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1540 Instituted to proclaim the Word of God and to restore communion with God by sacrifices and prayer, ⁹ this priesthood nevertheless remains powerless to bring about salvation, needing to repeat its sacrifices ceaselessly and being unable to achieve a definitive sanctification, which only the sacrifice of Christ would accomplish. ¹⁰

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PART TWO: THE CELEBRATION OF THE CHRISTIAN MYSTERY

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SECTION TWO: THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH

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CHAPTER THREE: THE SACRAMENTS AT THE SERVICE OF COMMUNION

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ARTICLE 6: THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS

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II. THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS IN THE ECONOMY OF SALVATION

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9 Cf. Mal 2:7-9.

10 Cf. Heb 5:3; 7:27; 101-4.

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