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Ecclesiastical . a visible sign of an inward grace, especially one of the solemn Christian ritesconsidered to have been instituted by Jesus Christ to symbolize or confer grace: the sacraments ofthe Protestant churches are baptism and the Lord's Supper; the sacraments of the Roman Catholicand Greek Orthodox churches are baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, matrimony, penance, holyorders, and extreme unction.
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The seven sacraments in Christianity, particularly in Catholicism, are baptism, confirmation, Eucharist, penance (confession), anointing of the sick, holy orders, and matrimony. These sacred rites are believed to confer grace and are essential for spiritual growth and community life. Each sacrament serves a specific purpose and symbolizes different aspects of faith and the relationship between the individual and God.
Ecclesiastical . a visible sign of an inward grace, especially one of the solemn Christian ritesconsidered to have been instituted by Jesus Christ to symbolize or confer grace: the sacraments ofthe Protestant churches are baptism and the Lord's Supper; the sacraments of the Roman Catholicand Greek Orthodox churches are baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, matrimony, penance, holyorders, and extreme unction.
The result of Holy Orders (in the Catholic Church) is an indellible mark on the man's soul that, depending if he is being Ordained a Deacon, Priest, or Bishop, allows him to confer the Sacraments and as such act as a mediator between us and Christ. As a side note Deacon's can only confer the Sacraments of Matrimony and Baptism; Priest's can confer Baptism, The Eucharist, Confirmation, Absolution through Confession, Marriage, and Anointing of the Sick (also called Last Rites or Extreme Unction); Bishop's can confer all seven Sacraments including Holy Orders.
The three sacraments that confer a permanent character and are celebrated only once are Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders. These sacraments imprint a spiritual mark on the soul, signifying a person's belonging to Christ and the Church. Because of this indelible character, they cannot be repeated.
The suffix of "confer" is -er.
No.The bishop is the one who validly confers the Sacrament of Holy Orders. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church states:1576 Since the sacrament of Holy Orders is the sacrament of the apostolic ministry, it is for the bishops as the successors of the apostles to hand on the "gift of the Spirit," the "apostolic line." Validly ordained bishops, i.e., those who are in the line of apostolic succession, validly confer the three degrees of the sacrament of Holy Orders.REFERENCESLibreria Editrice Vaticana. Catechism of the Catholic Church, (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1994).
The matter of the sacrament is the laying on of the bishop's hands with the consecratory prayer (cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1538).The form of the sacrament is the bishop's "specific consecratory prayer asking God for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and his gifts proper to the ministry to which the candidate is being ordained" (CCC, no. 1573).
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No. A deacon can perform baptisms and assist at marriages and distribute Holy Communion. However, a deacon cannot perform a marriage or consecrate the Eucharist. He also cannot perform the sacraments of Confession, Confirmation, Holy Orders, or Anointing of the Sick, although he may be present for Confirmations. A priest must do the rest of these duties.
Only a bishop may confer holy orders on a candidate to the diaconate or priesthood. In order for the ordination to be legal in the eyes of the Church, the bishop must have jurisdiction and a papal mandate to perform this sacrament, unless emergency circumstances necessitate otherwise.