Holy Orders - Sacramento del Orden
In the ecclesial service of the ordained minister, it is Christ himself who is present to his Church as Head of his Body, Shepherd of his flock, high priest of the redemptive sacrifice, Teacher of Truth. This is what the Church means by saying that the priest, by virtue of the sacrament of Holy Orders, acts in persona Christi Capitis: "It is the same priest, Christ Jesus, whose sacred person his minister truly represents. Now the minister, by reason of the sacerdotal consecration which he has received, is truly made like to the high priest and possesses the authority to act in the power and place of the person of Christ himself." "Christ is the source of all priesthood: the priest of the old law was a figure of Christ, and the priest of the new law acts in the person of Christ." - CCC 1548
En el servicio eclesial del ministro ordenado es Cristo mismo quien está presente a su Iglesia como Cabeza de su cuerpo, Pastor de su rebaño, Sumo Sacerdote del sacrificio redentor, Maestro de la Verdad. Es lo que la Iglesia expresa al decir que el sacerdote, en virtud del sacramento del Orden, actúa in persona Christi Capitis: "Es al mismo Cristo Jesús, Sacerdote, a cuya sagrada persona representa el ministro. Este, ciertamente, gracias a la consagración sacerdotal recibida se asimila al Sumo Sacerdote y goza de la facultad de actuar por el poder de Cristo mismo." "Cristo es la fuente de todo sacerdocio, pues el sacerdote de la antigua ley era figura de Él, y el sacerdote de la nueva ley actúa en representación suya." - CIC 1548
For information on becoming a priest or a deacon, please talk to one of the priests or deacons at the parish and visit the Diocese of Joliet vocation office website.
