The Sacrament of Holy Orders is the continuation of Christ's priesthood, which He bestowed upon His Apostles; thus, the Catechism of the Catholic Church refers to the Sacrament of Holy Orders as "the sacrament of apostolic ministry."

"Ordination" comes from the Latin word ordinatio, which means to incorporate someone into an order. In the Sacrament of Holy Orders, a man is incorporated into the priesthood of Christ, at one of three levels: the episcopate, the priesthood, or the diaconate.

Holy Orders is the sacrament by which men are ordained serve the salvation of all the priesthood of believers as Deacon, Priest, Bishop.

It is the responsibility of all Catholics to pray to support the call of young men to the ordained life.  A good family home and parish environment are very important and fertile grounds for the blossoming of vocations to the diaconate and priesthood.

Please contact Fr. Dennis Audet at 673-1311 or [email protected]