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 Catholic Catechism includes actions, words, and artifacts to make the grace a physical reality. The words and actions of each sacrament, along with the physical artifacts used (such as bread and wine, holy water, or anointed oil), are representations of the underlying spiritual reality of the sacrament and "make present… the grace that they signify." These outward signs help parishioners understand what is happening when they receive the sacraments. Seven Sacraments
There are seven sacraments which are practiced in the Catholic church. Three are about initiation into the church (baptism, confirmation, and communion), two are about healing (confession and anointing of the sick), and two are sacraments of service (marriage and holy orders). The expression "instituted by Christ" means that each of the sacraments administered to the faithful recalls events in the New Testament by Christ or his followers that correspond to each sacrament. Through the various sacraments, the Catechism states that parishioners are not only granted the graces that they signify; they are drawn into the mysteries of Christ's own life. Here are examples from the New Testament with each of the sacraments: Baptism celebrates the first initiation of an individual into the church, whether as an infant or as an adult.