Catholic priest - a servant of the Catholic cult.In Catholicism, as in the Orthodox Church, the priests belong to the second degree of the priesthood.The basis of the church is the visible manifestation of the cult of Our Lady of Grace - the sacrament, which is called the action set by Jesus Christ for the salvation of men virtuous.The symbolism of the sacraments helps believers to understand the love of God to man.According to Church teaching, participating in the sacraments, the person receives the miraculous help from above.
Catholic Church, as well as Orthodox, allow the seven sacraments: baptism, confirmation (Chrismation), the Eucharist, elepomazanie, penance, marriage and the priesthood.The priest of the Orthodox and the Catholic Church has the authority to commit the five sacraments, except for the priesthood (ordination) and Confirmation (you need a special permission of the bishop of the diocese in which the minister inkardinirovan).Dedication to the Catholic ministers going through the ordination of a bishop.
Catholic priest may refer to black or to white clergy.Black clergy implies monk - in accordance with the vow of ascetic lifestyle surrounded by the monastic community (or hermit).White clergy - this service in the territory of the diocese.From the combination of liturgical traditions in the Latin Catholic rite for all the priests rule is mandatory celibacy - a vow of celibacy.Eastern liturgical rites of the Catholic Church refers to mandatory celibacy rules, only priests, monks and bishops.
According to church tradition of the Catholic clergy, clothing Catholic priest - a cassock, a long outer garment with long sleeves, which the minister must carry out the service.Suta fastens with a series of buttons, has a stand-up collar and long, reaching toe.The color is determined according to the hierarchical position.Suta priest should be black, the bishop - violet, purple cassock wearing cardinal, and the pope - white.
Catholic priest during the liturgy must always be dressed in a white alb, ornata and table.Alba - a long robe clergy Catholic and Lutheran, they gird oneself with a rope.Alba sewn from fine wool, cotton or linen.Ornata (vestments) - a symbolically embroidered cloak priest, being its main robe during liturgy.Table - a silk ribbon of up to 2 meters and a width of 10 centimeters, with sewn on it crosses.Crosses on the table should be placed at the ends and in the center.
Catholic priest is the Pope and rochchetu - white pleated short clothes, leather lace.This element of clothing looks like a shirt with narrow sleeves up to his knees.Dresses rochcheta over his cassock.Pope, cardinals, bishops and abbots still wear motstsetu - short cape with a hood.Motstsetu supposed to carry cassock.Its color depends on the priesthood, the bishops wear purple Cardinals - scarlet.Pope wears a variety motstsety one - satin and other - crimson velvet, decorated with ermine fur.
