Title: What are the 3 Types of Sacraments of the Catholic Church? - The Catechism Guy
Headings: What are the 3 Types of Sacraments of the Catholic Church?
What are the 3 Types of Sacraments of the Catholic Church?
The 7 Sacraments of the Catholic Church:
Instituted by Christ
Sacraments of Christian Initiation
Sacraments of Healing
Sacraments at the Service of Communion (& the Mission of the Faithful)
My Favorite Books on the Sacraments of the Catholic Church
Sacraments in Scripture by Tim Gray
Three to Get Married by Fulton J. Sheen
Have you read any of these books? Which was your favorite?
Taylor Engel

Content: You can read my complete disclosure statement here.] The 7 Sacraments of the Catholic Church: (1) the Sacraments of Christian Initiation
Baptism
Confirmation
Eucharist
(2) the Sacraments of Healing
Penance/Reconciliation
Anointing of the Sick
(3) the Sacraments at the Service of Communion (& the Mission of the Faithful)
Matrimony
Holy Orders
Instituted by Christ
Christ instituted all seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church, which touch “all the stages and all the important moments of Christian life: they give birth and increase, healing and mission to the Christian’s life of faith” ( CCC 1210 ). As mentioned in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, these seven Sacraments can be placed in and even received in various orders ( with the primary exception being Baptism, which must come first ), but the order mentioned above bears testimony to the fact that the seven Sacraments together constitute an organic whole ( CCC 1211 ). Sacraments of Christian Initiation
The Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, & Eucharist are called the Sacraments of Christian Initiation because upon receiving all three one becomes a full member of the Body of Christ and the Catholic Church. The proper order of reception of these Sacraments are the following: ( 1) Baptism, (2) Confirmation, & (3) Eucharist. With that being said, it has become common practice in the western world to receive the Sacrament of Eucharist prior to receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation. However, this practice is due to historical and cultural developments connected to the Sacrament of Confirmation.