Title: Matrimony and Holy Orders | Sts. Anne & Joachim Catholic Church | Fargo, ND
Headings: Matrimony and Holy Orders
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Content: if they contribute as well to personal salvation, it is through service to others that they do so. They confer a particular mission in the Church and serve to build up the People of God. ( CCC 1534)
Through these sacraments, those already consecrated by Baptism and Confirmation for the common priesthood of all the faithful can receive particular consecrations. Those who receive the sacrament of Holy Orders are consecrated in Christ's name "to feed the Church by the word and grace of God." On their part, "Christian spouses are fortified and, as it were, consecrated for the duties and dignity of their state by a special sacrament." ( CCC 1535)
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If you have questions or would like help discerning a call to the priesthood or religious life, please contact one of our priests here at Sts. Anne & Joachim or the Vocation Director at the Diocese of Fargo by visiting www.fargodiocese.org. Sacrament of Matrimony
"The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring; this covenant between baptized persons has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a sacrament." Can.