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    THE 7 SACRAMENTS

    INTRODUCTION:
    PCP II
    - DEPICTS SACRAMENTS AS
    THE CENTER OF CATHOLIC LIFE

    - JUST AS WITHOUT CHRIST, CHRISTIAN


    FAITH IS IMPOSSIBLE SO WITHOUT THE
    SACRAMENTS THERE COULD BE NO
    CATHOLIC CHURCH.
    The Sacraments

    Signs and Channels of


    Grace
    SACRAMENTS

    Visible and tangible signs


    instituted by Christ which
    impart divine grace.
    SACRAMENTS

    Visible and tangible signs


    - should not be isolated
    from daily “ practical
    moral life”
    SACRAMENTS
    instituted by Christ
    - expresses the essential link bet.
    Sacraments and Christ
    - Jesus as the “ primordial sacrament
    ( source, primary agent and goal)
    SACRAMENTS
    impart divine grace
    - “ ex opere operato”
    - not passive grace
    - 2 fold effects : draw us closer to the
    church and to the Holy Trinity
    SACRAMENTS
    • SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION
    • BAPTISM
    • CONFIRMATION
    • EUCHARIST
    • SACRAMENTS OF VOCATION
    • MATRIMONY
    • HOLY ORDERS
    • SACRAMENTS OF HEALING
    • RECONCILIATION
    • ANOINTING OF THE SICK
    THE SACRAMENTAL PRINCIPLE

    • CHRISTIANS BELIEVE THAT GOD THE SON JOINED A


    HUMAN NATURE (THE INCARNATION). IN OTHER
    WORDS, GOD, WHO IS INVISIBLE, COMMUNICATES
    HIMSELF THROUGH THE VISIBLE (MATTER, FLESH).

    • THE SACRAMENTS CONTINUE THIS PRINCIPLE. DIVINE


    GRACE, WHICH IS INVISIBLE, IS COMMUNICATED TO
    US THROUGH VISIBLE, TANGIBLE MATTER (I.E., WATER,
    OIL, ETC).
    Divine Grace

    Grace is a quality that is infused into the soul. It is a sharing in the


    divine life. Hence, it is not natural, but supernatural.

    Grace is God’s self-communication; His infused presence in the


    soul of a person.
    Human persons are not born in a state of grace. And there is nothing
    we can do on our own to earn grace. Rather, divine grace is a freely
    bestowed quality. It is true that we can reject grace; and so we have
    to cooperate with it. But it is grace that renders the human person
    holy and favourable to God. Hence, the first effect of grace is that it
    sanctifies (makes holy). No one can be truly holy unless he or she is
    in a state of grace.
    The sacraments are channels of grace, just as pipes are channels of
    water
    Every sacrament is composed of
    two parts:

    Matter (or Sign)

    Form (or Word)


    Matter (Sign)

    The matter of a sacrament is taken from


    nature. Each matter is a natural sign.

    For example: what is the matter used in


    the sacrament of baptism?
    Water

    Because water is a natural sign of purity.


    Water is also a
    natural sign of
    cleansing, for we
    use water to
    clean ourselves.
    Water is also a natural sign of life –
    living things need water.
    Too much water kills, and so water, which is the most
    powerful force in nature, is also a natural sign of death.
    WATER

    • PURITY
    • CLEANSING
    • LIFE
    • DEATH
    Baptism
    • Baptism elevates water in order to
    signify a spiritual cleansing, a
    spiritual purity, a spiritual dying,
    and the acquisition of a new life,
    the life of grace.
    BAPTISM

    Matter: Water

    Form (Word): Name , I baptize you in the name of


    the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

    **** Anyone may baptize in emergency situations. In


    fact, one has a duty to baptize a child in an emergency
    situation. Be sure to know the formula above:
    The Effects of Baptism

    1. Cleanses from Original Sin and all personal sin (if one is an
    adult).
    2. Incorporates one into the Mystical Body of Christ, the
    Church.
    3. Infuses the theological virtues into the soul (faith, hope,
    and charity) as sheer gifts.
    4. Infuses the 7 personal gifts of the Holy Spirit (Wisdom,
    understanding, knowledge, fortitude, fear of God, counsel,
    piety).
    5. Imparts the grace of regeneration: one is born again, one
    has become a new creation.
    CONFIRMATION

    • THE WORD ‘CONFIRM’ MEANS TO STRENGTHEN.


    • THAT IS WHY THE MATTER USED IN THE
    SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION MUST BE ONE
    THAT IS A NATURAL SIGN OF STRENGTH.
    Oil
    Samuel Anointing Saul as
    King
    I Samuel 10:1
    Olive oil comes from the Olive
    tree, a source of wealth.

    Because oil is a sign of wealth


    or blessing, and because it is a
    sign of strength and joy, kings
    were anointed with oil as a
    token of benevolence, a sign of
    favor, sort of like the
    expression: “Long live the
    king”.
    Matter: oil

    Form: “(N), be
    sealed with the gift
    of the Holy Spirit.”
    The title “Christ” means anointed one. In Confirmation, one is
    make a little Christ, and so one is anointed “priest, prophet,
    and king”.

    All the graces received in baptism are “strengthened” (I.e.,


    faith, hope, charity, and the 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit).

    As priest: one is obligated to live a life of sacrifice, to live a


    religious life, to offer one’s life to God, to center it around
    Christ.

    As prophet: one is obligated to witness to truth, to love it,


    search for it, find it and profess it.

    As king: one is obligated to live the truth, and aspire after what
    is higher, namely the kingdom of God. To exercise kingship
    over oneself is to govern one’s passions and strive to conquer
    sin.
    The Eucharist
    Matter: Bread and wine
    – universal signs of
    nourishment.

    Form: Words of
    Consecration: …take this
    all of you and eat it, this is
    my body which…. This is
    my blood, ….
    TRANSUBSTANTIATION
    ***This is very important to know

    THE CHANGING OF THE SUBSTANCE OF BREAD


    INTO THE SUBSTANCE OF CHRIST’S BODY.

    THE CHANGING OF THE SUBSTANCE OF WINE


    INTO THE SUBSTANCE OF CHRIST’S BLOOD.
    THE REAL PRESENCE

    • Catholics believe (and the Church has


    always taught) that the whole Christ, his
    body, blood, soul and divinity, are really
    and truly present under the appearance
    of bread and wine (literally!). After
    consecration, it is no longer bread, and no
    longer wine, but the substance of Christ’s
    body and blood. The attributes of the
    bread and wine remain the same (I.e.,
    color, shape, size, taste, etc)
    The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches:

    1413 By the consecration the transubstantiation of the bread and


    wine into the Body and Blood of Christ is brought about. Under the
    consecrated species of bread and wine Christ himself, living and
    glorious, is present in a true, real, and substantial manner: his Body
    and his Blood, with his soul and his divinity (cf. Council of Trent:
    DS 1640; 1651).

    In other words, the Eucharist is not just a symbol of Christ’s body.


    It is literally his body.
    Holy Matrimony
    Holy Matrimony

    Matter: Bride and Groom

    Form: The vows in the liturgy.

    Marriage is the only sacrament that the couple


    actually administers to one another. The priest is
    only a witness.
    THE IMPEDIMENTS OF MARRIAGE

    1) Coercion: forcing someone to marry renders marriage invalid.

    2) Fraud: The person you married isn’t who you thought he/she was.
    Important information was withheld because had you known, you
    would not have married him/her.

    3) Inability to consummate the marriage (unable to perform the sexual


    act, I.e., impotency, frigidity): Marriage is a joining of two into one
    flesh, one body. The couple must be able to physically join in a one
    flesh union.

    4) Deliberate Intention not to have children (not to be confused with


    infertility, which is NOT an impediment to marriage): Marriage is a
    community of love and life. Openness to procreation is necessary for
    a marriage to be truly a marriage.
    IMPEDIMENTS CONTINUED
    5) Leaving an opening for divorce: The couple must intend a permanent
    union. “Till love do us part” is not a marital vow. It must be a self-
    giving till death.
    6) Psychological Immaturity (not morally mature enough to actually
    give oneself to another): Some people are too immature to
    understand what the marital commitment is, and they are too
    immature to achieve the commitment that marriage entails.
    Holy Orders

    Ordination to the
    diaconate (deacon),
    priesthood, or bishop.

    The bishop alone enjoys


    the fullness of the
    sacrament of Holy
    Orders.
    HOLY ORDERS

    Matter: Laying on of
    hands

    Form: the prayers of the


    ritual.
    Sacrament of Reconciliation
    Matter: the acts of the
    penitent.

    Form: words of absolution


    (uttered by the priest)

    "God the Father of mercies has reconciled the world to Himself through
    the death and resurrection of His Son, and has poured forth the Holy
    Spirit for the forgiveness of sins. May He grant you pardon and peace
    through the ministry of the Church. And I absolve you from your sins in
    the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit."
    Anointing of the Sick

    Matter: Holy oil

    Form: the prayers of the ritual.


    ANOINTING OF THE SICK
    EFFECTS
    -Unites the sick person to the passion of Christ

    - Imparts the strengthening, peace, and courage to endure


    the sufferings of illness or old age.

    - Imparts the forgiveness of sins, if the sick person was not


    able to obtain it through the sacrament of penance

    - Restores health, if it is conducive to the salvation of his


    soul

    - Prepares the sick person for death and passing over to


    eternal life" (CCC 1532).
    * One may receive this sacrament
    many times in one’s life. One need
    not wait till the final moment of
    death. For any serious sickness,
    scheduled operation, etc., one may
    receive the sacrament of the
    anointing of the sick.

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