Title: What is a Sacrament in Catholicism?
Headings: What Is a Sacrament?
What Is a Sacrament?
A Lesson Inspired by the Baltimore Catechism
Why Does a Sacrament Need an 'Outward Sign?'
Seven Sacraments
How Does a Sacrament Give Grace?
The Evolution of the Sacraments: Mystery Religions
How the Sacraments Were Developed
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Content: The rite consists of a priest pouring water over the head of the person being baptized (or dipping them in water), as he says "I baptize you in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." In the New Testament, Jesus asked John to baptize him in the Jordan River, in Matthew 3:13–17. Confirmation is held near puberty when a child has completed his or her training in the church and is ready to become a full-fledged member. The rite is performed by a bishop or priest, and it involves the anointing the parishioner's forehead with chrism (holy oil), the laying on of hands, and the pronouncement of the words "Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit." The confirmation of children is not in the Bible, but the Apostle Paul performs a laying of hands as a blessing for previously baptized people, described in Acts 19:6. Holy Communion, known as the Eucharist, is the rite described at the Last Supper in the New Testament. During Mass, bread and wine are consecrated by the priest and then distributed to each of the parishioners, interpreted as the real Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ. This rite is conducted by Christ during the Last Supper, in Luke 22:7–38. Confession (Reconciliation or Penance), after a parishioner has confessed their sins and received their tasks, the priest says "I absolve you of your sins in the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit." In John 20:23 (NIV), after his resurrection, Christ tells his apostles, "If you forgive anyone's sins, their sins are forgiven;