The mission and faculty ("the sacred power") to act in persona Christi. Configuration to Christ as Priest, Teacher, and Pastor. The imprinting, as in Baptism, of an indelible character that cannot be ...

A. A Sacrament is an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace. Q. 575. Are these three things, namely: An outward or visible sign, the institution of that sign by Christ, and the giving of ...