Title: Sacraments of the Catholic Church - Wikipedia
Headings: Sacraments of the Catholic Church
Sacraments of the Catholic Church
Contents
Enumeration
History
Current
Dogmatic aspects
Faith and grace
Sacraments of initiation
Baptism
Confirmation
Eucharist
Restored order of initiation
Sacraments of healing
Penance
Anointing of the Sick
Sacraments of service
Holy Orders
Matrimony
Validity and liceity
Impediments
Conditional conferral
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

Content: The Roman Catholic Church sees baptism as the first and basic sacrament of Christian initiation. In the Western or Latin Church, baptism is usually conferred today by pouring water three times on the recipient's head, while reciting the baptismal formula: " I baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit " (cf. Matthew 28:19 ). In the Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine Rite immersion or submersion is used, and the formula is: " The servant of God, N., is baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." Though sprinkling is not normally used, its validity is accepted, provided that the water flows over the skin, since otherwise it is not a w