Chapter 18 ~ “Holy Orders &
Matrimony”
DO NOW: THINK ABOUT THE PERSON YOU
WILL BECOME. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR
LIFE WILL BE LIKE WHEN YOU ARE 25
YEARS OLD? WRITE SOME IDEAS!
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Concept: What is matrimony?
Define:
Matrimony
Fidelity
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Matrimony is a Sacrament at the Service of Communion
 A baptized man and woman enter a lifelong commitment
 They promise to accept children as a gift from God
 Their love is a sign of God’s love for all his people
 The Rite of Marriage usually takes place during Mass
 Couples pick their readings. After the Gospel, the Rite of
Marriage begins.
The Priest asks 3 important questions:
1.
2.
3.
Are they free to give themselves in marriage?
Will they love and honor each other for the rest of their lives?
Will they lovingly accept children and raise them in their faith?
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 There are two Scripture accounts of Jesus attending
a wedding or visiting a married couple.
 The Wedding Feast at Cana
John 2: 1-12
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Holy Orders
After Jesus’ death and Resurrection, Jesus returned to his
apostles and told them to continue his work. He breathed
on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”
The apostles would minister to the people, lead them in
worship, baptize, heal, and forgive in his name.
The apostles chose leaders to help in the community.
These leaders were called bishops and did the work of the
Apostles. Guided by the Holy Spirit, the bishops continued
the work of the Apostles.
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 Ordained priests and bishops form the ministerial
priesthood. Deacons become part of the ministry of
service of the Church.
 Baptized men spend years at a seminary. They are
sealed with a sacramental character forever. They
can only receive the Sacrament of Holy Orders once.
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Vocabulary
deacon – assists priests & bishops in the service of the
Church. Some men, single or married become permanent
deacons for life.
diaconate – men ordained as deacons into the diaconate.
presbyterate – deacons who continue on to become priests
become part of the presbyterate.
priest – a man ordained to preach the Gospel and serve the
faithful.
episcopate – a priest who becomes a bishop is ordained into
the episcopate.
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bishop – a bishop receives the fullness of the Sacrament of
Holy Orders and continues the Apostle’s mission of
leadership and service.
The Sacrament of Holy Orders
 Always takes place during Mass
 The Liturgy of the Word includes readings about ministry
 After the Gospel, those to be ordained are presented to the
bishop
 The bishop asks all present to pray for God’s blessings
 The bishop and other priests lay their hands upon those being
ordained.
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The laying of the hands by the bishop