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• Holy Orders


  A Sign of Leadership
• Jesus Christ is the one true priest, but he has shared his priesthood with his Apostles so that they, too, can serve the people in his name
• At the Last Supper

  1. Jesus said "Do this in memory of me"

  2. This commissioned the Apostles with the power and authority to celebrate the Liturgy of the Eucharist
• After his resurrection


  1. Jesus appeared to his Apostles

  2. Jesus breathed on them saying "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive men's sins, they are forgiven them; if you hold them bound, they are held bound"

  3. This bestowed on the Apostles the power and authority to forgive sins
• Before Jesus ascended to heaven

  1. He commanded the Apostles "Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Teach them to carry out everything I have commanded you"

  2. This gave the Apostles the power and authority to baptize people and spread the Word of God
• As the number of these early Christians grew, the community assembled together one day and decided to invite more disciples to minister to their needs as a community
• It is not right for us to neglect the Word of God in order to wait on tables
• The community


  1. Looked around among their own number

  2. Chose seven men acknowledged to be deeply spiritual and prudent

  3. Appointed them to this task

  4. This permitted the Apostles to concentrate on prayer
• Holy Orders


  The sacrament through which some Christians are ordained as bishops, priests, or deacons
• Need for priests


  • To enable the Church to continue Christ's mission of bringing people closer to God through the Word and sacraments
• Duties of priests


  • Preach the Word of God
  • Celebrate the sacraments, especially the Eucharist, Baptism, and Reconciliation
• Rite of ordination


  Chosen men are ordained by a bishop to the priesthood
• Symbolic actions in rite of ordination

  • Laying of hands on the new priest's head
  • Vesting of the new priest with chasuble
  • Anointing of the new priest's hands with chrism
  • Presentation of chalice to the new priest
  • Exchange of the sign of peace