HOLY ORDERS

JOURNAL QUESTION: If you are male: If you are female: What are the greatest fears/challenges a young man must overcome if he is to consider priesthood today? Why? If you are female: What are the greatest fears/challenges a young woman must overcome if she is to consider the religious life (i.e. a “nun” or “sister”) today? Why?

What Does the Bible Say? BISHOPS: 1 Timothy 3:1-7 PRIESTS: 1 Timothy 5:17-22 DEACONS: 1 Timothy 3:8-10, 12-13

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ORIGINS GREEK LITERAL MEANING TODAY’S ORDER Episkopos Overseer Bishop Presbuteros Elder Priest Diakonos Servant Deacon

EXPECTATIONS OF JOB: BISHOP: PRIEST DEACON Leads worship & sacraments at a cathedral Teaches and applies the Gospel Pastoral Governance PRIEST In charge of the pastoral care of EVERYONE within his parish DEACON Assigned to assist the pastor of a parish Ministry of the Word and of the Cup

WHO IS… The Pope Cardinals Archbishops He’s a BISHOP. The Bishop of Rome. He’s considered the First among equals. Cardinals They are BISHOPS, too. They simply have an extra job to do. If they are under 80 they get to vote for the next pope. Archbishops They are just in charge of a bigger area, called an archdiocese.

STATISTICS (as of 2009) In the USA: In the World: 40,666 total priests 18,280 total Catholic churches 3,400 churches w/o priests 65.2 million Catholics that’s 22% of the United States population In the World: 408,024 total priests 218,383 total Catholic churches 51,330 churches w/o priests 1.147 billion Catholics that’s 17% of the world’s population