Day 216: Who Receives Holy Orders (2026)
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What is the purpose of today’s Catechism reading (paragraphs 1577‑1580)?
Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz, and you're listening to the Catechism in a Year podcast, where we encounter God's plan of pure goodness for us, revealed in Scripture and passed down through the tradition of the Catholic faith. The Catechism in a Year is brought to you by Ascension. In 365 days, we'll read through the Catechism of the Catholic Church, discovering our identity and God's family as we journey together toward our heavenly home. This is day two hundred and sixteen. We are reading paragraphs 1577 to 1580. As always, I'm using the Ascension edition of the Catechism, which includes a foundations of faith approach, but you can follow along with any recent version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
You can also download your own Catechism in a year reading plan by visiting Ascension Press.com/slash CIY. That is what I'm following. In case you're wondering, you can also click follow or subscribe in your podcast app for daily updates and daily notifications. Today is day two sixteen. Paragraphs 1577 to 1580. Yesterday we talked about the celebration of this. Sacrament. We talked with deacons, also who could confer the sacrament of holy orders. And today, just very briefly, I think it's essentially four paragraphs. We're ask answering asking and answering the question, who can receive this sacrament? And so one of the things we're gonna hear is that very right away in fifth graph fifteen seventy seven, it says only a baptized man via.
Vir, meaning uh vir is the Latin term for male man. Uh like not just human beings, like you know, homo, but vir being a male human being. Only a baptized man, vir, vowedly receives sacred ordination. And we're gonna talk about that a little bit because Because in our world, that can be kind of a challenge for a lot of people. And so we're gonna dive into that as best that I can, and we're gonna hear what the catechism has to say on that front. So as we enter into this topic today, let's take a moment. And before we dive into these four paragraphs, let us dive into the Father's heart and ask for the Father's wisdom, ask for the wisdom of Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit. Father in heaven. We ask you to please, in the name of your Son Jesus Christ, send us your Holy Spirit, a spirit of wisdom, a spirit of of knowledge, a spirit of understanding.
Give us a spirit of of docility, a spirit of being able to be taught. Give us a teachability, Lord God, that That guides us when we don't understand, that guides us when we have questions, that guides us when we struggle. We ask you, Lord God, to uh give us minds that are quick, minds that are sharp. We ask you to give us minds that are Willing to be led but also willing to ask questions. Lord God, give us minds that are willing to seek the truth and to hold on to the truth when we find it. Wherever we find it. You are the source of all truth, you are the source of all goodness, you are the source of all grace. We ask you to give us your grace, lead us to your truth, help us to live goodness. In Jesus' name we pray, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, amen.
It is day two hundred and sixteen. We are reading paragraphs fifteen seventy seven to fifteen eighty. Who can receive this sacrament? Only a baptized man, Vir, validly receives sacred ordination. The Lord chose men, Viri, to form the College of the Twelve Apostles, and the Apostles did the same when they chose collaborators to succeed them in their ministry. The College of Bishops, with whom the priests are united in the priesthood, makes the College of the Twelve an ever present and ever active reality until Christ's return.
Who is allowed to receive the sacrament of Holy Orders according to the Catechism?
The Church recognizes herself to be bound by this choice made by the Lord Himself. For this reason, the ordination of women is not possible. No one has a right to receive the sacrament of holy orders. Indeed, no one claims this office for himself, he is called to it by God. Anyone who thinks he recognizes the signs of God's call to the ordained ministry must humbly submit his desire to the authority of the church who has the responsibility and right to call someone to receive orders.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the purpose of today’s Catechism reading (paragraphs 1577‑1580)?
0:05–3:27
2
Who is allowed to receive the sacrament of Holy Orders according to the Catechism?
3:27–7:24
3
Why does the Church teach that only a baptized man can be ordained?
7:24–10:24
4
What theological reasons are given for why women cannot be ordained?
10:24–13:02
5
How does the Church explain the role of celibacy in Holy Orders?
13:02–15:48
6
What differences exist between Latin‑rite and Eastern‑rite practices regarding married clergy?
15:48–18:36
7
Why does the Church consider the restriction of ordination to men as a matter of justice, not injustice?
18:36–21:13
8
How does Father Mike suggest we live out the teaching on Holy Orders in everyday life?
21:13–24:41