TOPIC 6TOPIC 6:: Mission and Mission and

Ministries of the Ministries of the ChurchChurch

Lesson 1Lesson 1: : MISSION OF THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH CHURCH

Lesson 2: Lesson 2: LAY APOSTOLATELAY APOSTOLATE

What is What is ministryministry??

MinistryMinistry = = “service”“service”

How about How about Christian ministryChristian ministry? ?

What is Christian ministry?What is Christian ministry?

Christian ministryChristian ministry = refers to = refers to “serving the “serving the

people of God.”people of God.”

Ministry is whatever a Ministry is whatever a baptized baptized ChristianChristian does in public for God’s does in public for God’s kingdom in behalf of the Christian kingdom in behalf of the Christian community and animated by the community and animated by the grace of the Holy Spirit.grace of the Holy Spirit.

Ministry is Ministry is not a privilegenot a privilege of only a few of only a few

People but is the People but is the vocationvocation of all of all baptized Christians. baptized Christians.

Ministries in the Church:Ministries in the Church:

1.1. Ordained MinistryOrdained Ministry

2.2. Lay MinistryLay Ministry

3.3. Religious MinistryReligious Ministry

Ordained Ministry Ordained Ministry

This ministry arises from the This ministry arises from the Sacrament of Sacrament of Holy OrdersHoly Orders through through which the ministers receive the which the ministers receive the authority and power to serve and authority and power to serve and lead the Church.lead the Church.

What is What is HOLY HOLY ORDERSORDERS??

Who are they??Who are they??

Diocesan PriestDiocesan Priest

Religious MinistryReligious Ministry

The The religious are those religious are those baptized baptized Christians who bind themselves Christians who bind themselves to Christ in a state of to Christ in a state of life life consecrated to Godconsecrated to God by the by the profession of the profession of the evangelical evangelical counselscounsels of poverty, chastity and of poverty, chastity and obedienceobedience. .

Greyfriar Greyfriar (Franciscan)(Franciscan)

Blackfriar Blackfriar (Dominican)(Dominican)

Whitefriar Whitefriar (Carmelite)(Carmelite)

The mission of the Church The mission of the Church to proclaim the Good News and to proclaim the Good News and

build the Kingdom build the Kingdom This truth springs from the fact This truth springs from the fact

that the whole Church is that the whole Church is missionary and that every missionary and that every individual Christian is called to individual Christian is called to partake in her mission. partake in her mission.

The Role of the bishop The Role of the bishop

The bishop is a supreme, divinely The bishop is a supreme, divinely instituted member of the Church instituted member of the Church hierarchy. hierarchy.

He has received the highest of the He has received the highest of the holy orders, is invested with the holy orders, is invested with the authority to govern a diocese, and is authority to govern a diocese, and is a successor of the Apostles. a successor of the Apostles.

Duties of the bishop Duties of the bishop To teach To teach or guard the purity of the or guard the purity of the

doctrine and see that it is given to doctrine and see that it is given to others others

To guard the morals To guard the morals of the faithfulof the faithful To reside To reside in his jurisdiction in his jurisdiction To visit the parishes To visit the parishes of his diocese of his diocese

regularlyregularly To proclaim the gospel To proclaim the gospel

Gift of infallibilityGift of infallibility College of Bishops teaching in College of Bishops teaching in

communion with Peter’s communion with Peter’s successor, the Pope, preserves successor, the Pope, preserves the Church from error in the Church from error in teaching what God has revealed teaching what God has revealed in faith and morals. in faith and morals.

Christ, the Way, the Truth and Christ, the Way, the Truth and the Life, through his Holy the Life, through his Holy Spirit, will preserve his Church Spirit, will preserve his Church from error in its solemn, from error in its solemn, definitive teaching of the definitive teaching of the deposit of faith. deposit of faith.

The Role of the Priest The Role of the Priest The priest offers sacrifice The priest offers sacrifice

and has the threefold and has the threefold power:power:

a. teaching, a. teaching,

b. ministeringb. ministering

c. governing. c. governing.

The Role of the Deacon The Role of the Deacon Proclaims the Gospel, sometimes Proclaims the Gospel, sometimes

preaches God’s Word, leads the preaches God’s Word, leads the general intercession of the general intercession of the faithful, assists the priest, gives faithful, assists the priest, gives communion to the faithful, and, communion to the faithful, and, sometimes, gives directions to sometimes, gives directions to the congregation. the congregation.

LESSON 2: LESSON 2:

LAY LAY APOSTOLATEAPOSTOLATE

Lay MinistryLay Ministry

This ministry is founded on This ministry is founded on the Sacrament of the Sacrament of BaptismBaptism and and ConfirmationConfirmation, and for , and for many, in the Sacrament of many, in the Sacrament of MatrimonyMatrimony..

All those who are not All those who are not ordain to specific ordain to specific ministries are called ministries are called laity or laity or lay people lay people

LaityLaity

Role of the Laity Role of the Laity derived from the Greek word-derived from the Greek word-

people. people. It is the general term used for all It is the general term used for all

the members of the Mystical Body, the members of the Mystical Body, of the Church universal, of the of the Church universal, of the Catholic and other Christians who Catholic and other Christians who are not members of a professed are not members of a professed religious order or are not ordainedreligious order or are not ordained

Role of the Laity Role of the Laity

The The Second Plenary council Second Plenary council of the Philippinesof the Philippines characterizes the lay characterizes the lay apostolate as a divine right; apostolate as a divine right; and that this call is by virtue of and that this call is by virtue of Baptism and Confirmation.Baptism and Confirmation.

The Lay Faithful proclaim the The Lay Faithful proclaim the Good News of Christ by:Good News of Christ by:

1. Building families 1. Building families where the where the spirituality of the Christian is spirituality of the Christian is nurtured and rooted in the Word nurtured and rooted in the Word of God. It is in the family where of God. It is in the family where the various ministries in the the various ministries in the Church are awakened and Church are awakened and cultivated. cultivated.

The Lay Faithful proclaim the The Lay Faithful proclaim the Good News of Christ Good News of Christ

2. means of their 2. means of their Christian presenceChristian presence. . The lay faithful, through their life, give The lay faithful, through their life, give witness to Christ – Christ who loves, witness to Christ – Christ who loves, Christ who serves, Christ who saves – Christ who serves, Christ who saves – and through their presence, they and through their presence, they influence, inspire and direct the worldinfluence, inspire and direct the world

The lay Faithful proclaim the The lay Faithful proclaim the Good News of Christ Good News of Christ

3. means of service and 3. means of service and evangelizationevangelization. . The evangelizing The evangelizing task of the lay faithful is lived out task of the lay faithful is lived out within the complex world of within the complex world of education; politics, society and education; politics, society and economics, as well as the world of economics, as well as the world of culture, of the sciences and arts, of culture, of the sciences and arts, of intentional life, of the mass media. intentional life, of the mass media.

The lay Faithful proclaim the The lay Faithful proclaim the Good News of Christ Good News of Christ

4. working for social 4. working for social transformationtransformation. . The lay faithful The lay faithful proclaim the good news of Christ’s proclaim the good news of Christ’s love by healing and transforming love by healing and transforming society, by preparing the temporal society, by preparing the temporal order for the final establishment of order for the final establishment of the Kingdom of God. the Kingdom of God.

Every member of the Church Every member of the Church shares in her mission of spreading shares in her mission of spreading the faith. This mission is carried the faith. This mission is carried out both by the ordained ministries out both by the ordained ministries and the ministries of the lay and the ministries of the lay apostolate. apostolate.

  

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