VII. The Effects of the Sacrament of Holy Orders
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For the bishop, this is first of all a grace of strength (“the governing
spirit”: Prayer of Episcopal Consecration in the Latin rite):78
The grace to guide and defend his Church with strength and prudence as a father
and pastor, with gratuitous love for all and a preferential love for the poor,
the sick, and the needy. This grace impels him to proclaim the Gospel to all,
to be the model for his flock, to go before it on the way of sanctification by
identifying himself in the Eucharist with Christ the priest and victim, not
fearing to give his life for his sheep:
- SECTION TWO THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
- CHAPTER THREE THE SACRAMENTS AT THE SERVICE OF COMMUNION
- ARTICLE 6 THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS
- VII. The Effects 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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