"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." 

Helpful Links

Houston Vocations is a website produced by the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston to help people better understand how understanding your vocation can be life changing.

Roman Catholic Vocations is the most comprehensive website for those discerning. It has compiled all things related to Catholic vocations including a myriad of links to religious orders, discernment sites and resource sites for all vocations including marriage and videos as well as prayers, articles, talks, recommended reading and the most recent news about vocations.