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Holy Orders at our Parish

If you feel called to the priesthood or religious life and/ or have questions and would like to speak to a priest, contact our Parish Office at 719-633-8711.

The Sacrament of 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…It includes three degrees of order: episcopate, presbyterate, and diaconate" (CCC 1536). Deacons, priest and bishops are essential to the Catholic Church because we believe that they continue the work begun by the apostles.

Since the beginning, the ordained ministry has been conferred and exercised in three degrees: that of bishops, that of presbyters, and that of deacons. The ministries conferred by ordination are irreplaceable for the organic structure of the Church: without the bishop, presbyters, and deacons, one cannot speak of the Church. (CCC 1593)

Ordination is the rite at which the Sacrament of Holy Orders is bestowed. The bishop confers the Sacrament of Holy Orders by the laying on of hands which confers on a man the grace and spiritual power to celebrate the Church’s sacraments.

The sacrament of Holy Orders is conferred by the laying on of hands followed by a solemn prayer of consecration asking God to grant the ordained the graces of the Holy Spirit required for his ministry. Ordination imprints an indelible sacramental character. (CCC 1597)

Who Receives Holy Orders?
The Church confers the sacrament of Holy Orders only on baptized men (viri), whose suitability for the exercise of the ministry has been duly recognized. Church authority alone has the responsibility and right to call someone to receive the sacrament of Holy Orders. (CCC 1598)

In the Latin Church the sacrament of Holy Orders for the presbyterate is normally conferred only on candidates who are ready to embrace celibacy freely and who publicly manifest their intention of staying celibate for the love of God's kingdom and the service of men. (CCC 1599)

The Second Vatican Council reminds us that the mission of ordained clergy, while unique, is interrelated to the mission of the lay faithful:

Though they differ from one another in essence and not only in degree, the common priesthood of the faithful and the ministerial or hierarchical priesthood are nonetheless interrelated: each of them in its own special way is a participation in the one priesthood of Christ. The ministerial priest, by the sacred power he enjoys, teaches and rules the priestly people; acting in the person of Christ, he makes present the eucharistic sacrifice, and offers it to God in the name of all the people. But the faithful, in virtue of their royal priesthood, join in the offering of the Eucharist. They likewise exercise that priesthood in receiving the sacraments, in prayer and thanksgiving, in the witness of a holy life, and by self-denial and active charity. (Lumen Gentium 10)

The Congregation of Holy Cross

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Sacred Heart Parish has been staffed by members of the Congregation of Holy Cross since 1984. According to The Congregation of Holy Cross' website, "To serve with zeal “to make God known, loved, and served, and thus save souls” – that was the charge that Blessed Basile Moreau, our founder, gave the Congregation of Holy Cross.

Moreau founded the Congregation on March 1, 1837, in Sainte-Croix, which at the time was a small village outside of Le Mans, France. We are an apostolic religious congregation composed of two distinct societies of religious brothers and religious priests “bound together in one indivisible brotherhood.”

Throughout our history, our mission has been to share in the Church’s mission by working as educators in the faith. In all of our ministries, whether schools, parishes, or other works of missionary outreach and social justice, we serve side-by-side with our collaborators through educating hearts and minds and building communities of the coming kingdom.

Today, the Congregation of Holy Cross consists of over 1,200 perpetually professed religious brothers and religious priests. Through our vowed religious life, our apostolic work, and our conviction that “the cross is our only hope,” we strive to be men with hope to bring in the 16 countries in which we live and serve.

The Congregation is under the leadership of Fr. Robert L. Epping, C.S.C., the 13th Superior General in the history of Holy Cross (and former Sacred Heart Parish Pastor). Along with his assistants on the General Council, they oversee the 18 Provinces, Districts, and Vicariates that constitute the Congregation."

Click here to learn more about vocations with the Congregation of Holy Cross.

Contact Us

719-633-8711
Mailing/ Delivery address:
2021 W. Pikes Peak Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80904

​Physical address:
2030 W. Colorado Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80904
Directions

Parish Office Hours:
Sunday- 8 am- noon
Monday– Thursday, 8:30 am– 3 pm. Closed 12– 1 pm for lunch.
 

Join Us for Mass

Sacred Heart Church:
Daily Mass: 8 am; 7:40 am Rosary
Adoration: Saturdays after the 8 am Daily Mass until 9 am. 
Confession: Saturday, 9-10 am or by appointment.
Anointing of the Sick: First Friday of the month during Daily Mass
Holy Day Mass: 8 am, 12:10 pm & 6:30 pm

Saturday Vigil: 5:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30 am, 9 am & 11:30 am 

Holy Rosary Chapel:
Saturday: 4 pm

Our Lady of Perpetual Help:
Sunday: 5 pm

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    • Being Catholic Today
    • What Is the Catholic Church?
    • We are the Church
    • What Do Catholics Believe?
    • Who is St. André Bessette?
    • The Congregation of Holy Cross
    • Laudato Si’
  • Parish Life
    • About Us/ History >
      • Art at Sacred Heart
    • Capital Campaign >
      • King Soopers Community Rewards
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      • Journey
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      • Vital Times
      • Men's Group
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    • Bulletin
    • Online Giving
    • 2020-2021 Parish Financial Report
    • 2022 Diocesan Ministry Appeal
    • Faith Formation >
      • Faith Formation Registration 2022-2023
      • Children's Faith Formation
      • Confirmation Preparation
      • Youth Ministry
      • Adult Faith Formation
    • Sacraments >
      • Baptism
      • Eucharist
      • Confirmation
      • Reconciliation (Confession)
      • Anointing of the Sick
      • Marriage >
        • Annulments
      • Holy Orders
    • Funerals >
      • Obituaries
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