Par l'imposition des mains et la prière d’ordination est transmise la charge que Jésus a confiée aux #apôtres. C'est le rite essentiel de l'ordination épiscopale. 👉Messe d'ordination épiscopale de Mgr Franck Javary, évêque de #Châlons : https://youtube.com/live/BVjwCFq7yDM?feature=share Avec @DioceseChalons | KTO Télévision Catholique

If you’ve ever witnessed a priestly ordination, you might have noticed something deeply moving and strange: As the bishop lays hands on the ordinand in complete silence, the priests around him follow, one after the other, each placing their hand briefly on the head of the man to be ordained. Then, something even more striking happens… 🙏 They raise one hand… and they hold it there. In silence. In stillness. Without saying a word. Why? What does this gesture mean? Let’s open the treasure of the C