Hierarchy and Laity

Slide 1___________________________________Hierarch and LaityConsecrated Life__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Slide 2• CCC 871 – 896• The sacred orderestablish by JesusChrist to teach,sanctify, andgovern the Body ofChrist, the ChurchHierarchy_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Slide 3Bishop, Priest, Deacon• Three sacred orders– Bishop– Priest– Deacon• Episcopal College_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Slide 4Pope• The Chair of Peter• Peter, the Rock, shepherdof the whole flock• “Perpetual and visiblesource and foundation ofthe unity both of thebishops and of the wholecompany of the faithful.”(CCC 882)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Slide 5The Lay Faithful• CCC 897 – 913• Special Vocation– Engage and direct temporalaffairs according to God’swill…. (CCC 898)– Discover and invent themeans for permeating thesocial, political, andeconomy realities with thedemands of Christiandoctrine and life. (CCC 899)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Slide 6The Lay Faithful as Priest, Prophet, andKing• As Priestly -- Offering allof life as a spiritualsacrifice to God. Webring all facets of our livesto the Sacrifice of Christon the Cross.• As Prophets – ProclaimingChrist by word and deed(Evangelization)• As King – by ruling oversin and eliminating therule of sin in the world inwhich they are engaged._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Slide 7The Consecrated Life• CCC 914 – 933• A professed life in apermanent state ofcelibacy, poverty, andobedience recognizedby the Church (CCC915)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Slide 8A Great Tree• Consecrated life hasgrown into a widediversity of brancheswithin the Body of Christ,the Church_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Slide 9• Hermits• St. AnthonyEremitic Life_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Slide 10Consecrated Virgins and Widows• Women who havegiven themselves asmystical brides ofour Lord_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Slide 11• Born from thedessert.• A gift in the Church• http://www.usccb.org/cl/professionclass-2010.shtmlReligious Life_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Slide 12Secular Institutes• http://www.secularinstitutes.org/directory.htm• In the world, but not of the world living theevangelical counsels to which the have madesacred bonds…._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Slide 13Societies of Apostolic Life• Community livingevangelicalcounsels, withoutvows however._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________