Sacraments
Sacraments
"The Seven Mysteries"
- See CCC Part Two, Section Two: The Seven Sacraments of the Church, starting p. 311
Sacraments of Christian Initiation
The sacraments of Christian initiation - Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist - lay the foundations of every Christian life. "The sharing in the divine nature given to men through the grace of Christ bears a certain likeness to the origin, development, and nourishing of natural life. The faithful are born anew by Baptism, strengthened by the sacrament of Confirmation, and receive in the Eucharist the food of eternal life. By means of these sacraments of Christian initiation, they thus receive in increasing measure the treasures of the divine life and advance toward the perfection of charity." (CCC 1212)
Baptism
Confirmation
Eucharist
- commonly referred to as "Communion" or, better, "Holy Communion"
See Sacrament of the Eucharist
Sacraments of Penance and Reconciliation
- Penance
- Reconciliation, Confession
- Anointing the Sick