Holy Orders
CCC1533-1535:- This sacrament confers a special grace for a particular mission in the Church to serve and build up the People of God. It contributes in a special way to ecclesial c [...]
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CCC 1425-1426, 1484:- Since the new life of grace received in Baptism does not abolish the weakness of human nature nor the inclination to sin (that is, concupiscence), Christ [...]
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CCC 1503:- The compassion of Jesus toward the sick and his many healings of the infirm were a clear sign that with him had come the Kingdom of God and therefore victory over sin, o [...]
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CCC 1290:- The essential rite of Confirmation is the anointing with Sacred Chrism (oil mixed with balsam and consecrated by the bishop), which is done by the laying on of the hand [...]
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