The Seven SacramentsThe Seven Sacraments

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The word The word sacrament comes sacrament comes from the Latin from the Latin word word ““sacramentumsacramentum”” which means which means a a sign of the sacred.sign of the sacred.

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The sacraments are: The sacraments are: A. A. Ceremonies that Ceremonies that point to what is point to what is sacredsacred..B. Sacraments are B. Sacraments are channels of grace.channels of grace. C. They C. They communicate communicate the the gracegrace of God to of God to those who receive those who receive them.them.

What is grace?What is grace?

A. The divine life that A. The divine life that comes from God comes from God alone.alone.

B. God’s powerB. God’s power C. God’s strengthC. God’s strength D. Grace makes us D. Grace makes us

holy.holy. E. Grace help us E. Grace help us

follow God’s will in follow God’s will in every day life.every day life.

F. The very life of God.F. The very life of God.

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Catholics, Orthodox, Catholics, Orthodox, and Anglicansand Anglicans traditions practice traditions practice all all sevenseven sacraments.sacraments.

Most other Christian Most other Christian denominations only denominations only celebrate celebrate baptism baptism and communion.and communion.

Catechism Catechism

““The sacraments The sacraments are efficacious are efficacious signs of grace, signs of grace, instituted by Christinstituted by Christ and entrusted to and entrusted to the Church, by the Church, by which which divine lifedivine life is is dispensed to us.”dispensed to us.”

Did you Know?Did you Know?

Efficacious : means Efficacious : means effectiveeffective, , something that produces an effect. something that produces an effect.

It also means It also means something that is something that is efficientefficient (productive(productive) and ) and successful.successful.

The sacraments effect what they The sacraments effect what they signify.signify.

SacramentsSacramentsThe are seven Sacraments The are seven Sacraments divided in three categories.divided in three categories.

These categories are:These categories are:Initiation, Healing, Mission Initiation, Healing, Mission and Service.and Service.

The sacraments of The sacraments of initiation—initiation—BaptismBaptism, , ConfirmationConfirmation, and , and Holy Holy CommunionCommunion..are the three primary are the three primary sacraments on which the  on which the rest of our life as a rest of our life as a Christian depends.Christian depends.

SacramentsSacramentsSacraments of Sacraments of Healing:Healing:

4. Reconciliation or 4. Reconciliation or PenacePenace

5. Sacrament of the sick5. Sacrament of the sick

The sacraments of healing The sacraments of healing are sacraments that are are sacraments that are meant to bring healing meant to bring healing and forgiveness to those and forgiveness to those who are in pain. These who are in pain. These sacraments are given sacraments are given hand in hand with the hand in hand with the sacrament of anointing sacrament of anointing and sacrament of and sacrament of reconciliation.reconciliation.

SacramentsSacramentsSacraments of Sacraments of

Mission:Mission:

6. Matrimony6. Matrimony 7. Holy Orders7. Holy Orders

Holy Orders and Matrimony, Holy Orders and Matrimony, are directed towards the are directed towards the salvation of others; if salvation of others; if they contribute as well to they contribute as well to personal salvation, it is personal salvation, it is through service to others through service to others that they do so. They that they do so. They confer a particular confer a particular mission in the Church mission in the Church and serve to build up the and serve to build up the People of God.People of God.

What is a sacramental mind?What is a sacramental mind?

A. The mind that is A. The mind that is able to sense God’s able to sense God’s presence through presence through our daily our daily experiences. experiences.

B. The mind that is B. The mind that is able to experience able to experience God despite the God despite the busy schedule of busy schedule of ordinary life.ordinary life.

Examples of God’s presence in Examples of God’s presence in the worldthe world

Our ExperiencesOur Experiences Family, FriendsFamily, Friends Nature, CreationNature, Creation The love of The love of othersothers Good peopleGood peopleJustice, TruthJustice, TruthSacramentsSacraments

Catholics and the sacramentsCatholics and the sacraments

Catholics are Catholics are Sacramental people.Sacramental people. The Catholic mind recognizes The Catholic mind recognizes that that

God is at work in humanity and all of God is at work in humanity and all of CreationCreation..

Catholics believe Catholics believe that God reaches that God reaches out to us every day.out to us every day.

Catholics believe that the life of grace Catholics believe that the life of grace begins in baptism and continues begins in baptism and continues throughout our lives. throughout our lives.

A sacramental mindA sacramental mind

Catholics believe the sacraments are Catholics believe the sacraments are channels of God’s grace.channels of God’s grace.

Grace Grace helps us live the Christian life helps us live the Christian life and be faithful followers of Christ in and be faithful followers of Christ in this world.this world.

Catholics believe that Catholics believe that conversionconversion and and participationparticipation in the sacraments are in the sacraments are important steps in the process of important steps in the process of spiritual growth and holiness.spiritual growth and holiness.

A sacramental mindA sacramental mind

Catholics are linked to the Catholics are linked to the sacraments.sacraments.

From birth to death From birth to death the sacraments the sacraments mark the lives of the Christian.mark the lives of the Christian.

Jesus left us the sacraments Jesus left us the sacraments so that so that we can be strengthened in our we can be strengthened in our journey to eternal life.journey to eternal life.

Catholics believe that without prayer, Catholics believe that without prayer, conversion and the sacraments conversion and the sacraments the the call to Holinesscall to Holiness is impossible. is impossible.

Sacramental lifeSacramental life

A sacramental life is A sacramental life is a good life a good life marked by love, conversion, and marked by love, conversion, and service to God and one’s fellow men service to God and one’s fellow men and womenand women..

The sacraments make us one with The sacraments make us one with God and God and help us understand and help us understand and follow his plan of salvation.follow his plan of salvation.

The sacraments make us whole. The sacraments make us whole.