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HOLY ORDERS
By: Nicholas Lipovsky, Adam Kiel, Riley Whitten
OVERVIEW
Holy Orders is one of the seven sacraments of the
Catholic Church. The sacrament of Holy Orders has to do with
Ordained
ordaining
ministers
into
the
Church
as
bishops,
priests
and
MATTER & FORM
Ministers
deacons.
Both matter and form are contained
in Holy Orders. The matter is the material
used in this sacrament.
PRIESTS
This is the imposition
of the hands on the prospective priest or
deacon. The form is how the matter is
arranged. This means that form is the words
and prayers of the congregation, and the
 the
words that the bishop usesBISHOP
while ordaining
priest or bishop.
BISHOPS
DEACONS
LITURGY
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Holy Orders also has a liturgical
aspect to it.
Jesus chose his followers to
share in His mission and the authority of
God.
The Apostles have taken up Jesus'
mission, but never has he abandoned us,
rather he is guiding us constantly.
The
Apostles are where we see Holy Orders first
taking place.
This sacrament was instituted by Jesus
EVOLUTION
Christ at the Last Supper, when the apostles
In terms of evolution, the sacrament of Holy Orders has only
were ordained. In Luke 22:20, Jesus
gone through a few small changes. The requirements for becoming a
exclaims "Do this, in remembrance of me".
priest have basically stayed the same throughout history. In order to
Jesus said this so the apostles could pass
receive Holy Orders, one must be baptized, be a healthy male, at least
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on their
priesthood
through
ceremony
of a strong Catholic faith,
25 years
of age, who
has athe
vocation
from God,
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EVOLUTION (cont.)
Traditionally, it takes six years to
complete one’s study to become a
priest. Some of the subjects a man
must study are philosophy and Church
history. One thing that has evolved
over time is the priest’s duties. In the
past, an exorcist would “dispose” of
any demons in the Church or within
someone’s body.
does this.
Nowadays, a priest
However, an occurrence
like this is extremely rare.
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