Title: Catholic Sacraments - Outward Signs Of Inward Grace
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Content: 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. Each stage of initiation is a sacrament. A Sacrament is a ceremony given to the Church by God in which God gives spiritual gifts. As mentioned earlier, sacraments are said to be ‘outward signs of an inward grace’. The ceremony and the things used in it are the outward signs; the spiritual gift is the inward grace.