The Seven

Sacraments of
the Church
What is a Sacrament?
A Sacrament is a physical sign
of a spiritual reality

The Seven Sacraments

The first 3 are known as the sacraments of
initiation
Baptism
 Baptism
Comes from the Greek word that means
“to plunge” or “to immerse”

The symbolic plunging and rising up again from

the water reminds us that a new Catholic
enters into Christ’s death and then rises to a
new life of grace.
• Water – water represents cleansing
• Oil – in ancient world, oil was used to
anoint kings and queens to show they
were set apart
• White garment – Purity, means putting
on Christ, similar to a bride
• Candle – Christ is the light of the world
and so should we
Symbols of Baptism
•Happened in the early Church and in Acts
•Is the completion of baptism
•You are saying that this is your faith not
just your parents if baptized as an infant
•To be done when one has reached the
“age of discretion”
 Effects of Confirmation
1. The full outpouring of the holy Spirit
2. Binding us more closely to the Church and
more firmly to Christ

3. Increasing the gifts of the Holy Spirit in us,

especially his strength to spread the faith by
word and deed
• The Holy Spirit brings life to everything that
Christians do and believe and reveals their
The Holy Spirit
true meaning.
• Without the Holy Spirit, prayer is nor more
The One who brings LIFE
than meditation…, the sacraments are
empty, meaningless rituals, the Bible is just
another great literary work, and the
Christian life is observing a set of rules,
fulfilling certain ideals by one’s own effort.
• Only with the Spirit is it possible to
understand what Christianity is about.
• The Church has never exclaimed that
the work of the Holy Spirit is limited
exclusively to baptism.
• The Bible, especially in the book of Acts,
implies that it may be necessary to pray
that a baptized person receive a greater
outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
• Confirmation is the official prayer for
the Holy Spirit to empower a person to
spread the gospel, to live a fervent
Christian life, and to share more fully in
the mission and ministry of the Church.
• The Catholic Church also teaches that
the Spirit of God can enter a person’s
life in a new way if the person simply
prays for this with expectant faith.
• Every Christian who has received the
Holy Spirit has also received gifts of
the Spirit.
• The gifts of the Holy Spirit are not
given primarily for the individual’s
own spiritual growth, but for the good
of the whole body of Christ.
• They must be used in love.
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patience
joy
kindness
goodness
self-control
 Confession
It is a sacrament of
healing through which
Christ extends his
forgiveness to sinners,
bringing about
reconciliation with God
and the Church.

Sacrament of Penance or Reconciliation

 Involves
• Contrition – feeling sorry for your sins
• Confession – admitting our faults
• Absolution – the priest forgives us in the
name of Christ Jesus
• Satisfaction – or penance, something to
make repair for the harms our sins have
caused (i.e. breaking window with a
ball)
THE EUCHARIST –
SOURCE AND SUMMIT
OF ECCLESIAL LIFE

Eucharist
At the Last Supper, on the night he was
betrayed, our Savior instituted the
Eucharistic sacrifice of his 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.'
• It is called: Eucharist, because it is an
action of thanksgiving to God. The Greek
words eucharistein and eulogein recall
the Jewish blessings that proclaim -
especially during a meal - God's works:
• creation, redemption, and sanctification.
The memorial of the Lord's
Passion and Resurrection.
• It unites the new Catholic to Christ’s
sacrifice on the cross
• Transubstantiation – the transfer of
the substance of bread and wine at
Mass to the Body and Blood of Jesus
Christ.
 Graces in Eucharist
• Spiritual life and nourishment
• Cleansing from sin and
empowerment to overcome
• Greater commitment to the poor
• Increase in virtue
• Spiritual energy for our pilgrimage
The liturgy of the Eucharist unfolds
according to a fundamental
structure which has been preserved
throughout the centuries down to
our own day. It displays two great
parts that form a fundamental unity:
- the gathering, the liturgy of the Word, with
readings, homily and general intercessions;
- the liturgy of the Eucharist, with the presentation
of the bread and wine, the consecratory
thanksgiving, and communion.
The liturgy of the Word and liturgy of the
Eucharist together form "one single act
of worship"; the Eucharistic table set for
us is the table both of the Word of God
and of the Body of the Lord.
 Mass: The Bible & Eucharist
Both represent God’s food to us
• The •Bible
The Eucharist
• • Bread and wine turn into Christ’s
3 readings
• Bodyis&the
Highlight Blood. This is called
Gospel
transubsantiation.
• Sermon from the Priest
• It means the transformation of
• Try to understand and apply one
substance but not of appearance.
thing
• Jesus feeds our hungry heart
• God’s Word is alive!
 THE SACRAMENTAL
SACRIFICE
THANKSGIVING,
MEMORIAL, PRESENCE
Matrimony
 Matrimony
• A wonderful sign of God calling a
man and woman to holiness
through ordinary married life.
• God is the source of marriage.
• Marriage is meant to be a
covenant.
• The Church teaches that there
are two primary purposes of
marriage:
1. Procreative – be fruitful and
multiply
2. Unitive – become one body
 Till Death Do Us Part…
• The Catholic Church does not permit
the divorce of a valid marriage
• Annulments can be given. An
annulment is an official Church
declaration that what appeared to be
a Christian marriage never existed in
the first place.
• Marriage should be taken
seriously
• “The family that prays
together stays together.”
Holy Orders
 • All ofto
Deacons – helpers uspriests
are called to
serve
Priests – servants toothers
God’s as part of
people,
a common
celebrate the Eucharist
priesthood,
Bishops – servants to but
God’s the
people
Church also has those
and the priestswhoin their area
minister to us:
• Religious nuns and brothers –
servants to all of God’s
people. Join orders and take 3
vows:
• Poverty, chastity, and
obedience
 Celibacy
• Celibacy is the state of being
unmarried that priests and other
religious choose in order to dedicate
their lives totally to Jesus and God’s
people
• In the Latin rite of the Church priest
cannot marry
• This may change one day as it is only
a doctrine of the church
Anointing of the Sick
• Sacrament offered to those who are
suffering from serious illness, for the
elderly, for those facing major
surgery, and for the dying.
• Primarily lead by priests or bishops.
• They anoint the persons body and
pray for them.
SALAMAT…