CCC 1119

Christian Mystery›SECTION ONE THE SACRAMENTAL ECONOMY›CHAPTER ONE THE PASCHAL MYSTERY IN THE AGE OF THE CHURCH›II. The Sacraments of the Church

baptism grace church sacraments

Entities

Baptism Church Confirmation Grace Holy Orders Liturgy Messiah

Topics

church, christ, holy, communion baptism, baptized, christian, life christ, tradition, liturgical, god

Forming "as it were, one mystical person" with Christ the head, the Church acts in the sacraments as "an organically structured priestly community." Through Baptism and Confirmation the pRiestly people is enabled to celebrate the liturgy, while those of the faithful "who have received Holy Orders, are appointed to nourish the Church with the word and grace of God in the name of Christ."

Footnotes

LG 11; cf. Pius XII, Mystici Corporis (1943).
LG 11 # 2.

Ecclesiastical Documents (1)

Lumen Gentium

Lumen Gentium 11

Cross-References (10)

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