- Holy orders - Wikipedia
In certain Christian denominations, holy orders are the ordained ministries of bishop, priest (presbyter), and deacon, and the sacrament or rite by which candidates are ordained to those orders
- The Sacrament of Holy Orders in the Catholic Church
The Sacrament of Holy Orders is the continuation of Jesus Christ's priesthood, which He bestowed upon His Apostles This is why the Catechism of the Catholic Church refers to the Sacrament of Holy Orders as "the sacrament of apostolic ministry "
- Holy order | Christianity, Monasticism Religious Orders | Britannica
Holy order, any of several grades in the ordained ministry of some of the Christian churches, comprising at various times the major orders of bishop, priest, deacon, and subdeacon and the minor orders of porter (doorkeeper), lector, exorcist, and acolyte
- Holy Orders - caedm
The Sacrament of Holy Orders or ‘Ordination’ gives a person a sacred power to serve the people of God in the name and authority of Christ through the Holy Spirit There are three different kinds of ordination: bishop, priest and deacon
- The Sacrament of Holy Orders: Priests of the New Sacrifice
In the sacrament of Holy Orders, Christ has provided us with an essential link to himself Above all else, Holy Orders makes possible the extraordinary gift of the Sacrifice of the Mass—a gift from Christ himself
- Archdiocese of Toronto - Holy Orders
This particular sacrament is called 'orders' because there are three participatory degrees to this sacrament, all 'ordered' to one another The three orders are bishop, priest and deacon; all ordered to serve in distinct yet interconnected ways
- What are “Holy Orders” and where do they come from?
While all of the baptized share in the universal priesthood, Holy Orders is the sacrament of the ordained ministry Holy Orders come in three degrees: deacon, priest or presbyter, and bishop
- Holy Orders | USCCB
While all the baptized share in Christ's priesthood, the ministerial priesthood shares this through the Sacrament of Holy Orders in a special way Ordination to the priesthood is always a call and a gift from God
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