1558. “Episcopal consecration confers, together with the office of sanctifying, also the offices of teaching and ruling…. In fact … by the imposition of hands and through the words of the consecration, the grace of the Holy Spirit is given, and a sacred character is impressed in such wise that bishops, in an eminent and visible manner, take the place of Christ himself, teacher, shepherd, and priest, and act as his representative (in Eius persona agant).”37 “By virtue, therefore, of the Holy Spirit who has been given to them, bishops have been constituted true and authentic teachers of the faith and have been made pontiffs and pastors.”38
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6. What does God reveal to man?
239. What are the criteria for the proper use of singing and music in liturgical celebrations?
129. What is the condition of the risen body of Jesus?
49. How do the three divine Persons work?
216. What is the hope of the new heavens and the new earth?
432. What are the precepts of the Church?
4. Is the light of reason alone sufficient to know the mystery of God?
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How does Lamentations address the issue of human suffering?
What is the example of perseverance in the faith that Paul set in 2 Timothy 4:7?
How to be generous and share with those in need?
What does Nahum 1:9 say about God’s mercy to those who repent?
How can Christ’s return be a comfort in the midst of pain, according to 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18?
