Sacrament of Holy Orders

SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS

- bishop as the minister

- laying on of hands

- sharing in bishop’s ministry

- govern, teach, sanctify

- configured into Christ

- in persona Christi (ontological)

SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS

- alter Christus : no women

- one sacrament, three grades

"I guess when you're before a great mystery that you know is beyond you – a calling, a

grace, a mission – then you tremble and at the same time you're happy…"