SACRAMENTS
- that they’re means which God uses to show His grace and help us achieve salvation.
- The word sacrament means “a sign of the sacred,” which is fitting as they are all outwards signs from God to us.
BAPTISM
- is the first sacrament where you become united with Christ and the Church
– no other sacrament can be received without it
CONFIRMATION
- This is the sacrament that follows Baptism as part of the initiation process with God and the Church, where the candidate receives the gift of the Holy Spirit and continues their journey with Christ.
PENANCE
-one confesses their sins to God through a priest who forgives their sins by God’s mercy, and orders them to live a more faithful life through absolution.
- Confession is essential to cultivating and fruitfully living out the word of God.
Anointing the Sick
-This sacrament is only bestowed upon those who are seriously ill or suffering, which then unites the inflicted with Christ’s passion
-Marriage isn’t just a union between man and wife.
- The devotion husband and wife have to each other, and to Christ, mirrors Christ’s love and service to the church.
--Through marriage, a couple promises to help build each other up in faith, serve each other and the church and be faithful to each other until death.
-This sacrament is for those who choose to become a priest, bishop or deacon.
-Through ordination, they are able to perform sacred duties and serve the church community.