priesthood
sacerdócio
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He is the first prison inmate to become a candidate for ordination to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church.
the office or position of a priest.
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sacerdócio
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Most of the sons of the Hindu priests are not entering the 'priesthood' , as they no longer find it remunerative.
the ordination of women to the 'priesthood'
When the call to religious life and 'priesthood' made itself known to me, I moved directly to a Roman Catholic seminary.
Esler, a practising Catholic, says: " People aren't entering the 'priesthood' .
Many years ago I felt the first stirring of a vocation to the 'priesthood' .
After making his vows with the community, he felt the deeper call to 'priesthood' .
How could they have such an argument with someone who does not believe in religion or in 'priesthood' ?
In a bid to attract men to the 'priesthood' , the Catholic Church here is increasingly tapping into the Internet.
For some time after its foundation, Manly was the only seminary in Australia preparing students for the secular 'priesthood' .
The first woman rabbi predated the entry of women into the 'priesthood' by seventeen years and after a similar struggle for recognition.
In the absence of church or 'priesthood' , the execution of the project was left to the uncertainties of lay enthusiasts.
A diocesan spokesman, however, said neither man was on the track for the 'priesthood' .
The average age for someone entering the 'priesthood' now is well in the forties.
Both of them were priests, although Paudie later left the 'priesthood' , and took up a position as a teacher in Sligo.
I doubt if the model of 'priesthood' represented by Don Ignazio can survive these changes.
Fr Frank was ordained to the 'priesthood' on June 20 1954.
He is the first prison inmate to become a candidate for ordination to the 'priesthood' in the Episcopal Church.
The next generation of women, they said, would not face such barriers to the 'priesthood' .
Sir Stuart expected 240 men to join the 'priesthood' , plus around 220 women.
Now a senior at Marquette University in Milwaukee, I have been considering the 'priesthood' for about two years.
Garrett's main argument for congregationalism is the 'priesthood' of all believers.
The position of the church is that ordination to the 'priesthood' makes one a priest forever.
Our congregations as a gathered 'priesthood' meet for the purpose of being equipped for mission in the world.
there was relief among the Anglican 'priesthood'
He attended a local church school and then went to train for the 'priesthood' at the Orthodox Seminary in Tbilisi.
The Buddhist 'priesthood' became an extension of the feudal government.
Canon Richard Phillips celebrated the golden jubilee of his ordination to the 'priesthood' on the 14th June.
Women were admitted to the 'priesthood' in the Church of England in 1996.
This year eight men will be ordained in Ireland to the 'priesthood' of the Catholic Church.
Marriage is a commitment to another person; 'priesthood' is a commitment to a role in the church.
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