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The Seven SacramentsColoring and Activity Book

Written and illustrated byVirginia Helen Richards, FSPand D. Thomas Halpin, FSP

BOOKS & MEDIABOSTON

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Nihil Obstat:Rev. Alfred McBride, O. Praem., Ph.D.

Imprimatur:W Bernard Cardinal LawJune 26, 2001

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Jesus our Savior has given us seven wonderful gifts. They are called theseven sacraments. Each sacrament gives us a share in God’s life of grace.

Each sacrament helps us grow more like Jesus. Thank you, Jesus, for thesewonderful gifts!

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Baptism filled my soul with God’s own life and beauty. In Baptism, Christ,through the acts of the priest or deacon, removed original sin from me

and made me a member of the Church.

1. Baptism

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Baptism Symbols:—faith —grace

—Jesus Christ. This symbol,which we call the chi-rho

(key-row), is made up of the first twoletters of the name Christ in Greek.

6At my Confirmation, I will be sealed and strengthened in the Holy Spirit.

I will be called to spread my Catholic faith and to witness to Jesus.

2. Confirmation

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Confirmation Symbols:—Holy Spirit

—the seven main gifts of the Holy Spirit (and all the Spirit’s gifts)