Day 210: The Sacrament of Holy Orders
The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
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The Sacraments at the Service of Communion
The first three sacraments are baptism, confirmation and Eucharist. The last two -- holy orders and matrimony -- are directed toward the salvation of others. It's almost like the gifts of the Holy Spirit for the buildup of the church. They're actually meant to be for others. And yet one person exercises them faithfully, just like one person exercises any gift faithfully. We grow in holiness, right? Because if we're saying yes to the Lord in the exercise of any gift, it sanctifies us too.
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