Canon 381

1. Clerics are to be ardent in apostolic zeal, an example to

all in works of charity and hospitality especially towards the

sick, the afflicted, the persecuted, the exiled and refugees.

2. Unless constrained by a just impediment, clerics are bound

by the obligation to provide assistance to the Christian faithful

out of the spiritual goods of the Church, especially the word of

God and the sacraments, when they ask for them at appropriate

times, are properly disposed, and are not prohibited by law from

receiving them. 3. Clerics are to recognize and promote the

dignity of the laity and the particular part which they have in

the mission of the Church, especially by testing the multiform

gifts of the laity, and also by channelling the experience of

these lay people for the good of the Church especially in ways

provided by the law.