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.”

Holy Orders for our Church

The sacrament of Holy Orders prepares priests to serve the spiritual needs of others and gives special blessings to support them in their demanding vocation. Only priests who have received the sacrament can change bread and wine into the body, blood, and divinity of Jesus–a miracle called transubstantiation.

If you would like to explore a vocation in the Church, please contact Fr. Cameron Faller, Director of Vocations, at (415) 614-5683 or e-mail: faller.cameron@sfarch.org / vocations@sfarchdiocese.org.