Holy Orders

1. Holy Orders Aaron Almario Adan Cañas Bryant Contreras Nick Gatti Joshua Perez

2. What does Holy Orders Celebrate? • It Celebrates the Ministry of Jesus as a • Priest • Prophet • Servant Leader

3. Priesthood of all Believers • Also know as the common priesthood of the baptized • Means that every Christian can minister in a • Priestly role • Reconciling people with God • Prophetic role • Proclaiming God’s truth • Servant Leader role

4. Apostolic Succession • Apostolic succession is assured in the sacrament of holy orders • This means priests and bishops represent Christ and act in the name of Christ • Even though their acts represent Christ they are human and therefore are not flawless • But when they preside in celebrating the sacraments we are assured that Jesus himself acts through them

5. Why not Women? • The ordination of women is not possible • When Jesus picked his apostles he chose men not women • Because Jesus chose men so did his Apostles • The church believes that they are bound by Jesus’ and his apostles choice to ordain only men

6. Bishops • Successors of the Apostles • Have the fullness of Holy Orders • They are entrusted with three key tasks • Leading worship and Sacraments (priestly function) • Teaching and applying the truth of the Gospel to their own times (prophetic function) • Pastoral governance (servant-leader function) • They are also entrusted with the oversight of dioceses, caring for the spiritual needs of the people in their diocese and fostering a unity of faith with the wider church.

7. Priests • Coworkers with the bishop of their diocese • Responsibilities • Worship • Teaching • Governing • Priests generally minister within • Parish • School • Or another setting within a dioceses

8. Deacons • They serve bishops by helping priests to carry out their tasks • They may proclaim the Gospel and preach • Assist the bishop and priests at the Eucharist

9. Celibacy • Catholic priests and bishops are not allowed to marry • A married man can become a deacon, but a single deacon can never marry • The choice of celibacy is a way of giving oneself entirely to the service of God and his people

10. Primary Symbols & Actions • The church community as a whole is a primary symbol of Holy Orders • The ordaining bishop asks the people in the assembly for their approval of the candidates • The laying of the hands is the other main symbolic action • It symbolizes the candidates empowerment by the spirit

11. Three Orders, Three Rituals • At their Ordination, bishops receive the Book of Gospels; their head is anointed with sacred oil; they are given a ring, which signifies marriage to the church; they receive a miter and a shepherd’s staff, a symbol of the leadership style of Jesus, the good Shepherd • The ritual of ordination for priests includes clothing them in the official vestments of the office, anointing their hands with oil, and presenting them with a paten and a chalice holding the bread and wine, signs of their role into the Eucharist • Deacons, like new priests, are also dressed in their vestments during their ordination ritual. They also receive the Book of Gospels, a symbol of the ministry of preaching that is part of a deacon’s official role in the church