Priestly soul

Priestly soul and Lay mentality . : 

Priestly soul and Lay mentality . CHRIST’S FAITHFUL All incorporated through Baptism. Equality (all anointed at Baptism) Diversity (a second anointing with Holy Orders) Common Priesthood of the faithful Personal responsibility and freedom - Hierarchy: Ministerial Priesthood

STRUCTURE OF THE CHURCH ON EARTH . : 

STRUCTURE OF THE CHURCH ON EARTH . The Equality Christ's Faithful: all incorporated in Christ through Baptism constituted People of God all sharers in Christ's Priestly offer prayer & sacrifices Prophetic do apostolate Royal office build up the Church

Church VISIBLE .MINISTERS : 

Church VISIBLE .MINISTERS Sacrament of Order: common and ministerial. Characteristics of the Church’s ministry: Spirit of service , collegiality. Bishops Priests Deacons

Church VISIBLE . MINISTERS : 

Church VISIBLE . MINISTERS Hierarchy: Bishops, priests, deacons, lay people. Why the Ecclesial ministry? Service. Christ: source of ministry and giver of its authority and mission, orientation and goal. The one sent by the Lord does not speak and act on his own authority, but by virtue of Christ's authority It is Christ who authorizes and empowers: Preach Sacraments Organize the Church

Church VISIBLE . : 

Church VISIBLE . 1.- True equality with regard to dignity and activity all cooperate in building up the Body of Christ Common priesthood according to each one's own condition and function 2.- Essential diversity of ministry the differences are useful for the mission of the Church: hierarchy, laity, consecrated life.

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COMMON PRIESTHOOD - participation of the Royal Priesthood of Christ - Received by all faithful through Baptism, - It is reinforced in Confirmation, - The center and root is the Eucharist. ENABLE IN “...priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ” (1 P 2, 5), and contributes to the salvific mission of Christ. “Therefore all the disciples of Christ, persevering in prayer and praising God, should present themselves as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God. Everywhere on earth they must bear witness to Christ” (Lumen gentium 10, Vatican Council 2).

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COMMON PRIESTHOOD Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist. Prayer Sacrifices Witness to Christ in every environment of the world

The Lay Faithful or Laity : 

The Lay Faithful or Laity

The Lay Faithful or Laity : 

The Lay Faithful or Laity “Laity" = all the faithful except those in Holy Orders and those who belong to a religious state approved by the Church. The Vocation of Lay People: Seek God in Temporal Affairs. Initiative in discovering or inventing means to permeate social, political, and economic realities with demands of Christian doctrine and life’.

The Lay Faithful or Laity : 

The Lay Faithful or Laity 1. Priestly Office.in the front line of Church life need clear consciousness of not only belonging to the Church but of being the Church apostolate of pastors cannot be effective without the apostolate of the lay faithful

The Lay Faithful or Laity : 

The Lay Faithful or Laity 2 Prophetic Office (= apostolate) Witness in the ordinary circumstances of the world, seeking and creating opportunities 3 Kingly Office (= governance) impregnating culture and human works with a moral value cooperation in governance

The Lay Faithful or Laity vs. Religious Orders : 

The Lay Faithful or Laity vs. Religious Orders MIDDLE AGES: appearance of Religious Orders: Mendicant Orders: O.Carm Order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, O.S.A. (St Augustinians), OP. Order of Friars Preachers (Dominicans). OFM Order of Friars Minor Monastic Orders: Carthusians, O.S.B. Benedictins Clerical Religious Congregations: CICM Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary LC Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ C.SS.R. Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer SS.CC. Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary SJ. Society of Jesus

St. Benedict : 

St. Benedict St. Benedict was born in Umbria 480. Educated at Rome, he began the eremitic life at Subiaco where he gathered disciples, and then departed for Monte Cassino (Benedictine Rule: a life of liturgical prayer, study, manual labor, and living together as a community). Adopted throughout Europe He is one of the patrons of Europe and is the patron of poison suffers.