Confession (Sacrament)
The sacrament of penance — hearing confessions as a priestly ministry. Lapide was summoned by Van der Burch as "a confessor for the more solemn feasts of the year"; Van der Burch himself devoted himself "to hearing confessions."
Preliminaries
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— Lapide was summoned by Van der Burch as "a confessor for the more solemn feasts of the year."
"summoned by you from Mechlin to the Metropolitan Church over which you presided as Dean — as a confessor for the more solemn feasts of the year"
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— Van der Burch devoted himself "to hearing confessions" as part of his priestly duties.
"by devoting yourself to hearing confessions"