Vocations
Every baptized Christian has a calling to ??
Holiness (to be a saint, and go to heaven someday)
Which are the three categories of clergy?
Deacons, priests, and bishops
What is celibacy?
To make a vow to refrain from sexual relations, including marriage.
What is gained by taking a vow of poverty?
You become more reliant and dependent on the generosity of God.
Which are the three evangelical counsels?
Poverty, chastity, obedience
To exercise the priestly power of Christ means to be what to other people?
To be another Christ for them in the life of the Church and the world.
What is chastity?
To live purely and faithfully within one's vocation.
Married couples must be chaste to each other.
Single people are called to be chaste.
Priests and religious must be chaste by being faithful to their vows, and not be in relationship.
You can be chaste, without being celibate (as in the case of married couples).
What is given up under "Poverty" ?
Property, material goods
What must a person who takes a vow of chastity pormise?
To give up the good of marriage
A deliberate, free promise to God
Why is chastity necessary for all people?
Our bodies communicate truth and committment; to be unwilling to committ to the good of another person is to lie and to be unfaithful.
What is given up under "Chastity" ?
Marriage, if also celibate.
Relations with people not your spouse if married.
What does 'obedience' mean?
To give up one's preferences and desires and agree to obey the will of the superiors in the religious community
Every bishop is also a ________.
Priest
What's the benefit to celibacy in religious and priests?
The freedom to love God and others without the committment of a spouse and children.
What is given up under "Obedience" ?
Your own free will
Who practiced the evangelical counsels perfectly?
Jesus and Mary
Priests can be either _______ or ______.
Diocesan (connected to a diocese) or religious (part of a religious community)
What's the benefit to chastity for all people?
It is an opportunity to be faithful to all people, using our bodies, regardless of our state in life.
What is gained by taking a vow of obedience?
Freedom to do God's will in your life, more perfectly.