Vocation & Happiness Flashcards
Based on what the Apostles taught
Apostolic
High ranking clergymen who have the power to confirm and ordain
Bishops
A religious order whose members spend their lives enclosed in prayer, work and worship
Contemplative
The three degrees of the Sacrament of Holy Orders
Deacon Priest Bishop
The prayerful process of discovering God’s Will for your life
Discernment
Legal ending of a marriage
Divorce
A ranking system that gives structure to the Church
Hierarchy
The vast majority of the Church, baptised persons who have not received ordination or are not under religious orders
Laity
Special works and services in the Church provided by the laity
Lay Ministry
The sacrament by which the couple commit themselves to each other for life
Marriage
Usually means the home of a community of monks
Monastery
A member of the male religious order
Monk
A member of a female religious order
Nun
Ministering the sacrament of Holy Orders/ made a priest
Ordained
An ordained minister of the Catholic Church; one who is chosen to celebrate Mass, preach and forgive sins
Priest
