orders, hierarchy of By divine institution, we have the episcopate, the priesthood, and the diaconate; this threefold gradation corresponds to the three grades of the Sacrament of Orders. By ecclesiastical institution, next in order of rank and dignity we have the subdiaconate; then the four minor orders acolyte, exorcist, reader, porter. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Orders, Anglican
Orders, Anglican Orders by which ministers of the Established Church are empowered to exercise Authority in their congregations, to preach, teach, and perform thc necessary ceremonies and pastoral services. The rite by which these Orders are conferred is that of the Edwardine Ordinal of 1552 as amended in 1662. This rite was fixed by six … Continue reading “Orders, Anglican”
ORDERS
ORDERS By way of eminency, or holy orders, denote a character peculiar to ecclesiastics, whereby they are set apart for the ministry. This the Romanists make their sixth sacrament. In no reformed church are there more than three orders, viz. bishops, priests, and deacons. In the Romish church there are seven, exclusive of the episcopate; … Continue reading “ORDERS”
Orderly
Orderly an adjective signifying “decent, modest, orderly” (akin to kosmos, “order, adornment”), is translated “modest” in 1Ti 2:9; “orderly” in 1Ti 3:2, RV (AV, “of good behavior”). See MODEST. Note: For stoicheo, in Act 21:24, “thou walkest orderly,” see WALK. Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words
Ordericus, Vitalus
Ordericus, Vitalus a noted mediaeval English ecclesiastical historian, was born at Attingesham, now Atcham, near Shrewsbury, in 1075. His parents were of Norman descent, and belonged to the nobility. But few particulars are extant regarding the life of Ordericus. From incidental notes in his own writings it appears that he was sent to France in … Continue reading “Ordericus, Vitalus”
Ordericus Vitalis
Ordericus Vitalis Historian, b. 1075; d. about 1143. He was the son of an English mother and a French priest who came over to England with the Normans and received a church at Shrewsbury. At the age of ten he was sent over by his father to St. Evroult in southern Normandy and remained for … Continue reading “Ordericus Vitalis”
Order type
Order type See relation-number. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Order, Seraphic
Order, Seraphic Name applied to the Franciscan Order, founded by Saint Francis of Assisi, the Seraphic Father, so called because of a vision in which a seraph appeared to him. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Order of the Visitation
Order of the Visitation Religious order founded by Saint Francis de Sales and Saint Jane de Chantal at Annecy, France, in 1610, as a congregation for the observance of the contemplative life and the care of children and young ladies needing home life and education, also for the visitation of the sick; canonically erected into … Continue reading “Order of the Visitation”
Order of the Servants of the Sick
Order of the Servants of the Sick A religious order founded at Rome in 1582 by Saint Camillus de Lellis to tend the plague-stricken and to minister to the sick in their homes. It was approved by Pope Sixtus V in 1586 and erected into an order by Pope Gregory XIV in 1591 . The … Continue reading “Order of the Servants of the Sick”