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Holy Orders
November 15th, 2009
Annoucements
• Mission Trip 2010 sign up today!• Website – check it out• Join our facebook group• Jewerly sale (fundraiser) at the Advent
Event, next Wendesday• Friends are welcome to come on the ski
trip – but they must fill out all paperwork beforehand!
Holy Orders
• Marriage to the Church
• A Sacrament– Created by God
The Early Church
• The apostles were the first Bishops.
• The Church grew. And they needed help.
• So they ordained Priests and Deacons.
Bishops
• Heir to the apostles.• Continue Christ’s work.
Priests
• Persona Christi– CCC 1564
• Minister the Sacraments
• Hebrews 5:1-4
Deacons
• Preach the gospel
• Serve the material needs of the community
• Acts 6:1-6
Celibacy• Priests and Bishops
• 1 Corinthians 7:32-35
• Matthew 19:11-12
Persona Christi
• Person of Christ / Image of Christ– CCC 1564
Discussion Questions• Why do you have to be a ‘real man’ to be a priest? • “A priest is a man of prayer.” Why is prayer so important for
a priest’s life? • What did the priest do for the victim in the accident scene? • This film had many images of the Eucharist. Why is the
Eucharist so essential to priesthood? • Jesus called fishermen, not the wisest or richest. Do you
think they could have imagined what they would accomplish?
• “Do not be afraid.” What do you think people today are most afraid of? Why is it important not to be afraid when following Christ?
• Loneliness is a common concern for those discerning a priestly vocation. Did the priests in the film seem lonely to you? Why or why not?
• Every Christian has a vocation. What is a vocation, and what are some ways to discern a vocation more clearly?