Title: The Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church and Their Meanings - Spiritual Ray
Headings: The Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church and Their Meanings
The Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church and Their Meanings
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The Seven Catholic Sacraments and Their Significance
BAPTISM
CONFIRMATION
EUCHARIST
PENANCE
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
HOLY ORDERS
MATRIMONY
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Content: Each sacrament brings forth the moment where we can experience the divine touch of Jesus, where he fills our hearts with his purity, light, and mercy. The seven sacraments are divided into three different sections. The first three sacraments― Baptism, Confirmation or Chrismation, and Eucharist ―are known as the sacraments of initiation. Penance, and Anointing of the Sick come under the sacraments of healing, and lastly, Holy Orders, and Matrimony are categorized under the sacraments of service. These are explained as under. BAPTISM
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. ― Matthew 28:19-20 (English Standard Version)
The first among the seven, and the opening gate of the grace and mercy that we would receive in our entire lifetime, Baptism usually takes place during infancy, although many nonbelievers who wish to accept Christianity later in their life, also undergo this sacrament as adults. We are born with the burden of the eternal sin, but it is only through baptism that our sins are washed away and we are renewed, ready to be a member of Christ’s Church. This ceremony takes place by a priest, where the baby, or the candidate is taken next to the font, and water is poured on him/her, symbolizing of the sins being washed away.