Sacrament of Holy Orders

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The Sacrament of Holy Orders is the continuation of Christ's priesthood, which He bestowed upon His Apostles; thus, the Catechism of the Catholic Church refers to the Sacrament of Holy Orders as "the sacrament of apostolic ministry." What is the Sacrament of Holy Orders?

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Holy Orders is “the sacrament of apostolic ministry” because through it, the mission entrusted by Christ to His apostles continues. What is the Sacrament of Holy Orders?

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God through Moses called all the Israelites to be “a kingdom of priests, a holy nation” while consecrating one of the twelve tribes, Aaron and his descendants, the tribe of Levi, for priestly ministry Old Testament Priesthood

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Disciple, called to follow Jesus in total commitment Apostle, sent to serve in the mission of Jesus and of the Church Presbyter, responsible for the pastoral care of church members Presider of the Eucharist New Testament Priesthood 4 Basic dimensions brought together in the priesthood

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There is only one Sacrament of Holy Orders, but there are three levels. The first is that which Christ Himself bestowed upon His Apostles: the episcopate. A bishop is a man who is ordained to the episcopate by another bishop. He stands in a direct, unbroken line from the Apostles, a condition known as "apostolic succession." Ordination of Bishops

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While the episcopate is reserved to unmarried men, the discipline regarding the priesthood varies in East and West. The Eastern Churches allow married men to be ordained priests, while the Western Church insists on celibacy. Once a man has received the Sacrament of Holy Orders, however, he cannot marry. Eligibility for the Sacrament

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The essential rite of the sacrament of Holy Orders for all three degrees consists in the bishop's imposition of hands on the head of the ordinand and in the bishop's specific consecratory prayer asking God for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and his gifts proper to the ministry to which the candidate is being ordained. The form of the Sacrament

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Because of his role as a successor to the Apostles, who were themselves successors to Christ, the bishop is the proper minister of the sacrament. The grace of sanctifying others that he receives at his own ordination allows him to ordain others. Minister of the Sacrament

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For Catholics, it is typically in the last year of seminary training that a man will be ordained to the diaconate, called by Catholics in recent times the “transitional diaconate". This is to distinguish men bound for priesthood from those who have entered the “permanent diaconate" and do not intend to seek further ordination . Process and Sequence

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Deacons are licensed to preach sermons, to perform baptism, and to witness Catholic marriages, but to perform no other sacraments. They assist in Holy Mass and normally after six months or more, a man will be ordained to priesthood. Process and Sequence

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Priests are able to preach, perform baptism, confirm, witness marriages, hear confessions and give absolutions, anoint the sick, and celebrate the Eucharist or Mass. Process and Sequence

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Bishops are chosen from among priests in churches that adhere to Catholic usage. In the Roman Catholic Church, bishops, like priests, are celibate and thus unmarried; further, a bishop is said to possess the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders, empowering him to ordain deacons, priests, and- with papal consent-other bishops. Process and Sequence

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The ordination of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender clergy who are sexually active, and open about it, represents a fiercely contested subject within many mainline Protestant communities. Ordination of Homosexual clergy

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Once a man has been ordained, he is spiritually changed, which is the origin of the saying, "Once a priest, always a priest." He can be dispensed of his obligations as a priest (or even forbidden to act as a priest); but he remains a priest forever. The effects of the Sacrament

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Each level of ordination confers special graces, from the ability to preach, granted to deacons; to the ability to act in the person of Christ to offer the Mass, granted to priests; to a special grace of strength, granted to bishops, which allows him to teach and lead his flock, even to the point of dying as Christ did. The effects of the Sacrament