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deacon's ministry of the Word includes proclaiming the Gospel during the Mass, preaching and teaching. The deacon's liturgical ministry includes various parts of the Mass proper to the deacon, including being an ordinary minister of Holy Communion and the proper minister of the chalice when Holy Communion is administered under both kinds. The ministry of charity involves service to the poor and marginalized and working with parishioners to help them become more involved in such ministry. As clerics, deacons are required to say the
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daily; Deacons, like bishops and priests, are ordinary ministers of the Sacrament of Baptism and can serve as the church's witness at the sacrament of Holy Matrimony, which the bride and groom administer to each other. Deacons may also preside over funeral rites outside of Mass, They can preside over
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Bishop: My dear sons, before you enter the Order of the Priesthood, you must declare before the people of God your intention to undertake this office. Do you resolve, with the help of the Holy Spirit, to discharge without fail the office of Priesthood in the presbyteral rank, as worthy fellow workers
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is given, such as the Mass, and they are considered the ordinary dispenser of the Precious Blood (the wine) when Communion is given in both types and a deacon is present, but they may not celebrate the Mass. They may officiate at a funeral service not involving a Mass, including a visitation (wake)
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The Diaconate is one of the three Major Orders in the Catholic Church. The first deacons were ordained by the Apostles in Acts of the Apostles chapter 6. The ministry of the deacon in the Roman Catholic Church is described as one of service in three areas: the Word, the Liturgy and Charity. The
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Bishop: Do you resolve to celebrate faithfully and reverently, in accord with the Church's tradition, the mysteries of Christ, especially the Sacrifice of the Eucharist and the Sacrament of Reconciliation, for the glory of God and the sanctification of the Christian
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The Rite of Ordination occurs within the context of Holy Mass. After being called forward and presented to the assembly, the candidates are interrogated. Each promises to diligently perform the duties of the priesthood and to respect and obey his
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Married men may be ordained to the diaconate as permanent deacons, but in the Latin Church may not be ordained to the priesthood. (Married non-Catholic clergy who convert to Roman Catholicism may, in some cases, be ordained priests.) In the
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Bishop: Do you resolve to be united more closely every day to Christ the High Priest, who offered himself for us to the Father as a pure Sacrifice, and with him to consecrate yourselves to God for the salvation of
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and a break with the sacramental intention of the Church. Leo XIII condemned the Anglican ordinals and deemed the Anglican orders "absolutely null and utterly void". Some Changes in the Anglican
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which he will use when presiding at the Eucharist. Following this, the gifts of bread and wine are brought forward by the people and given to the new priest; then all the priests present,
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the Eucharist with the newly ordained taking the place of honour at the right of the bishop. If there are several newly ordained, it is they who gather closest to the bishop during the
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lack validity because the rite by which priests were ordained was not correctly performed from 1547 to 1553 and from 1558 to the 19th century, thus causing a break of continuity in
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Church married deacons may be ordained priests, but may not become bishops. Bishops in the Eastern Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox churches are almost always drawn from among
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Anglicans accept the ordination of most mainline denominations; however, only those denominations in full communion with the Anglican Communion, such as some
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The rules discussed in this section are not considered to be among the infallible dogmas of the Catholic Church, but are mutable rules of discipline. See
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Vocation Director: After inquiry among the Christian people and upon the recommendation of those responsible, I testify that they have been found worthy.
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Bishop: Do you resolve to implore with us God's mercy upon the people entrusted to your care by observing the command to pray without ceasing?
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ordinals suggest, according to some private theologians, that the correctness of the dismissal of Anglican orders may be questioned; however
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Bishop: Relying on the help of the Lord God and our Savior Jesus Christ, we choose these men, our brothers, for the Order of the Priesthood.
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Vocation Director: Most Reverend Father, Holy Mother Church asks you to ordain these, our brothers, to the responsibility of the Priesthood.
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before they became deacons. The minor orders and the subdiaconate were not considered sacraments, and for simplicity were suppressed under
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Bishop: Do you resolve to exercise the ministry of the word worthily and wisely, preaching the Gospel and teaching the Catholic faith?
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remains the definitive teaching of the Catholic Church and was reinforced by then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who later became
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is a promise not to enter into marriage but instead to consecrate one's life to service; in other words, "married to God".
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Each of the candidates goes to the Bishop and, kneeling before him, places his joined hands between those of the Bishop.
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The Calling of the Candidates: Those to be ordained are called by name, they stand in their place and answer: "Present".
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from some point of view possibly possess valid apostolic succession. This is not the case for the Lutheran Churches of
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A controversy in the Catholic Church over the question of whether Anglican holy orders are valid was settled by
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upon each candidate (followed by all priests present), before offering the consecratory prayer, addressed to
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Do not neglect the gift you have, which was conferred on you through the prophetic word with the
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of those belonging to the Ministerial Priesthood and then the bishop anoints his hands with
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and Cardinal Ratzinger, obliged to hold the position that Anglican orders are invalid.
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of bishops, i.e., their bishops claim to be in a line of succession dating back to the
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Deacons, whether transitional or permanent, receive faculties to preach, to perform
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Group photograph of an Irish family marking the ordination of a Fr. Burke in 1926
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The Catholic Church recognizes the validity of holy orders administered by the
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Procession of the Gifts of Bread and Wine by the relatives of the ordained and
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to the new priests, followed by the concelebrants and all the priests present.
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Priests lay their hands on the ordinands during a Catholic rite of ordination.
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Bishop: May God, who has begun this good work in you bring it to fulfillment.
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The ordination of a priest (translated from the Roman Pontifical and Missal)
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Since 1896 many Anglican bishops have been consecrated by bishops of the
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The following is the full text of the Rite during the Mass (after the
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Bishop: Do you promise respect and obedience to me and my successors?
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After the consecratory prayer, the newly ordained is vested with the
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The laying of hands of the priesthood is found in 1 Timothy 4:14:
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Catholics do not recognize the ordination of ministers in other,
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of divine institution were retained in most of the Latin Church.
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Only bishops can administer the sacrament of holy orders. In the
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are chosen from among the priests in the Catholic Church. Among
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There is a distinction drawn between chastity and celibacy.
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or the graveside service at burial. Men in the last year of
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The essential part of the rite is when the bishop silently
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with the Order of Bishops in caring for the Lord's flock?
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priesthood and the priesthood of Christ. In the words of
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From the 3rd century AD up until seven years after the
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meaning "superintendent." The Catholic Church sees the
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the palms of each new priest as he kneels before him.
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