Religion Priests

You may feel called to the religious life if....

- You believe it has value in the modern world - You believe this lifestyle will help you love God and others more -You want to help people in need

Priesthood ministry is diverse

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Bishops successors of the Apostles

Apostles of the past, bishops of today

Mendicants

Beggars Mobile preachers who traveled the countryside had to depend on the good will of others for survival

Who is our modern pope?

Benedict 16

What are three things important to any religious order?

Community- living all together connected Prayer- basis of your life connection with God Service: responding to the needs of the community

Three types of religious congregations

Contemplatives Mendicants Service Congregations All have community, prayer, and service dimensions

Contemplatives

Earliest religious orders that formed in the church their way of life centers many on prayer, meditation, and contemplation Traditionally, many supported themselves through farming

Service Congregations

Engage in a wide variety of ministries -Education -Missionary Work -Hospitals and clinics -Social workers

Deacons

Have served the church from the earliest years

Obedience

Listening to what God wants in a particular situation and following it, a willingness to put aside their own agenda for God's agenda

Ordained ministers are

Mediators helping members of the church be in touch with god remind people of god's word and help them apply it to their lives pray to god on behalf of the people

Deacons, Priests, and Ministers are all...

Men

Living as a priest entrails promises of

Obedience and celibacy Obedience- priest submit to the authority of the diocesan bishop celibacy- abstinence form genital sexual expression

Who was the leader of the apostles

Peter He is considered the first pope, or the bishop of Rome

What are priests?

Sacramental ministers, leaders, mediators, and servants of the people of God like bishops and deacons

Deacons may:

Serve the poor and performs other works of charity proclaim the gospel at mass and preach the homily Officiate at baptisms and marriages and help distribute the Eucharist

Ordained ministers are

Servers- people who spend their lives and energies for others at the last supper Jesus performed the servants role of washing the feet of each Apostle. He gave an example of loving service that the followers must give to the community

Are some men temporarily deacons and some permanent

Some men are deacon temporarily as a step in the process of preparing to become priests Some men are permanent deacons

What are some roles that bishops have?

Supervise the activities of their diocese preside at confirmations Shepherd the though of members of their diocese use their public role to speak out on a social and moral issues issue pastoral letters

The priesthood was the last of the three ministries to evolve TRUE

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The specific ministry

The account of the last supper it was the first Eucharist that the specific ministry of the ordained - that is, leadership in the sacramental life of the church was established.

What did the role of presbyter evolve to?

The role of presbyter or elder in the New Testament evolved into the modern day priests

What's the difference between Religious orders, religious communities, and religious congregations?

There is none, they all began a few decades after the resurrection of Jesus

What are the Evangelical counsels?

VOWS

Chasity

all Christians are called to a chaste lifestyle, however, the religious sister, brother, or priest is called to live celibate- to abstain from genital sexual expression.

Saint Stephen

deacon first martyr

Where are the ordained leaders?

in the church

Bishops are

leaders of a diocese

Permanent deacons

may be married or single if married they can not remarry if their wife dies if single they must remain single usually have full time secular jobs study for 3-4 years in preparation for ordination

Ordinary Ministry

receive the sacrament of holy orders anointed as priest, deacons, and bishops traces its history back to Jesus' call to twelve men who would become his apostles

Poverty

religious commitment to live simply and share their resources with others.Ownerships can lead to distractions. The more you have the more you have to worry about.

Religious publicly make solemn religious vows T/F

true both men and woman are consecrated to god

Describe Diocesan Priests

work in parish ed and may.. teach in and administer schools serve in hospitals and prisons as chaplains minister on college campuses