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Sacraments - Ch. 8
The Sacrament of Holy Orders
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| discern | To perceive differences between more than one option |
| Deposit of Faith | The body of saving truth entrusted by Christ to the Apostles and handed on by them to be preserved and proclaimed by the Church's Magisterium |
| celibacy | The renunciation made by those who receive the Sacrament of Holy Orders for more perfect observance of chastity; also extends to consecrated life and to those who forego marriage for some honorable end |
| seminary | The place where the training of candidates for the priesthood takes place |
| presbyters | Priests or members of the order of priesthood who are coworkers with the bishops and are servants to God's People, especially in celebrating the Eucharist |
| bishops | Successors to the Apostles, who receives the fullness of the Sacrament of Holy Orders |
| clergy | A term for ordained men; it comes from the Greek word for "lot" |
| parish | A diocesan subdivision headed by a pastor; it is a local Church community |
| ordinand | A person receiving the Sacrament of Holy Orders at any level: episcopate, presbyterate, or diaconate |
| mandate | An official appointment from the pope that says a certain priest has been chosen to be a bishop |
| nuncio | An archbishop who acts as the official Vatican delegate for a nation; also called the Apostolic Delegate |
| ordinary bishop | The pastoral and legal representative of the diocese |
| stole | A long, narrow band of fabric, like a scarf, which is worn diagonally for deacons and straight from the shoulders for priests |
| chasuble | The outer vestment worn by a priest at liturgy, whose colors follow the liturgical seasons |
| dalmatic | The outer liturgical vestment of a deacon and may be worn by a bishop under his outer vestment at certain solemn liturgies |
| indifference | Selflessness that is open to going wherever one is most needed and to doing whatever seems best; God's will takes precedence over an individual's will |
| diocese | A geographic section of the Church - made up of parishes - that is headed by the bishop |
| vicar | One who serves as a substitute, an agent, or a representative of another |
| episcopal college | The unity of all ordained bishops in the worldwide Church, in both the East and the West, whose head is the pope |
| synod of bishops | A group of bishops, usually chosen from throughout the world, who come together to advise the pope on certain issues |
| Ecumenical Council | An assembly of all (or most) bishops from throughout the world in union with the pope; it is the highest authority in the universal Church |
| infallibility | The charism or gift of the Church offered by Christ whereby she is protected from error in matters of faith and morals; the pope or an Ecumenical Council most exclusively exercises this gift |
| imprimatur | A bishop's approval to print a religion textbook because its contents agree with Church teaching |
| breviary | A common name for a liturgical book from which priests pray the Liturgy of the Hours each day |
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