Chapter — Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884)
Chapter III. On the Minister of the Sacraments
¶1.
The Minister of the Sacraments is he who, in the name of Christ, whose place he holds, performs the sacramental action.
¶2.
We must treat 1º of the requisites in the Minister for conferring the Sacraments; 2º of the office of the Minister in the administration of the Sacraments.