Holy Orders is the Second Sacrament of Mission and Service. A person can receive Holy Orders once per stage. The three stages of Holy Orders are Deacons, Priests, and Bishops. A man is ordained a deacon, then ordained a priest, then ordained a bishop. Holy Orders is the sacrament that is only received by men who are looking to take the next step in their faith life. It is the sacrament which will make you a priest, deacon, or bishop.
What is the Form?
Form: The form for the Sacrament of Holy Orders is 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.
What is the Matter?
Matter: Laying on of the bishop's hands with the Consecratory Prayer.
Who is the Minister in Holy Orders?
Minister: The Minister of Holy Orders is the diocesan bishop who is allowed to ordain priests and deacons as he sees fit to serve in his diocese. These priests and deacons vow to be obedient to the diocesan bishop's leadership. In the Order of Bishops, a bishop is allowed to ordain other bishops only with the permission of the pope.
What is the Rite of Holy Orders?
The Rite of Holy Orders is a special relationship to Christ to lead and minister to the Church sacramentally in the place of Christ, also in the Sacrament of Holy Orders, an indelible and spiritual mark is imprinted on the soul.
Who are the Deacons in your Parish?
The Deacon in My Parish is Deacon Alex Breviario.
Who are the Priests in your Parish?
The Priest in My Parish is Father Marc Swartvagher.
Is there a Bishop in your Parish?
There is No Bishop in my Parish.
Religious Life: Explain the Difference between Parish Priests and Religious Priests:
Parish priests are priests who are ordained for a particular diocese and who serve ordinarily in parishes. This is their main work, although some are engaged in other ministries as well. At their ordination as deacons they incarnate (affiliate) with a particular diocese or archdiocese. At this time they make a promise to obey their bishop and, in the Western Church, to remain celibate.
Religious priests are not necessarily more spiritual than parish priests. The word refers in this case to the form of life these priests live. All men and women who make public vows in a religious order are called religious. It means that by their vows of poverty, celibate chastity, and obedience, their lives are oriented in a special way to the virtue of religion so that all they do becomes a continual act of the worship of God.