1567. “The priests, prudent cooperators of the episcopal college and its support and instrument, called to the service of the People of God, constitute, together with their bishop, a unique sacerdotal college (presbyterium) dedicated, it is, true to a variety of distinct duties. In each local assembly of the faithful they represent, in a certain sense, the bishop, with whom they are associated in all trust and generosity; in part they take upon themselves his duties and solicitude and in their daily toils discharge them.”51 priests can exercise their ministry only in dependence on the bishop and in communion with him. the promise of obedience they make to the bishop at the moment of ordination and the kiss of peace from him at the end of the ordination liturgy mean that the bishop considers them his co-workers, his sons, his brothers and his friends, and that they in return owe him love and obedience.
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
70. Where does the soul come from?
26. Who are the principal witnesses of the obedience of faith in the Sacred Scriptures?
373. What does the dignity of the human person imply for the moral conscience?
479. How are the bodies of the deceased to be treated?
343. How is the sacrament of Matrimony celebrated?
592. What is the sense of the petition “Give us this day our daily bread”?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the significance of Aeneas’ healing and Dorcas’ resurrection in Acts 9:32-43?
What is the story of the healing of the bleeding woman in Mark 5:25-34?
What is Ezekiel’s message about individual responsibility before God?
