Spirit of Truth, High School > Course C > Unit 3
Chapter 6: The Dignity of Human Life
Every human person has an inestimable value in the eyes of God.
Every human person has an inestimable value in the eyes of God.
The universal call to holiness is the vocation of every human person; God calls each of us to be holy as He is holy, that is, to be saints.
In this lesson we learn about the Sacrament of Holy Orders, one of the sacraments directed toward the service of others. The Sacrament of Holy Orders is the continuation of Christ’s priesthood, which He bestowed upon His Apostles. We will come to understand the three orders of this Sacrament; the signs and effects of the Sacrament; and the form and minister of the Sacrament of Holy Orders.
In this lesson we learn about the Sacrament of Matrimony in which a baptized man and woman are joined together in a holy covenant. Christ raised this covenant to a Sacrament in which the couple receives grace to love one another as Christ loves the Church: permanently, faithfully, and fruitfully. We will come to understand the signs and effects and the form and minister of the Sacrament of Matrimony.
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.
By participating in our family and parish communities, we both give and receive support for living the Christian life.
Jesus calls bishops and priests to be leaders in the Church.
God’s love for us has four components or parts: it is free, total and self-giving, faithful, and fruitful.
The saints give numerous examples of just how rich and varied the call to holiness looks among the members of the Church.
The matter, form, effects, minister, and symbols of the Sacrament of Holy Orders.
Students will learn about the lives of St. Dominic Savio, St. André Bessette, and St. Rose Philippine Duchesne.
The Sacrament of Holy Orders is a vocation to which God calls only baptized men.
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.
In a Sacrament, God uses something physical and from this world to do something supernatural from Heaven.
Truth is knowable, and the search for it is worthwhile.