2 Timothy 1:6 (WEB)
For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
Catechism · 2
“To fulfil their exalted mission, "the apostles were endowed by Christ with a special outpouring of the Holy Spirit coming upon them, and by the imposition of hands they passed on to their auxiliaries the gift of the Spirit, which is transmitted down to our day through episcopal consecration."” — Catechism footnote: LG 21; Cf. Acts 1:8; 24; Jn 20:22-23; 1 Tim 4:14; 2 Tim 1:6-7.
“The Lord Jesus chose men (viri) to form the college of the twelve apostles, and the apostles did the same when they chose collaborators to succeed them in their ministry.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mk 3:14-19; Lk 6:12-16; 1 Tim 3:1-13; 2 Tim 1:6; Titus 1:5-9; St. Clement of Rome, Ad Cor. 42, 4; 44, 3: PG 1, 292-293; 300.
Fathers and councils · 1
- John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XIII.12Conference XIII
“And therefore he warns Timothy and says: “Neglect not the grace of God which is in thee;” and again: “For which cause I exhort thee to stir up the grace of God which is in thee.”” — editor's note: 1 Tim. iv. 14; 2 Tim. i. 6.
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Cross-references · 4
Cited together in Catechism §1556.
Cited together in Catechism §1556.
Cited together in Catechism §1556.
Cited together in Catechism §1556.