II. The Sacrament of Holy Orders in the Economy of Salvation
It is the same priest, Christ Jesus, whose sacred person his minister truly represents. Now the minister, by reason of the sacerdotal consecration which he has received, is truly made like to the high priest and possesses the authority to act in the power and place of the person of Christ himself (virtute ac persona ipsius Christi).24
Christ is the source of all priesthood: the priest of the old law was a figure of Christ, and the priest of the new law acts in the person of Christ.25
  • PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY
    • SECTION TWO THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
      • CHAPTER THREE THE SACRAMENTS AT THE SERVICE OF COMMUNION
        • ARTICLE 6 THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS
          • II. The Sacrament of Holy Orders in the Economy of Salvation


  • From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team


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