CCC 1535
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Through these sacraments those already consecrated by Baptism and Confirmation Cf. LG 10. 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." LG 11 # 2. On their part, "Christian spouses are fortified and, as it were, consecrated for the duties and dignity of their state by a special sacrament." GS 48 # 2.
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