The Seven Sacraments

Mr. Pablo Cuadra

Religion Class
 Sacraments
 Theword
sacrament comes
from the Latin word
“sacramentum”
which means a
sign of the sacred.
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The sacraments are:
A. Ceremonies that
point to what is
sacred.
B. Sacraments are
channels of grace.
C. They
communicate the
grace of God to
those who receive
them.
 What is grace?
 A. The divine life that
comes from God
alone.
 B. God’s power
 C. God’s strength
 D. Grace makes us
holy.
 E. Grace help us
follow God’s will in
every day life.
 F. The very life of God.
 Sacraments
 Catholics,
Orthodox, and
Anglicans
traditions practice
all seven
sacraments.
 Most other
Christian
denominations only
celebrate baptism
and communion.
 Catechism
 CCC #131:
“The sacraments
are efficacious
signs of grace,
instituted by Christ
and entrusted to
the Church, by
which divine life is
dispensed to us.”
 Did you Know?
 Efficacious : means effective,
something that produces an effect.
 It also means something that is
efficient (productive) and
successful.
 The sacraments effect what they
signify.
 Sacraments
The are seven
Sacraments
divided in three
categories.

These categories are:

Initiation, Healing,
Mission and Service.

Sacraments of Initiation:
Baptism
Confirmation
Eucharist
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Sacraments of
Healing:
 4. Reconciliation or
Penace
 5. Sacrament of
the sick
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Sacraments of
Mission:

 6. Matrimony
 7. Holy Orders
What is a sacramental mind?
 A. The mind that is
able to sense God’s
presence through
our daily
experiences.
 B. The mind that is
able to experience
God despite the
busy schedule of
ordinary life.
Examples of God’s presence in
the world
 Our Experiences
 Family, Friends
 Nature, Creation
 The love of
others
 Good people
Justice, Truth
Sacraments
Catholics and the sacraments
 Catholics are Sacramental people.
 The Catholic mind recognizes that
God is at work in humanity and all of
Creation.
 Catholics believe that God reaches
out to us every day.
 Catholics believe that the life of
grace begins in baptism and
continues throughout our lives.
 A sacramental mind
 Catholics believe the sacraments are
channels of God’s grace.
 Grace helps us live the Christian life
and be faithful followers of Christ in
this world.
 Catholics believe that conversion and
participation in the sacraments are
important steps in the process of
spiritual growth and holiness.
 A sacramental mind
 Catholics are linked to the
sacraments.
 From birth to death the sacraments
mark the lives of the Christian.
 Jesus left us the sacraments so that
we can be strengthened in our
journey to eternal life.
 Catholics believe that without prayer,
conversion and the sacraments the
call to Holiness is impossible.
 Sacramental life
A sacramental life is a good life
marked by love, conversion, and
service to God and one’s fellow men
and women.
 The sacraments make us one with
God and help us understand and
follow his plan of salvation.
 The sacraments make us whole.