Duties of A Catholic Priest
Three main aspects to the Priesthood: offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, hearing confessions, and counselling. Whilst continuing to hold the importance of these two aspects of Priesthood, today the Church has a significantly broader understanding.
Priests are also responsible for daily recitation of the principal and minor offices of the Liturgy of the Hours. Catholic priests are the only ministers of the Sacrament of Penance and Anointing of the Sick. They are the ordinary ministers of Baptism and witnesses to Holy Matrimony.
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