Holy Orders

“Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time: thus it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry.  It includes three degrees: episcopate, presbyterate, and diaconate” (¶ 1536 Catechism of the Catholic Church).  
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For more information about the Franciscan priesthood, please visit this link to the vocations office of the Conventual Franciscans: https://franciscancommunity.org/vocations/


For more information about the Diocesan priesthood, please visit this link to the Vocations Office of the Chicago Archdiocese: https://vocations.archchicago.org/


For more information about becoming a deacon, please visit the Institute for Diaconal Studies: https://usml.edu/ids/institute-diaconal-studies/usml.edu/ids/institute-diaconal-studies/

Consecrated Life

While not a sacrament, consecrated life is a religious vocation in which men and women give their lives to Christ through the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. There are many religious communities in the Church.  Our priests at Mary, Mother of God are Conventual Franciscan Friars, members of an 800-year-old religious order founded by St Francis of Assisi.  Chicago has two religious orders unique to the Archdiocese:  The Canons of St. John Cantius and the Franciscans of the Eucharist of Chicago.  

For more information on Consecrated Life, visit the Institute on Religious Life: https://religiouslife.com/

Órdenes Sagradas

"El Orden Sagrado es el sacramento mediante el cual la misión confiada por Cristo a sus apóstoles sigue ejerciéndose en la Iglesia hasta el final de los tiempos: es, pues, el sacramento del ministerio apostólico. Comprende tres grados: episcopado, presbiterado y diaconado" (¶ 1536 Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica).
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Para más información sobre el Sacerdocio o Diaconado, por favor visite este enlace a la Oficina de Vocaciones de la Arquidiócesis de Chicago.