Sacrament of Commitment

Question 1

vocare means

Answer 1

calling

Question 2

Three types of Calling:

Answer 2

1. Single Blessedness
2. Priesthood
3. Marriage

Question 3

Sacrament of Commitment

Answer 3

Holy Orders
Matrimony

Question 4

in Roman antiquity designated an established civil body, especially a governing body

Answer 4

Order

Question 5

means incorporation into an ordo.

Answer 5

Ordinatio

Question 6

n the Church there are established bodies which Tradition, not without a basis in Sacred Scripture, has since ancient times called

Answer 6

taxeis (Greek) or ordines.

Question 7

Integration into one of these bodies in the Church was accomplished by a rite called

Answer 7

ordinatio

Question 8

a religious and liturgical act which was a consecration, a blessing or a sacrament.

Answer 8

ordinatio

Question 9

is reserved for the sacramental act which integrates a man into the order of bishops, presbyters, or deacons, and goes beyond a simple election, designation, delegation, or institution by the community, for it confers a gift of the Holy Spirit that permits the exercise of a “sacred power” (sacra potestas) which can come only from Christ himself through his Church.

Answer 9

ordination

Question 10

Ordination is also called _______________, for it is a setting apart and an investiture by Christ himself for his Church

Answer 10

consecratio

Question 11

The __________________ by the bishop, with the ________________________, constitutes the visible sign of this ordination.

Answer 11

laying on of hands; consecratory prayer

Question 12

The Christian tradition considers ________________, “priest of God Most High,” as a prefiguration of the priesthood of Christ, the unique “high priest after the order of Melchizedek”; “holy, blameless, unstained,” “by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are sanctified,” that is, by the unique sacrifice of the cross.

Answer 12

Melchizedek

Question 13

Through the ordained ministry, especially that of bishops and priests, the presence of Christ as head of the Church is made visible in the midst of the community of believers. In the beautiful expression of St. Ignatius of Antioch, the bishop is ________________: he is like the living image of God the Father.

Answer 13

typos tou Patros

Question 14

Three degrees of ecclesiastical ministry:

Answer 14

bishops, priests, and deacons.

Question 15

Catholic doctrine, expressed in the liturgy, the Magisterium, and the constant practice of the Church, recognizes that there are two degrees of ministerial participation in the priesthood of Christ:

Answer 15

episcopacy and the presbyterate

Question 16

The ___________ is intended to help and serve them. For this reason the term _____________ in current usage denotes bishops and priests but not deacons.

Answer 16

diaconate; sacerdos

Question 17

fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders

Answer 17

Episcopal ordination

Question 18

co-workers of the bishops

Answer 18

priests