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In 365 days, we'll read through the Catechism of the Catholic Church, discovering our identity and God's family as we journey together toward our heavenly home. This is Day 216. We are reading paragraphs 1577 to 1580. As always, I'm using the Ascension edition of the Catechism, which includes the Foundations of Faith approach, but you can follow along with any recent version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. You can also download your own catechism in a year reading plan by visiting Accenturepress.com slash CIY. That is what I'm following. In case you're wondering, you can also click follow or subscribe in your podcast app for daily updates and daily notifications today. Is 8216, paragraph 1577 to 1580. Yesterday we talked about the celebration of this sacrament.

We talked with deacons.

Also, who could confer the sacrament of holy orders?

And today, just very briefly, I think it's essentially four paragraphs, we're asking

and answering the question, who can receive this sacrament?

And so one of the things we're

going to hear is that very right away in paragraph 1577 says only a baptized man, veer, meaning

veer is the Latin term for male man, like not just human beings like, you know, homo, but veer being

a male human being. Only a baptized man, Veer, validly receives sacred ordination.

And we're going to talk about that a little bit because in our world, that can be kind of a

challenge for a lot of people. And so we're going to dive into that as best that I can.

And we're going to hear what the catechism has to say on that front. So as we enter into this topic

today, let's take a moment.

And before we dive into these four paragraphs, let us dive into the Father's heart and ask for

the Father's wisdom, ask for the wisdom of Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit.

Father in heaven, we ask you to please, in the name of your son, Jesus Christ, send us

your Holy Spirit, a Spirit of wisdom, a spirit of knowledge, a spirit of understanding. Give us a spirit

of docility, a spirit of being able to be taught. Give us a teachability, Lord God, that

guides us when we don't understand, That guides us when we have questions.

That guides us when we struggle.

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