The

Sacraments of Communion and Service

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➔ They are called to build up God’s Kingdom here

and completely to God.
Vocation
on Earth.

➔ A mission in this life that God is calling and

Religious Orders
preparing us to do.
➔ Their vocation implies an undivided heart:

“Giving Completely to God”

Calling

➔ A strong urge toward a particular way of life ➔ Those who are called to live a religious life

or career receive a special calling from God, namely: -

Chastity
➔ A vocation.
- Poverty
Priest Vocation
- Obedience
➔ There are those who received the “calling”

from God to serve the Church in a very special

Married Life
way.
➔ Marriage is a vocation and part of God’s plan,
➔ By bringing all God’s people to the Sacraments
and a call to love and serve Him.
and by helping us to become Holy.
➔ The vocation of a married couple is to be

completely unselfish to their family.

Consecrated Life
➔ The husband’s responsibility is to show her wife
➔ There are also those who are called to be
and children how much God loves them through
“Consecrated to Christ”.
him.
➔ They are the nuns, sisters, and friars, monks,
➔ The wife’s responsibility is to show her husband
brothers.
and children how much God loves them through
➔ Although different from the priest, they have a
her.
calling called “The Gift of the Self”

➔ They are called to give themselves unselfishly

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Single Blessedness

➔ Accepting the single life means choosing to serve God as a member of the laity. ➔ Single persons
serve the Christian family through acts of love and service, in a variety of lay ministries.

The Season of Lent

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fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.

- Fasting: It is moderation in eating, having, on
What is lent?
the day that is practiced, one regular meal
and two small ones. During Lent, we
Abstinence is practiced all Fridays of Lent. -
- Lent is a 40 day season of prayer, fasting,
Prayer: It is the action that leads man,
and almsgiving that begins on Ash released by fasting from the attachments to
the world, to turn to God. To gaze upon and
Wednesday. It's a period of preparation to
contemplate, to listen and talk to Him, to read
celebrate the Lord's Resurrection at Easter. His words and meditate on them, to be one
with Him sacramentally.
During Lent, we seek the Lord in prayer by

reading Sacred Scripture; we serve by

Holy Week
giving alms; and we practice self-control
- Palm Sunday: When Jesus is introduced to
through fasting.
the gates of Jerusalem. The people sang
- Lent starts on Ash Wednesday. When “Hosana” while waving palm branches.
counting the days of Lent, we exclude
- Holy Wednesday: It is known as “spy day”
Sundays.
where Judas betrayed Jesus by delivering

Pillars of Lent Him to his enemies for money.

- Maundy Thursday: Is when the last supper

- Almsgiving: It is not limited to giving material
happened and i when Jesus instituted the
goods. It is the gift of self in charity.
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celebrated. the tomb.

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- Black Saturday: Is when Jesus pulled all the - In the Liturgy of Ordination, we read: - “As a
minister of the Word, and of charity, the
lost souls out of limbo and is the start of
Deacon will make himself a servant to all.”
the Easter Vigil. - Matter of the Sacrament:
- They receive the Gospel of the
Evangelarium, as a sign of mission to
preach the Good News.
Rites of Holy Orders - Form of the Sacrament:
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- “Send forth upon him, Lord, we pray, the
- The Bishop is the Minister of the Sacrament Holy Spirit, that he may be strengthened by
of Holy Orders. the first of your sevenfold grace for the
- The Bishop can confer the three degrees of faithful carrying out the work of the
Diaconate (Deacon), Presbyterate (Priest), ministry.”
Episcopate (Bishop) on his own accord.
- This is the Church’s unbroken tradition since
the times of the Apostles. Presbyterate

- The priests came from the Greek word

Diaconate “Presbyteros” meaning “Elder”.
- As the Ordained Ministers of the Second
- From the Greek word “Diakonos” meaning Degree, they offer Holy Sacrifice to God
“servant” and to administer the Sacraments of the
- There are the Ordained Ministers of the First Church.
Degree, whose mission is caring for the - Principal Functions of a Priest:
needy and serving the Church. - Preach the Gospel
- Principal Functions of a Deacon: - Shepherd the Faithful
- Ministry of the Word - Celebrate Divine Worship
- Ministry of the Altar - Priestly Ordination
- Ministry of Charity - In priestly ordination, the Bishop calls
- Diaconal Ordination down God’s power upon the candidates for
- In a diaconal ordination the candidate is ordination.
appointed for a special service within the - It imprints upon the souls of these men
Sacrament of Holy Orders. an indelible seal that can never be lost. - As a
- For He represents Christ as the one who collaborator with his Bishop, the priest will
came, “not to be served but to serve, and to proclaim the Word of God, administer the
give his life as his ransom for many.” (Mt Sacraments, and above all, celebrate the Holy
20:28). Eucharist.
 - Matter of the Sacrament: - “Grant, we pray, Almighty Father, on this,
- For the priests, they receive the Paten your servant, the dignity of the priesthood;
and Chalice, as symbols of power to
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celebrate the Eucharist.
- Form of the Sacrament:

renew deep within him the Spirit of offices of teaching, sanctifying, and
holiness; may he henceforth possess this governing.”
office which comes from you, O God, and is - Matter of the Sacrament:
next in rank to the office of the Bishopl and - The Matter of the Sacrament of
by example of his manner of life, may he Ordination is the “Laying of Hands by the
instill right conduct.” Bishop” as documented by St. Paul in the
episcopal ordination.
- “I remind you to stir into a flame the gift of
Episcopate God that you have received through the
imposition of my hands.” (2 Timothy 1:6)
- The Bishops come from the Greek word,
- The signs of the office received by the Bishop
“Episkopos” meaning, “Supervisor”. - As the
are the:
Ordained Ministers of the Third Degree, they
- ring as sign of their fidelity to the Church
possess the fullness of the Sacrament of
- miter for his authority
Ordination.
- crosier for his jurisdiction
- “As the Vicar of Christ, each bishop has the
- Form of the Sacrament:
pastoral responsibility for a particular
- “Pour out now upon this chosen one that
diocese entrusted to him and needs to
power which is from you, the Spirit of
care for all the Churches. As the legitimate
governance whom you gave to your
successor of the Apostles he has
beloved Son, Jesus, Christ, the Spirit whom
responsibility in solidarity for the apostolic
he bestowed upon the holy Apostles, who
mission of the Church.”
established the Church in each place as
- As St. Paul declared: “A Bishop must be
your sanctuary for the glory and unceasing
irreproachable, temperate, self controlled,
praise of your name.”
decent, hospitable, able to teach, not a
- How important for a Catholic Christian is his
drunkard, not aggressive, but gentle, not
Bishop?
contentious, not a lover of money.” (1
- “A Catholic Christian feels that he is
Timothy 3:2-3)
under obligation to his Bishop; the bishop is
- Episcopal Ordination:
appointed for him, too, as Christ’s
- In episcopal ordination, the fullness of
representative.
the sacrament of Holy Orers is conferred
- Moreover, the Bishop who exerciseshis
upon a Priest.
pastoral ministry, together with the Pirests
- He is ordained a successor of the
and Deacons as his ordained assistants, is
Apostles and enters the college of Bishops. -
the visible principle and the foundation of
Together with the other bishops and the Pope,
the local Church (diocese).”
he is now responsible for the entire Church. In
particular, the Church appoints him to the
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Graces Conferred by the Sacrament of Ordination

- Incorporation to the Holy Orders

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The Sacrament of come about?

- The Sacrament of Matrimony comes about

Matrimony through a promise made by a man and a
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is accepted and confirmed by God and
The Institution of the consummated by the bodily union of the
couple.
Sacrament of Matrimony - Because God himself forms the bond of
By divine institution, Christian Matrimony is: sacramental marriage, it is binding until
- “The permanent, covenant of love, the death of one of the partners.
between a qualified man and woman,
intended for their common good, and for Why did God dispose man and woman for
the procreation and education of children.” The
each other?
Sacrament is:
- Permanent: Marriage is the eternal - “God disposed man and woman for each
conjugal covenant before God. other so that they might be "no longer two
- Covenant of love: It should be a true but one"
marriage out of love. - In this way they are to live in love, be fruitful,
- Between a qualified man and woman: It is and thus become a sign of God himself,
monogamous and between a who uses nothing but overflowing love.
heterosexual couple.
- Intended for the common good: Why is Matrimony a Sacrament?
Reciprocal well-being of the spouses
- For procreation and education of children: - Because of the permanent, exclusive, fruitful
Giving life to offsprings covenant of love between Christian
Jesus instituted the Holy Matrimony when He spouses.
said: - Established from the beginning of Creation
- “For this reason a man will leave His father and consecrated by Jesus, it signifies the
and mother and be united to his wife, and union of Christ and the Church.
the two will become one flesh; so they are - It symbolizes eternal life in Paradise.
no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore,
what God has joined together, no human
Essential Properties of Matrimony
being must separate.”
- Indissolubility:
How does the Sacrament of Matrimony
Marriage is triply indissoluble because: -
 the essence of love is mutual self - giving Church, event unto death on the
without reservations; Cross
- it is the image of God's unconditional
faithfulness to His
creation,
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- represents Christ's devotion to His

- Unity: Physical and spiritual well-being of - Canonical Interview

spouses - Marriage Banns
- Openness to life: Giving life to human beings - Pre-cana Seminar
who will enrich the family, the Church, and - Confession
the world.
Are Confirmation and Confession
Prerequisites for Marriage?
Are all people called to marriage?
- Not everyone is called to marriage. - Even - Those who have not received the Sacrament
people who live alone can have fulfillment in of Confirmation are to receive it before
life. being admitted to Holy Matrimony, if this
- To many of them Jesus shows a special way; can be done without grave inconvenience.
he invites them to remain unmarried “for - They need to complete the Christian initiation
the sake of the kingdom of heaven.” (Mt and receive te fullness of the Holy Spirit to
19:12) prosper in their married life and to give
examples to their future children.
- Similarly, the spouse must have a good
Confession soon before their marriage, in
order to be well disposed for the
celebration and to be worthy of receiving
Christ’s body and blood during the
The Requirements for Marriage
Wedding Mass.
- Free Consent
- Affirmation of a lifelong commitment -
Openness to Life
What should be done if a Catholic wants to
- The most profound thing about a Christian
marry a Non-Catholic Christian?
marriage, however, is the couple’s
knowledge that they are “a living image of - Church approval must be obtained for the
the love between Christ and the Church”. wedding.
- This is because a so-called “mixed” marriage
requires both partners a special fidelity to
Christ, so that the scandal of Christian
Church Requirements for Marriage
division, which has still not remedied, does
- Marriage License not continue in miniature and perhaps
- Baptismal Certificate even lead to living up the practice of the
- Confirmation Certificate faith.
 another religion can cause difficulties for
thier own faith and for their future children.
Can a Catholic Christian marry a person
from another religion?
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- For Catholic believers, to enter into and live in
marriage with a person who belongs to

- For Catholic believers, to enter into and live in - Matter & Form:
marriage with a person who belongs to - “I will take you to be my wife/husband” -
another religion can cause difficulties for The exchange of consent is the efficient
their own faith and for their future children. cause of Matrimony, since it affects the
- Given her responsibility for the faithful, the exclusive and everlasting conjugal
Church has therefore established the covenant of love.
impediment of disparity of religion. Such a - This can be rephrased in question and
marriage can therefore be contracted answer format, where the Priest asks both
validly only is a dispensation fro this spouses:
impediment is obtained before the - “X, do you take Y here present, for you
wedding. lawful husband/wife, according to the rite
- The marriage is not sacramental of our Holy Mother, the Church?”
- and the spouses individually reply, “Yes, I
do”

The Rites of the

Sacrament of Matrimony The family as the Domestic Church
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- basic community of faith and love - essential
for the growth of the Church and well-being of
Rites of Holy Matrimony
society
- As a rule a wedding must take place publicly. - seedbed of religious and priestly vocations -
- The bride and the groom are questioned as What the Church is on the large-scale, the
to their intention to marry. family is on the small-scale: an image of God’s
- The priest blesses their rings. love in human fellowship.
- The bride and the groom exchange rings and - Indeed, every marriage is perfected in
mutually promise: opennes to others, to the children that God
- “...to be true in good times and in band, in sends, in mutual acceptance, in hospitality
sickness and in health.” and vow to each and being for others.
other: “I will love and honor you all the days - They are derived from the Holy Family of
of my life.” Nazareth who lived in perfect harmony
- The celebrant ratifies the wedding and among themselves, with God, and their
administers the blessing neighbors.
- The ministers of the Sacrament of Marriage
are the spouses
Three Basic Values of a Christian Family
- Humility - spirit of service for one another -
Simplicity - Frugality in the purchase and
fruiting of material thing
- Joy - serene disposition to share in mutual
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Sources:
The Sacraments of Communion and Service ppt
The Season of Lent ppt
Rites of Holy Orders ppt
Rite and Importance/Value of Catholic Marriage ppt
The Sacrament of Matrimony ppt

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