SACRAMENTS

Jesus' chosen way of gifting His life of grace

THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS

Holy Orders
​Sacrament of Service
In the Sacrament of Holy Orders, or Ordination, the priest are "appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins."

Matrimony​
​Sacrament of Service
​The Sacrament of Marriage, the matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman form with each other an intimate communion of life and love. 

Baptism
Sacrament of Initiation​
​Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to the life in the Spirit and the door which gives us access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made shares in her mission!

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Reconciliation
Sacrament of Healing​​
The Sacrament of Reconciliation (also know as Penance) has three elements: conversion, confession and forgiveness. In it we find God's unconditional merciful love!

Holy Communion​
​Holy Communion is also called Eucharist (thanksgiving).Christ instituted the Eucharist as a New Covenant, as a memorial of His death and Resurrection, a pledge of His love until he comes again. 

Anointing Of The Sick
Sacrament of Healing
The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, formerly known as Last Rites or Extreme Unction, is a ritual of healing appropriate not only for physical but also for mental and spiritual sickness.

Confirmation
​Sacrament of Initiation​
Confirmation completes the baptismal grace, in Confirmation (the baptized) are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. They become true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed.