McCarthy Test 12/18 Holy Orders

What are the sacraments of service?

Holy Orders and Matrimony

Which sacraments leave an ontological change on the soul?

Holy Orders, Baptism, Confirmation

True or False: Sisters and Brothers are in holy orders

False

True or False: Priests are not monks, but monks can be priests

True

Who ordains the priest?

bishop

Which sacrament is the only one to not have one official name?

Penance/Reconciliation/Confession

Who said that the source of the preservation of unity, truth and mission within the church was the Bishops, presbyters and deacons?

St. Ignatius of Antioch

What is the role of bishops, presbyters and deacons?

Successors of the apostles, they preserve unity, truth and mission within the church

True or False: The Priesthood is not a profession

True

What is heresy?

Relates to doctrine of church teaching

What is schism?

Relates to authority and governance of the church

True or False: A heretic picks and chooses which doctrines he will believe or not, rather than embracing the entire Revelation of Christ

True

What was one of the first heresies?

Gnosticism

What is Gnosticism?

A group of heretical religious movements that claimed salvation comes from secret knowledge available only to the elite initiated in that religion

Which is an example of a schism?

The Donatist schism in Northern Africa

What was the Donatist schism?

it was the question of weather sacraments administered by a bishop or priest who had denied the faith during persecution were valid. The Donatist bishops and priests over this issue

What is a sacrament of service?

It is a Sacrament that consecrates a person to the service of others.

What is a minister?

Minister comes from the Latin word that means servant.

Who are ordained ministers in the Catholic Church?

Bishops, priests, and deacons

True or False: There is one Priesthood and one salvific sacrifice which priests share in

True

True or False: The Hebrew people were priestly, since they were to reveal God to the world and to represent mankind before him

True

What is an example of Hebrews in the OT offering sacrifice to God?

Cain and Abel

What is the Levitical priesthood derived from?

The Tribe of Levi, whom Moses appointed under God's direction to act as priests for the Jewish people

How was the priesthood conferred in the OT?

It was passed down from father to son within the Tribe of Levi

Who was the rock on which the church was founded on?

Peter, appointed by Christ showed his omnipotence

How are men called to Holy Orders today?

They receive a personal invitation from Christ to leave everything behind and live a life dedicated entirely to the service of God and his people, according to his plan of Redemption.

True or False: The bishop's decision to ordain a man is confirmation of a vocation

True

How does one know if he has a vocation to Holy Orders?

Men who may have a vocation undergo a long period of discernment and prayer

What is the reality that Christ created and through which he communicates himself (Benedict XVI)?

Holy Orders

True or False: Our souls and souls of a pre-baptized baby are the same

False

True or False: Our souls are different from the soul of a 1st grader (pre-communion and pre-confirmation)

True

True or False: Sacraments don't need form, only matter

False, they need both

What does it mean to act in persona Christi capitis?

All Christian priests act not by their own power but in the Person of Christ the Head.

Who is the one high priest of Christianity?

Jesus Christ

What is a sign that deacons shared in the authority of the apostles?

The deacon Stephen fearlessly preached the good news and became the first martyr.

How did the apostles ordain new ministers?

By laying their hands on them

What does bishop mean?

overseer

What does presbyter mean?

elder, priest

True or False: A priest is a mediator between God and mam, he appeals to the conscience of those he meets

True

Why is Christ's sacrifice perfect?

Because it is God himself who is the priest who makes the offering and the victim who is offered. Denial of the priesthood leads to a denial of the re-presentation of the sacrifice of Jesus

How is Christ's relationship with the Apostles a reflection of his relationship with the father?

The Father sent Christ into the world to save it and make it holy. Christ sent his apostles into the world to do the same

What do Clement, Ignatius, and Polycarp have in common?

They were all bishops appointed by one of the apostles: Clement and Ignatius by Peter, Polycarp by John

According to St. Clement, why did the Apostles appoint bishops and provide for the appointing of successors to the bishops?

They appointed bishops so there would be no arguments over who was a legitimate bishop. The apostles also provided a way the episcopacy would continue, so that if the bishops they appointed die, others would succeed them in their service

True or False: Holy orders is the sacrament of apostolic ministry by which the mission entrusted by christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the church through the laying on of hands, which leaves a sacramental character on the soul

True

True or False: Even if the form of the sacrament doesn't happen, or isn't done properly, the sacrament is still valid

False

True or False: The ordained nourish the people of God, head the functions of teaching, sanctifying and governing

True

True or False: The bishop has the fullness of the sacrament Holy Orders

True

What is the difference between permanent and transitional deacons?

Transitional deacons are preparing for ordination into the priesthood. Other men are permanent deacons (who could be married), but they choose not to be priests

Who said "in no way comes from the delegation of the community but is, rather, the gift of god"

Benedict XVI

When did Jesus institute the Eucharist and Holy Orders?

The Last Supper

How did Jesus confer eucharist and holy orders?

"Do this in memory of me"

True or False: Sisters and Brothers have Holy Orders

False

What are the 3 grades of the sacrament of holy orders?

Deacons, priests, bishops

True or False: The sacrament marks, or changes, the persons soul forever and this mark is a belonging impressed on the level of being

True

True or False: The personal life of an ordained man should be a a life of service, self-denial and sacrifice

True

What did the word "orders" mean in the Roman Empire?

Referred to a governing body

What are the symbols of a deacon?

1. Dalmatic (sleeved outer garment)

2. Stole (long band of cloth over left shoulder)

3. Book of gospels (deacon is proper minister of gospel at mass)

What is apart of the diocesan priest life?

Preach the gospel, shepherd the faithful, celebrate the sacraments, and lead divine worship

What is true about a bishop?

Minister of Holy Orders, presides over all the other sacraments, has full authority in his diocese, and has a collegial relationship with the other bishops worldwide

How is a diocesan priest related to his bishop and all the other priests of his diocese?

He promises obedience to his bishop (this ends when the bishop dies or retire, and their obedience goes to the other bishop) and has a cooperative, or collegiate, relationship with the other priests of the diocese.

How does a priest belong to christ?

Radically

True or False: The central duty of a catholic priest is to administer confirmation

False, it is eucharist

Why should a priest spend a significant amount of time daily in prayer?

To gain strength and grace from God so he can be a source of the same for those he serves.

How many years of education are currently required for a man to be ordained a priest?

Between four and seven years of education beyond a college diploma.

What are the symbols of the priesthood?

Stole, chasuble, and chalice and paten

What does seminary mean?

Seed bed

What should a young man do if he thinks he might have a vocation to the priesthood?

He should pray a lot and then talk to a priest with whom he can discuss this vocation.

What limit is there on episcopal ordination?

Current Church law specifies that a bishop can only ordain with the permission of the Pope.

What is episcopal collegiality?

Each bishop in the world is united with every other bishop, under the leadership of the Pope. This relationship is the same as existed between the Apostles and Peter.

What makes the decisions of an ecumenical council infallible?

Ratification by the Pope

What is the matter?

The matter of holy orders is the laying on of the hands

What kind of priest is father McCarthy?

Diocesan

True or False: Religious priests pray the liturgy of the hours

False, diocesan priests do.

True or False: In the Latin Rite, priests live a life-long celibacy for the sake of the kingdom of God

True

What is the form?

Anointing with the chrism and laying of hands

How does the deacon wear his stole on ordination day?

Diagonal (they wear it straight, after the ceremony)

What do priests do daily?

Offer mass and pray the liturgy of the hours

What are religious priests?

Orders like Monks

What are the vows that all religious take?

Chastity, poverty, and obedience. Extension: Consecrated persons following the Benedictine tradition take vows of Stability, Obedience, and Conversion of Manners, which includes the aforementioned vows.

What does the vow of poverty mean?

It means that a member of the order owns nothing. The order itself may own property necessary for it to carry out its mission.

True or False: A priest prays the divine office every day, and he prays it for us and for himself

True

Where is the priests identify rooted in?

Holy Thursday

True or False: The priests consecration/priesthood is a mission (there is a purpose/goal and there is an end result)

True

True or False: There is no bond between the priest's spiritual life and the exercise of the ministry

False

What are the 3 fold aspects in ministry?

The word, the sacraments, and pastoral charity

True or False: The essential aspects of the priesthood change over time

False, it is the same through thousands of years

Advent Prayer

Loving mother of the Redeemer,

gate of heaven, star of the sea,

assist your people who have fallen yet strive to rise again.

To the wonderment of nature you bore your Creator,

yet remained a virgin after as before.

You who received Gabriel's joyful greeting,

have pity on us poor sinners.