What is the sacrament of Holy Orders?

• It incorporates us into the Church.
• It is a unique sacrament that is built into the very nature of human reality.
• It gives us a closer union with the Church, endowed with the strength to actively spread the gospel.
• It is a sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to His Apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time.

What is ordination?

• It is responsible for the pastoral care of the Church.
• He is the presider at the Eucharist as he offers the sacrifice of the mass.
• It is a sacramental act by which one is integrated into the order of bishops, priests or deacons.
• It refers to the group or body of those who carry certain function such as teaching and governing.

What does ‘’order’’ refer to?

• first duty to serve the Church
• work in the bond of communion with the Bishop and with his brother priests
• a sacramental act by which one is integrated into the order of bishops, priests or deacons
• the group or body of those who carry certain function such as teaching and governing

Who are the successors of the apostles?

• Bishops
• Deacons
• Priests
• Pope

Ordained Ministers are responsible for all of the following except...

• proclaiming God's Word.
• leading the people in worship.
• guiding the people in service.
• judging the people of God.

Jesus is the one true priest, but he has shared his priesthood with his Apostles so that they, too, can serve the people in his name.

• True
• False

As baptized Christians, we all shared in Christ's royal priesthood.

• True
• False

We are not ordained priests but we share in the mission of spreading the Good News of Jesus.

• True
• False

The Church does not need priests to continue the Christ's mission of bringing people closer to God through the Word and sacraments.

• True
• False

We respect priests, bishops and deacons as the successors of the first ministers, the Apostles, who received a special call from God to continue the work of Jesus.

• True
• False