The Doctrine of God the Sanctifier

The Sacrament of Holy Order

Concept and Sacramental Nature of Holy Order

#226 Holy Order is a true and proper Sacrament which was instituted by Christ.

The Individual Grades of Ordination

#227 The consecration of priests is a Sacrament.

#228 Bishops are superior to priests.

The Effects of the Sacrament of Holy Order

#229 The Sacrament of Order confers sanctifying grace on the recipient.

#230 The Sacrament of Order imprints a character on the recipient.

#231 The Sacrament of Order confers a permanent spiritual power on the recipient.

The Dispenser of the Sacrament of Order

#232 The ordinary dispenser of all grades of Order, both the sacramental and the non-sacramental, is the validly consecrated bishop alone.

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