The Catholic Faith Handbook

Individuals enter the married life and the ordained life through these.

The committed state of life to which God calls us.

Consecrates men for the three ministry roles in the Church: bishop, priest, and deacon.

All baptized people share in the priesthood of Christ by virtue of this.

These successors to the original Apostles together lead the entire Church in union with the Pope.

These men are ordained for works of service, charity, and liturgical ministry.

The Bible teaches us that this Sacrament signifies the union of Christ and the Church.

The Church grants this special decree, after closely examining the circumstances, to declare that a particular union was not a sacramental marriage.

Jesus' first public miracle in the Gospel of John takes place at this.

This is a sin against the openness to new life required in a sacramental marriage.