MEETING JESUS IN THE SACRAMENTS

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MEETING JESUS IN THE SACRAMENTS

• CHAPTER 8
• THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS

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Why Men Become Priests?

• Come after me, and I will make you fishers of
  men
• WHY BECOME A PRIEST?
• Many men are attracted to the essential
  sacramental role the priest has in the Church.
• The examples of men who are already ordained
  inspire those considering the priesthood.

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Who Can Be Ordained?

• Holy Orders is the means for perpetuating the
  mission of Christ.
• No one has the right to receive Holy Orders.
• Holy Orders is reserved only for baptized males.
• The Church is bound to the choice made by the
  Lord himself not to include women among the
  Twelve.
• This practice is part of the Churchs Deposit of
  Faith.

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Celibacy

• The renunciation of marriage made by those who
  receive the Sacrament of Holy Orders for more
  perfect observance of chastity
• This commitment is in imitation of Christ
• It is a sign of new life and service to which the
  Churchs ministry is made holy

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Areas of Formation

• HUMAN FORMATION
• SPIRITUAL FORMATION
• INTELLECTUAL FORMATION
• PASTORAL FORMATION

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Understanding the Sacrament of Holy Orders

• The orders of bishop and priest enable the one
  who is ordained to act in the person of Christ.
• The order for deacon is intended to help and
  serve the priests and bishops in their work.

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Priesthood in the Old Testament

• In early Israel, the father of the family acted
  as priest.
• During the Exodus, Moses selected seventy elders
  to aid him in discerning Gods will.
• After the Temple was constructed, the main role
  of priests was Temple duty.

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The Priesthood of Christ

• The ministerial priesthood shares the unique
  priesthood of Christ and is at the service of the
  common priesthood.
• The Apostles soon realized they needed help in
  their ministry.
• The Apostles chose men to serve as presbyters and
  selected episcopoi to continue their work after
  their deaths.

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Brief History of the Sacrament

• 2nd Century bishop ordained priests and deacons
  to help him in his ministry
• 4th Century clergy gained more privileged status
• Middle Ages diaconate a step to priesthood
• Influence of monasticism (celibacy)
• Council of Trent seminary training for priests
• Vatican II restored the permanent diaconate
  called for a New Rite of Ordination

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Celebrating the Sacrament of Holy Orders
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The Ordination of Bishops

• Fullness of Holy Orders
• The ordinary confers the sacrament on the
  bishop-elect through laying on of hands and a
  consecratory prayer
• Receives Book of the Gospels, ring, mitre, and
  crosier

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The Ordination of Priests

• Presented to the bishop after assent of the
  community
• The bishop confers the sacrament on the ordinand
  through laying on of hands and a consecratory
  prayer
• Receives a stole and a chasuble and has hands
  anointed with chrism

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The Ordination of Deacons

• Transitional or permanent
• The bishop confers the sacrament on the ordinands
  through laying on of hands and a consecratory
  prayer
• Receives Book of the Gospels, a stole, and a
  dalmatic

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The Grace of the Sacrament of Holy Orders

• Holy orders conforms the ordained minister even
  more closely to Christ, giving him an indelible
  character.

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The Grace of the Sacrament of Holy Orders

• ACTING AS CHRIST THE HIGH PRIEST
• ACTING AS CHRIST THE TEACHER
• ACTING AS CHRIST THE GOOD SHEPHERD

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Ordination Leads to a Ministry of Service

• Holy Orders gives bishops,priests, and deacons
  special graces to be faithful to their vocation
• Bishops and priests serve the People of God by
  teaching, worship, and pastoral governance

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Ordination Leads to a Ministry of Service

• Service to the Universal Church

• Service to the Local Church

• Ordination to the episcopate makes each new
  bishop a member of the episcopal college.
• The pope, as head of the college of bishops, has
  the added charism of infallibility.

• To preach the Gospel to all
• To sanctify the People of God by providing the
  Eucharist and other sacraments
• To govern the parish through pastoral ministry

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Ordination Leads to a Ministry of Service

• Facilitating a Call to Serve

• The history of every priestly vocation, indeed of
  every Christian vocation, is the history of an
  inexpressible dialogue between the love of God
  who calls and the freedom of the individuals who
  lovingly respond to him.

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St. Maximilian Kolbe

• Polish priest who was martyred at Auschwitz after
  sacrificing himself in place of a young Jewish
  man, saying these words
• I AM A CATHOLIC PRIEST