Title: Holy orders - Seven sacraments of the Catholic Church - GCSE Religious Studies Revision - AQA - BBC Bitesize
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Seven sacraments of the Catholic Church
The Catholic Church teaches that there are seven sacraments or rites through which God can communicate his grace to an individual. Catholic Christians believe that the sacraments are channels for God’s grace - every time they take part in a sacrament, they receive more grace. Part of
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Holy orders
Through the sacrament of holy orders, or ordination, a man vows to lead other Catholics by bringing them the sacraments, especially the Eucharist. He promises to do this by proclaiming the Gospel and by providing to Catholics other means to achieve holiness. In order to be ordained a priest, a man must be first ordained a deacon. Ordination
In Catholicism, holy orders is the sacrament by which men are ordained as priests or deacons. It is a sacrament carried out by a bishop, who must lay his hands on the candidate. Taking holy orders is a commitment for life both to God and to the Catholic Church, as the man is given certain powers, including passing on God’s forgiveness of sins. The following is a prayer said at the ordination of a priest: quote
Lord, holy Father, …  when you had appointed high priests to rule your people,  you chose other men next to them in rank and dignity  to be with them and to help them in their task…  you extended the spirit of Moses to seventy wise men. …