Catechism of the Catholic Church §1586 — excerpt
For the bishop, this is first of all a grace of strength (“the governing spirit": Prayer of Episcopal Consecration in the Latin rite): The grace to guide and defend his Church with strength and prudence as a father and pastor, with gratuitous love for all…
This translation is under copyright, so only the cited words are quoted here. Follow the link for the full text. Translation: English translation of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2nd ed. (Libreria Editrice Vaticana), as posted at vatican.va.
Also cites: Roman Pontifical, Ordination of Bishops 26, Prayer of Consecration · CD 13 · 16 · St. Hippolytus, Trad. ap. 3: SCh ll, 44-46
