1. HOLY ORDERS

2. JOURNAL QUESTION: If you are male: If you are female:
What are the greatest fears/challenges a young man must overcome if he is to consider priesthood today? Why?
If you are female:
What are the greatest fears/challenges a young woman must overcome if she is to consider the religious life (i.e. a “nun” or “sister”) today? Why?

3. What Does the Bible Say? BISHOPS: 1 Timothy 3:1-7
PRIESTS: 1 Timothy 5:17-22
DEACONS: 1 Timothy 3:8-10, 12-13

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5. ORIGINS GREEK LITERAL MEANING TODAY’S ORDER Episkopos Overseer Bishop
Presbuteros
Elder
Priest
Diakonos
Servant
Deacon

6. EXPECTATIONS OF JOB: BISHOP: PRIEST DEACON
Leads worship & sacraments at a cathedral
Teaches and applies the Gospel
Pastoral Governance
PRIEST
In charge of the pastoral care of EVERYONE within his parish
DEACON
Assigned to assist the pastor of a parish
Ministry of the Word and of the Cup

7. WHO IS… The Pope Cardinals Archbishops
He’s a BISHOP. The Bishop of Rome.
He’s considered the First among equals.
Cardinals
They are BISHOPS, too.
They simply have an extra job to do.
If they are under 80 they get to vote for the next pope.
Archbishops
They are just in charge of a bigger area, called an archdiocese.

8. STATISTICS (as of 2009) In the USA: In the World: 40,666 total priests
18,280 total Catholic churches
3,400 churches w/o priests
65.2 million Catholics
that’s 22% of the United States population
In the World:
408,024 total priests
218,383 total Catholic churches
51,330 churches w/o priests
1.147 billion Catholics
that’s 17% of the world’s population