Quick Review on Sacrements
As a Catholic you will often hear that the Church is a sacremental church. And as a cradle Catholic I had each sacrements bestowed on me as I grew. Now being taught by nuns, I am not sure if it got truncated view or what but I have had to do alot of learning about each sacrement. One thing I did learn is this, all seven sacrements call be tracted to Jesus himself. I found that to be an awesome piece of information.
Each of these sacrements have special rites and rituals associated with them and we will be giving a brief overview of each of the sacrements.
A Christian and in turn a Catholic Baptism must be Trinitarian in form. So what does that mean. What it means is the first sacrement, Baptism must be done In the name of the Father, In the name of the Son and in the name of the Holy Spirit. Baptism is the sacrement of water and starts with God and the first person of the Trinity. er. Jesus himself was Baptized by John the Baptist and was submerged into the Jordan River. Jesus had a Trinitarian Baptism. The symbolism of the water is used to wash away original sin, sin that was commited by Adam and Eve in the garden of eden. This sacrement is the basic tenent of all christian religious with the exclusion of a few. The baptisms that are not recognized are not Trinitarian in form. Amoung unrecognized baptism are Morman, Unitarian, and Jehova's Witnesss.
The second Sacrement is Reconcilation. You may also hear it refered to as penance. It is probabally the most over looked sacrement. And maybe the most ridiculed. I often here from converts that it was one of he hardest concepts for them to 'get'. In recent years this sacrement has made a huge come back thanks the the urging of Pope John Paul II. The Pope relevated in recent years from when Vatican II it advocated the use of the sacrement for mortal sin. The Church does ask you go once a year.
The Third Sacrement is Euchrist or Communion. This sacrement was handed to us by Jesus during the last supper. There is much that is and can be written on this particular sacrement but the root is the real present of Christ in the Euchrist. It is the one doctural teaching of the Catholic Church that sets it apart all other churchs. Jesus is present at each and every mass. Its a profound thought
The Fourth Sacrement is that of the Holy Spirit, or Confirmation. Baptism by fire. This gives each Candidate the opportunity to reconfirm his Baptismal vows and speak for himself. Where many view this as a finalization, the reality is it is actually the start of the persons life in the church.
The Fifth Sacrement is Matrimony or Marriage and of course his one is pretty self explanatory.
The Sixth Sacrement is Holy Orders. This is the sacrement that people entering religious life participate in.
The Seventh and final Sacrement is Annointing of the Sick. This sacrement has evolved some again with the help of Pope John Paul II. He opened this sacrement up and redefined it a bit so that sick could participate in this and not one that was dying, which is what the previous understanding of it was. If you are having surgery, or are ill, suffering with cancer and alike you are very welcome to be annointed.
Each of these sacrements have special rites and rituals associated with them and we will be giving a brief overview of each of the sacrements.
A Christian and in turn a Catholic Baptism must be Trinitarian in form. So what does that mean. What it means is the first sacrement, Baptism must be done In the name of the Father, In the name of the Son and in the name of the Holy Spirit. Baptism is the sacrement of water and starts with God and the first person of the Trinity. er. Jesus himself was Baptized by John the Baptist and was submerged into the Jordan River. Jesus had a Trinitarian Baptism. The symbolism of the water is used to wash away original sin, sin that was commited by Adam and Eve in the garden of eden. This sacrement is the basic tenent of all christian religious with the exclusion of a few. The baptisms that are not recognized are not Trinitarian in form. Amoung unrecognized baptism are Morman, Unitarian, and Jehova's Witnesss.
The second Sacrement is Reconcilation. You may also hear it refered to as penance. It is probabally the most over looked sacrement. And maybe the most ridiculed. I often here from converts that it was one of he hardest concepts for them to 'get'. In recent years this sacrement has made a huge come back thanks the the urging of Pope John Paul II. The Pope relevated in recent years from when Vatican II it advocated the use of the sacrement for mortal sin. The Church does ask you go once a year.
The Third Sacrement is Euchrist or Communion. This sacrement was handed to us by Jesus during the last supper. There is much that is and can be written on this particular sacrement but the root is the real present of Christ in the Euchrist. It is the one doctural teaching of the Catholic Church that sets it apart all other churchs. Jesus is present at each and every mass. Its a profound thought
The Fourth Sacrement is that of the Holy Spirit, or Confirmation. Baptism by fire. This gives each Candidate the opportunity to reconfirm his Baptismal vows and speak for himself. Where many view this as a finalization, the reality is it is actually the start of the persons life in the church.
The Fifth Sacrement is Matrimony or Marriage and of course his one is pretty self explanatory.
The Sixth Sacrement is Holy Orders. This is the sacrement that people entering religious life participate in.
The Seventh and final Sacrement is Annointing of the Sick. This sacrement has evolved some again with the help of Pope John Paul II. He opened this sacrement up and redefined it a bit so that sick could participate in this and not one that was dying, which is what the previous understanding of it was. If you are having surgery, or are ill, suffering with cancer and alike you are very welcome to be annointed.
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