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In some parishes of the Catholic church in the United States there are ministers of hospitality, '''music ministers''', etc. There are also Lector s who read Scriptural passages to the congregation, Altar Server s and Acolyte s who assist the Clergy at the altar, Cantor s who lead the singing, and Usher s who direct the seating and procession of the congregation. These are all called '''lay ministers''' or '''liturgical ministers'''. They are Lay persons; they are not Ordained , nor is the word ''minister'' used as a form of address in speaking to them. In the United States, and to a lesser extent in other countries, Catholic Deacon s, Priest s, and Bishop s are sometimes called '''ordained ministers'''. In certain Indult Catholic priestly societies, such as the Priestly Fraternity Of St. Peter , the practices of ordination as they existed until the Second Vatican Council are followed. These include a series of Minor Orders to which men seeking the priesthood are ordained while in seminary. Porters , Lector s, Exorcist s, and Acolytes are "ordained", but yet are considered laymen. These are followed by ordination to as a Subdeacon , which is considered a "major order", but conferral of which is not considered the sacrament of "holy orders". Instead, ordination to the minor orders, or to the subdiaconate, is considered a " Sacramental ". The other kind of minister in Catholic parlance is a person who ministers a (i.e. emergencies). If an extraordinary minister performs a sacrament illegally, the sacrament still happens but the person ministering could be liable for an ecclestiastical penalty, such as the Interdict . If a person who is neither an ordinary nor an extraordinary minister attempts to perform a sacrament, no preternatural effect happens, i.e., the putative sacrament is not merely illicit, but invalid). Below is a table outlining each sacrament, its ordinary ministers, and its extraordinary ministers (if any), with stipulations regarding its exercise by extraordinary ministers in parenthesis. Notes #Clergy means a Bishop , Priest , or Deacon . #The Eucharist has two parts. The first part of the Eucharistic sacrament is the consecration, or the prayer over the gifts that the priest or bishop says. This is when Transubstantiation occurs. #The second part of the Eucharist is communion, or the distribution of the consecrated elements. More people may participate as ministers in this part, so it is treated separately. #Since the conferral of Holy Orders has special rules when ordaining a bishop, the episcopal ordination is treated separately. |