Confirmation - sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit
Eucharist - receive Jesus Christ, Bread of Life
What are the Sacraments of Healing?
Penance/Reconciliation - confession - turn to God with sorrow/sin and receive his love/forgiveness
Anointing of the Sick - sick people
What are the Sacraments at Service of Communion?
Matrimony - marriage - family life - baptized man and woman - faithful love
Holy Orders - ordaining of baptized priests to lead and serve Church
What is sanctifying grace?
the grace we receive, through the power of the Holy Spirit, in the sacraments - allows us to share in God's life and respond to God's love
As the Church we are united in Christ and celebrate his ___________ ______________.
Paschal Mystery
The gateway to all of the sacraments is ______________.
Baptism - Sept 2002
What is the liturgy?
The official public prayer of the Catholic Church
What is a sacrament?
An effective sign given to us by Jesus Christ through which we share in God's life
What does sanctify mean?
to make holy
The sacraments reflect 3 important stages of Christian life. What are they?
birth/growth
healing
mission
What does it mean to say that the sacraments are effective signs? Give a specific example.
For example, the water of Baptism signifies or is an effective sign of cleansing or purifying (water is a natural element that cleans or purifies)
Who is Olivier Messiaen?
loved birds and music
organist for cathedral in Paris
drafted into French army
captured by Germans and sent to Poland prison camp
while captured continued to write music and have love for God
he wrote Quartet for the End of Time and performed for prisoners
He saw the extraordinary in ordinary life and recognized the presence of God
The 3 purposes of the sacraments are to:
sanctify us
build up the Body of Christ
give worship to God
Through all seven sacraments, the Holy Spirit works through the Church to communicate the graces of Jesus Christ and to carry on his saving work.
True or False
True
What are sacramentals? What are examples?
blessings, actions, objects that help us respond to the grace of God that we receive in the sacraments - sacred signs instituted by the Church and used in liturgy and personal prayer
