Title: Catholic Sacraments - Outward Signs Of Inward Grace
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Though not every individual has to receive every sacrament, the Church affirms that, for believers as a whole, the Catholic sacraments are necessary for salvation, as the modes of grace divinely instituted by Christ Himself. [ 2] Through each of them Christ bestows that sacrament’s particular grace, such as incorporation into Christ and the Church, forgiveness of sins, or consecration for a particular service. The Church teaches that the effect of a sacrament comes “ex opere operato”, by the very fact of being administered, regardless of the personal holiness of the minister administering it. [ 3] However, a recipient’s own lack of proper disposition to receive the grace conveyed can block the effectiveness of the sacrament in that person. The sacraments presuppose faith and through their words and ritual elements, nourish, strengthen and give expression to faith
The sacraments are categorized into three areas. Sacraments of Initiation, Healing and Initiation means membership. Initiation into the Christian Church takes place in three stages. The first stage is Baptism. The second is Confirmation which completes baptism. The third is Holy Communion when the Christian receives the sacrament of Jesus ’ Body and Blood for the first time.