“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit., teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.” Matthew 28:19
Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised until the end of time: thus it is the sacrament of Apostolic Ministry. It includes bishops, priests and deacons.
Vocations to the Priesthood