Holy Orders


Catechism of the Catholic Church

The Sacrament of Holy Orders

St. Thomas Aquinas: The Summa Theologica on Holy Orders -
  • The sacrament of Order as to its essence and its parts
  • The effect of this sacrament
  • The qualities required of those who receive this sacrament
  • The distinction of Orders, of their acts, and the imprinting of the character
  • Those who confer this sacrament
  • The impediments to this sacrament
  • The things annexed to the sacrament of Order

    Extreme Unction and Holy Orders Baltimore Catechism

    The Ordination of Women Theology Library collection of links

    Perspectives on the Sacrament of Orders Article by Robert Gray in Theology@McAuley, 2002


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