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OBLIGATION, CLERICAL

The duty of men in sacred order to excel in holiness above the laity and to give the laity a good example by their frequent reception of the sacrament of penance, daily mental prayer, visits to the Blessed Sacrament, recitation of the Rosary, and examination of conscience.