Sacrament of MIssion

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What are Holy Orders? 

Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to His Apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time.

 Put another way, it's what makes priests, bishops and deacons into, well, priests, bishops and deacons.

What is a priest? 

One especially consecrated to the service of God. A person who is authorized by a church to lead prayers and religious services.

 

What is a Bishop? 

A clergyman who holds a high position in certain Christian churches. A bishop is often in charge of a group of churches.

What is a Deacon? 

A member of certain Christian churches who has a set of church duties but may also have an outside job or be married. 

Deacon

Bishop

Priest

You are a royal priesthood...

All Christians are baptized as priest, prophet, and king.

 This gives each Christian a special mission to make sacrifices and serve others, helping everyone they meet to better know and love God.

Have you ever thought as yourself as a royal priesthood? Why or why not?

When did being a priest become a thing? 

 The Israelites had a priestly class, starting with Moses and his brother Aaron. Aaron was designated high priest of what was later known as the Levitical priesthood, after the tribe of Levi.

 The priest in those days maintained the sacred space of the temple and offered sacrifice on High Holy days.

A member of certain Christian churches who has a set of church duties but may also have an outside job or be married.

1. Priest
2. Bishop
3. Deacon
4. Eucharistic Minister

A clergyman who holds a high position in certain and is often in charge of a group of churches.

1. Priest
2. Bishop
3. Deacon
4. Counselor

One especially consecrated to the service of God. A person who is authorized by a church to lead prayers and religious services. Can only perform 6 of 7 sacraments.

1. Deacon
2. Priest
3. Bishop
4. Eucharistic Minister

When did the church start having priests? 

Started with 12 disciples, so they worked with the local churches to identify more leaders. They trained and anointed people for formal roles in the Church. Within the first two centuries, these came to be bishops; in Greek, episkopos.

 These were leaders of regional and local churches. They   guided the activity of a place, but also united that local place with the Universal Church .

How does the process of Holy Orders happen? 

What is Ordination? A permanent change, creating what is sometimes called an indelible or unerasable mark on the soul.

 How is it performed? Through the laying on of hands, which is a throwback to the Apostles.

Who? In the Catholic Church, there are three things you can be ordained as: deacon, priest, and bishop

What can Deacons do? 

They can preach, witness marriages and perform baptisms.

They can't consecrate the Eucharist, hear confessions, confirm the faithful or anoint the sick

What can Priests do? 

Priests do all the Sacraments but can't ordain other priests or deacons. That's for bishops to handle. 

Since all Christians are proclaimed priest, prophet, and king at baptism, the sacrament of Holy Orders gives us all an example of how to be Christ to one another, speak the truth and lead others to faith.

What is a permanent change, creating what is sometimes called an indelible or unerasable mark on the soul.

1. Love
2. Ordination
3. Holy Spirit
4. Blessed

How is Ordination performed?

1. Laying on of Hands and Oil
2. Water
4. Wine

Who CANNOT be Ordained?

1. Priest
2. Grandma
3. Bishop
4. Deacon

Do you think that people view marriage differently today than they did even 20 years ago? Why or why not?

Who can get married? 

Who can get married?

A man and a woman that have consented to marry eachother. 

Who performs the ceremony?

Priest or Bishop

Symbol of Matrimony

Wedding rings

What are the effects of Matrimony? 

• The husband and wife become signs in and to the world of God's steadfast love for us. 
• In today's society 2 authorities sanction the union of marriage - Church and State 
• State can grant a divorce but it doesn't break the bond of the Sacrament of Marriage

Church Annulment

A civil divorce basically says that what was once a marriage is no longer a marriage. The marriage took place but ended. A previously married couple no longer has the legal obligations of husband and wife.

An annulment, on the other hand, basically says that the Sacrament of Matrimony never took place to begin with.

According to the Catholic Church, who can get married?

1. woman and man
2. woman and cat
3. man and dog
4. woman and computer

What is the symbol used to represent the Sacrament of Matrimony?

1. rings
2. oil
3. crosses
4. water

What is one of the effects of marriage?

Who CAN'T marry you in the Catholic Church

1. Bishop
2. Mr. Beast
3. Priest

According to the Catholic church even if the state grants you a divorce, you are still bound to the Sacrament of Marriage

1. True
2. False