Baptism
Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the
gateway to life in the Spirit, and the door which gives access
to the other sacraments. Through Baptism we are freed from sin
and reborn as sons of God, we become members of Christ, are
incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission:
"Baptism is the sacrament of regeneration through water in
the word".
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Updated: Feb: 28, 2006)
Confirmation
Baptism, the Eucharist and the sacrament of Confirmation
together constitute the "sacraments of Christian initiation."
The reception of sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the
completion of baptismal grace. For "by the sacrament of
Confirmation, (the baptized) are more perfectly bound to the
Church and are enriched with special strength of the Holy
Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more
strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and
deed.
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Holy Eucharist
The holy Eucharist completes Christian initiation. Those who
have been raised to the dignity of the royal priesthood by
Baptism and configured more deeply to Christ by Confirmation
participate with the whole community in the Lord's own sacrifice
by means of the Eucharist.
"At the Last Supper, on the night he was betrayed, our Saviour
instituted the Eucharistic sacrifice of the Body and Blood. This
he did in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross
throughout the ages until he should come again, and so to
entrust to his beloved Spouse, the Church, a memorial of his
death and resurrection: a sacrament of love, a sign of unity, a
bond of charity, a Paschal banquet 'in which Christ is consumed,
the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is
given to us."
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Penance and Reconciliation
"Those who approach the sacrament of Penance obtain pardon from
the God's mercy for the offense committed against him, and are,
at the same time, reconciled with the Church which they have
wounded by their sins and which by charity, by example and by
prayer labours for their conversion."
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Updated: Mar: 7, 2006)
Anointing of
the Sick
"By the sacred anointing of the sick and the prayer of the
priest the whole Church commends those who are ill to the
suffering and glorified Lord, that he may raise them up and save
them. And indeed she exhorts them to contribute to the good of
the People of God by freely uniting themselves to the Passion
and death of Christ."
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Updated: Mar: 7, 2006)
Holy Orders
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.
A Vocation to the Priesthood, Click
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Updated: Mar: 7, 2006)
Marriage
"The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish
between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by
it's nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the
procreation and education of offspring; this covenant between
baptized persons has been raised by Christ the Lord to the
dignity of a sacrament."
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