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On The Stricter Judgments In Store For Clergy

January 2, 2013 Filed under: 1 Comment

by St. Cyril of Alexandria What shall we do against these evils, we who have been entrusted by God with the doctrine of the mystery, against whom on the day of judgment those who are introduced into the mysteries will certainly testify? For they will say that they kept the faith as they … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop, Deacon, Preparation, Priest Tagged With: bishop, clergy, deacon, judgments, priest, St. Cyril of Alexandria

Bishops: Successors of the Apostles

July 27, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

Although the Apostles are often referred to as the first 'bishops' of particular areas, there is a significant difference between Apostles and bishops. Apostles, personally commissioned and sent by our Lord Jesus Christ, have apostolic authority wherever they went. Bishops, appointed as their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop Tagged With: apostles apostolic authority, bishop, St. Jerome of Stridonium

Heeding the Call

July 18, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

How do I know when I am called? All the baptized are incorporated into the Church and so called to be holy.  The struggle is to determine which call is truly ours amid the many vocations God has for his people. One way to think more carefully about whether or not you are called to the priesthood is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Preparation, Priest, Vocation Tagged With: bishop, deacon, discernment, monk, priest, Priesthood, Vocation

The Three Degrees of Priesthood

June 28, 2011 Filed under: 4 Comments

by Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos From a study of the sources, chiefly patristic literature, it seems clear that the degrees of priesthood (deacon, priest, bishop) are closely connected with the three basic degrees of the spiritual life. This means that as a man progressed in healing he ascended … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop, Deacon, Preparation, Priest Tagged With: bishop, Christ, deacon, Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos, priest, Priesthood

On The Mystery Of Ordination

June 10, 2011 Filed under: Leave a Comment

by St. Nikolai Velimirovich "And when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them" (Acts of the Apostles 6:6). By laying their hands on the chosen faithful, the apostles consecrated bishops, priests and deacons. It is apparent from this that the Christian Faith is not only a teaching, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bishop, Deacon, Priest Tagged With: bishop, deacon, ordination, priest, St. Nikolai Velimirovich

Basic Pre-requisites For Ordination

June 7, 2011 Filed under: 2 Comments

by Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos It is certain that the apostles transmitted this priesthood of Christ through a definite sacrament called the Sacrament of Holy Orders. The Church also fixed the canonical prerequisites for anyone to receive this great grace and to exercise this highest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General Tagged With: bishop, deacon, Metropolis Hierotheos Vlachos, ordination, pre-requisite, priest

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