Laity definition

Laity means all persons who have received the Sacrament of Holy Baptism with water in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, whether in this Church or in another Christian Church whose Baptisms have been duly recorded in this Church, and who are not Members of the Clergy.

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Laity means the body of worshippers as distinguished from clergy. One who has been and no longer is Clergy shall not be qualified to stand for election or appointment to a position reserved to the laity.

Laity. , “layman” or “layperson” means member or members of the Church not in Holy Orders.

Examples of Laity in a sentence

• It is to be understood that all ministries excluding those reserved for an ordained minister are mutual ministries of the Interim ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Parish members of the Laity.

• Members of the Laity will support and cooperate with the Interim ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and the Vestry in fulfilling the Parish goals during the interim period, giving sufficiently of their time, energy, and resources to fulfill said goals.

• Pastoral Care for Personal Growth: Enabling the Laity to Share in Pastoral Ministry.

• That’s well and dutifully spoken: It is under our Direction only that the Laity can ever be safe.

• The Vestry shall lead the Laity to support and cooperate with *her in pursuit of parish goals.

• Baruch College School of Business Advisory Board Cardinal’s Committee of the Laity (Ex-Officio) Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation Federal Reserve Bank of New York, International Capital Markets Advisory Board Lower Manhattan Development Corp.

• The Board shall consist of eleven persons, six of whom are members of the Clergy and five of whom are Laity.

• Concretely, there were three teams working in three sections: the Mission of the Universal Church, the Mission of the Missionary Oblates of ▇▇▇▇ Immaculate in Mexico and in the world, and the Mission of the Laity.

More Definitions of Laity

Laity here means men and women, young and old, who are lay members of the Syro-Malabar Church. Hence, the Commission may have separate sections for family and laity, lay men, women, the youth, children, Dalits, labours and so on, as per the need.

Laity means the lay representatives sent to Synod in terms of Canon 1.2.

Laity means all other Catholics who have not