Holy Orders

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Holy Orders is the sacrament in which men are ordained as deacons, priests, or bishops to serve the Church’s ministry and leadership.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf sacrament
sacrament of service
sacrament of the Catholic Church
cannotBeRepeated true
hasEffect configuration to Christ as priest, teacher, and shepherd
granting of sacramental authority for ministry
hasForm ordination
hasLevel diaconate
episcopate
presbyterate
hasMinister bishop
hasPurpose to ordain men for ministry and leadership in the Church
hasRecipient bishop
deacon
priest
isAssociatedWith commitment to prayer
promise of obedience
service to the People of God
isCelebratedIn ordination liturgy
isClassifiedAs sacrament at the service of communion
isConferredBy consecratory prayer
laying on of hands
isConsidered sacrament that imprints an indelible spiritual character
isDistinctFrom common priesthood of the faithful
isExercisedIn governance of the Church
liturgical ministry
preaching of the Word
isFoundedOn mission of the apostles
isGovernedBy canon law
isLinkedTo Eucharistic celebration
pastoral governance
sacramental absolution
isNumberedAmong seven sacraments
isOftenAccompaniedBy anointing of hands for priests
anointing of head for bishops
litany of the saints
vesting with liturgical garments
isPracticedIn Eastern Catholic Churches
Roman Catholic Church
isPrefiguredBy Old Testament priesthood
isRecognizedBy Orthodox Churches
isRelatedTo Apostolic Succession
ministerial priesthood
isTaughtIn Catechism of the Catholic Church
isViewedAs participation in the priesthood of Christ
requires baptism
male candidate in the Catholic Church


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