COMMUNION
From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team
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