Sacraments of Service

and Communion

(also Commitment)

Sacraments of Service and Communion

• The Sacraments of Service and Communion help those who receive them help others gain their salvation. These Sacraments are:–Sacrament of Holy Orders –Sacrament of Matrimony

Sacrament of Matrimony• This is a Sacrament of faithful love and service of a man and a woman together within the church. • Man is joined with woman to share a family together. • The priest does not administer this sacrament, he simply

witnesses it. • This sacrament is given the bride to her husband and the

husband to his wife. • The rings worn by husband and wife is a symbol of

undying love.

Sacrament of Matrimony• This sacrament is given once, for life. • If one of the spouses dies, then the other spouse sometimes marries again. • The wedding day is a day for the church to celebrate God’s faithful love.

Sacrament of Holy Orders

• This is a sacrament of service in the Church. • There are various levels of authority in the church for those who choose to serve inin the church. There are three levels in the Sacrament of Holy

Orders: Bishop, priest, and deacon.

Sacrament of Holy Orders

• Pope Benedict XVI has the highest officein the church. • The bishop has many special responsibilities: – ordains priests– makes holy the oils used in Baptism, Confirmation,

and Anointing of the Sick– Guides the dioceses and has the highest authority

in the Church

Sacrament of Holy Orders

• The next level in the church is the priest.• Priest is made ordained in a special Mass called

ordination.• Priest is made a priest is made holy by a sacrament

given by the Bishop. There are special signs or rites during this sacrament:– Laying of the hands: the Holy Spirit comes in power to

make us Holy, strengthen us, and make us Holy. – Priests hands are anointed with Holy Oil (Sacred Chrism).

Sacrament of Holy Orders

• Through this sacrament, priests are made holy to preach the Gospel, to heal the sick, to forgive sins, to baptize, to give Holy

Communion, and to celebrate life in Christ , Jesus.

Sacrament of Holy Orders

• First level of Holy Orders is the order of Holy Diaconate.

• Special ministry given to the church for the proclamation of the Gospel.

• Deacon can give the Sacrament of Baptism, to witness Matrimony, and to carry out acts of charity and ministry in the church.

• The deacon’s most important task is to proclaim the Gospel.