Spirit of Truth, Parish Edition > Grade 5 > Unit 9
Lesson 31: What Is the Sacrament of Holy Orders?
Priests can minister the Sacraments only through the power God gives them, not their own power.
Priests can minister the Sacraments only through the power God gives them, not their own power.
The first priests, and our parish priests today, are “fishers of men.”
Jesus founded the Catholic Church and chose St. Peter to lead it.
The Sacrament of Holy Orders is a vocation to which God calls only baptized men.
Holy Orders is the Sacrament through which Christ continues His ministry in the Church until the end of time.
We are made in God’s image and likeness, which means we can make choices.
Holy Orders is the Sacrament through which Christ continues His ministry in the Church until the end of time.
The matter, form, effects, minister, and symbols of the Sacrament of Holy Orders.
The Church is Jesus’ Mystical Body.
The scriptural basis, matter, form, minister, and effects of the Sacrament of Holy Orders.
Priests can minister the Sacraments only through the power God gives them, not their own power.
Jesus founded the Catholic Church and chose St. Peter to lead it.
Jesus extends His offer of salvation to all of humanity.
Baptized Christians share in the priesthood of the faithful in which we participate in the priestly, prophetic, and kingly mission of Christ.
We are made in God’s image and likeness, which means we can make choices.