“…pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ.”
“…pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ.”
Priests carry on the ministry of Jesus through the sacraments and the preaching of the Gospel, they are called to strengthen the people of God so they might be the light of the world.
It is through Holy Orders that “the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time: thus it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry.” (CCC 1536)
