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Chapter 11: The Nature of Holy Orders
The priesthood is a calling to serve the Church in imitation of Christ Himself, even to the Cross.
The priesthood is a calling to serve the Church in imitation of Christ Himself, even to the Cross.
The Holy Spirit was revealed to the Church at Pentecost and inspired the Apostles to preach the Good News of Jesus Christ.
The Epistles were written to individuals, Church communities, and to the universal Church to communicate, affirm what was good and true, and admonish sinfulness and errors.
Studying the history of the Church gives us a stronger sense of who we are, what we believe and why, and allows us to forge a path into the future that is firmly rooted in successes, wisdom and a living tradition.
Divine revelation is Gods communication of Himself to us by which He reveals the mystery of His divine plan.
Jesus Christ showed us that we cannot truly practice our Faith in isolation. In keeping with our human nature, we take on the mission of Christian discipleship within the human community: the family, the parish, the town, nation, and the world. In all of these, we have responsibilities toward God and our neighbor that can be expressed in what is called social justice. This lesson focuses on principles of Catholic Social Teaching that includes the dignity of the human person, the family, justice, peace, and solidarity.
Our time on earth is given to us for a purpose: to prepare for our time in eternity with God.
We must examine our consciences, confess our sins, do penance, and be forgiven.
Holy Orders is the Sacrament through which Christ continues His ministry in the Church until the end of time.
Jesus told His disciples that He would always be with them.
The Church is Jesus’ Mystical Body.
In order to live the good life we must cultivate not only the inner life of moral virtue, but the outer life by our participation in our communities, participation in the Sacraments, and instruction by those holy ones who came before us.
God breathes the breath of life into each of us and fills us with His Holy Spirit.
We study the history of the Church so that we can learn about our identity as Christians, why we are who we are, and to inform our future, built upon the successes, wisdom, and traditions of the past.
We must be humble and open to the Holy Spirit.