SACRAMENTS OF
THE HOLY ORDERS
PRESENT BY:
ADOLFO
BALDEMORE
QUIÑANOLA
TAN
VILLACENCIO
HOLY ORDER
• Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted
by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church
until the end of time: thus it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry.
It includes three degrees: episcopate, presbyterate, and diaconate.
Source Catechism of the Church
• Episcopate- from the Greek word episkopos meaning “overseer”, was first used for officials in
government, and later came to be used for church leader. Source Merriam-Webster
• Presbyterate- derived from the Greek presbyteros, senior or a leader of a local Christian
congregation. Source Wikipedia
• Diaconate- derived from the late latin diaconus, and the Greek word diakonos, one who reads
the Gospel in divine worship, one of a body of assistants to a priest or other clergyman.
Source Online Etymology Dictionary
Holy order is a sacrament through which men are marked
with an indelible character and constituted Sacred
minister-bishop, priest, and deacon- to teach, sanctify,
and govern the faithful in the person of Christ the Head.
Source Slideshare
Deacon