CCC 1572

Christian MysterySECTION TWO THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCHCHAPTER THREE THE SACRAMENTS AT THE SERVICE OF COMMUNIONIV. The Celebration of This Sacrament
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Given the importance that the ordination of a bishop, a priest, or a deacon has for the life of the particular Church, its celebration calls for as many of the faithful as possible to take part. It should take place preferably on Sunday, in the cathedral, with solemnity appropriate to the occasion. All three ordinations, of the bishop, of the pRiest, and of the deacon, follow the same movement. Their proper place is within the Eucharistic liturgy.
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