Cathedral of St. Joseph
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Holy Orders

Holy OrdersHoly Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time: thus it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry. It includes three degrees: episcopate, presbyterate, and diaconate.

-Adapted from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 1536.
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