HOLY ORDERS

The Church adopted the term order from its use in the Roman Empire, where it referred to a governing group. In the Sacrament of Holy Orders, there are three degrees or "orders": bishop, priest, and deacon. The rite of ordination is the sacramental act that makes this possible. Ordination "confers a gift of the Holy Spirit that permits the exercise of a 'sacred power'. . . which can come only from Christ himself through the Church" (CCC, no. 1538).

Men who believe they may have a calling to be a priest or deacon are periodically invited to participate in a retreat which is designed to help the participants discern their vocations. Pamphlets are usually in the church vestibule, and the retreats are announced in the Sunday bulletin. The Pastor would be pleased to discuss this with you.

Page updated: January 16, 2009

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