Spirit of Truth, Home Edition > Grade 5 > Unit 9
Lesson 30: The Story of Holy Orders
The matter, form, effects, minister, and symbols of the Sacrament of Holy Orders.
Spirit of Truth, Home Edition > Grade 5 > Unit 9
Lesson 32: The Call to Priesthood
The Sacrament of Holy Orders is a vocation to which God calls only baptized men.
Spirit of Truth, Home Edition > Grade 5 > Unit 8
Lesson 26: Sacraments at the Service of Communion
The recipients of the Sacraments at the Service of Communion, Holy Orders and Holy Matrimony, are given the grace by Jesus to serve others and help lead them to Salvation in order to build up the People of God.
Spirit of Truth, Home Edition > Grade 4 > Unit 7
Lesson 31: The Catholic Community Supports Us in Our Response
By participating in our family and parish communities, we both give and receive support for living the Christian life.
Spirit of Truth, Home Edition > Grade 4 > Unit 7
Lesson 32: Saintly Dinner Party
The saints give numerous examples of just how rich and varied the call to holiness looks among the members of the Church.
Spirit of Truth, Home Edition > Grade 4 > Unit 7
Lesson 33: My Saintly Vocation
Vocations, or calls to various states of life, are not something received only by a select few. Rather, God calls each and every one of us to be holy.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course VI > Unit 1
Chapter 3: Our Response to God's Plan
Living a life of holiness as a disciple of Christ requires us to live a life of witness to Him by sharing with the world our love for Christ by our words and actions.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course IV > Unit 4
Chapter 11: The Visible Structure of the Church
The visible structure of the Church is a hierarchical communion: the pope is the successor to St. Peter and the Vicar of Christ, and bishops are the successors to the Apostles.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course D > Unit 1
Chapter 2: The Personal Call
A vocation is God’s call to a particular and permanent state in life in direct service to another person or the Church. These vocations are marriage, ordained priesthood, and consecrated religious life.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course D > Unit 2
Chapter 3: Serve One Another
Every vocation must be lived in communion with others because it is a sign of God’s love and mercy towards us.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course D > Unit 2
Chapter 4: Discernment
Discernment is the process for hearing and answering a call by God to some work or ministry and to our particular vocation.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course D > Unit 4
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.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course D > Unit 4
Chapter 12: The Celebration of Holy Orders
Discernment of a vocation to the priesthood requires that a man develop his relationship with God through prayer, frequent reception of the Sacraments, the help of a vocations director, and typically six years of study including at a seminary.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course D > Unit 5
Chapter 14: The Nature and Forms of Consecrated Life
Everyone who enters consecrated life takes solemn vows that bind them to the practices of poverty, chastity, and obedience, in the imitation of Christ.
Spirit of Truth, High School > Course D > Unit 5
Chapter 15: Preparing for the Consecrated Vocation
A person prepares for a vocation of consecrated religious life by developing a habit of prayer, by receiving the Sacraments frequently, and by forming chaste relationships and friendships.
