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Sacraments of Initiation are events in which one comes to be one of Christ's Faithful. Sakraments of initiation2Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Communion2are the three primary. Baptism cleanses us of original Sin and receives sanctifying grace, the life of God within our souls.
Sacraments of Initiation are events in which one comes to be one of Christ's Faithful. Sakraments of initiation2Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Communion2are the three primary. Baptism cleanses us of original Sin and receives sanctifying grace, the life of God within our souls.
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Sacraments of Initiation are events in which one comes to be one of Christ's Faithful. Sakraments of initiation2Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Communion2are the three primary. Baptism cleanses us of original Sin and receives sanctifying grace, the life of God within our souls.
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to be one of Christ's Faithful, according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Sacraments of Initiation The sacraments of initiation—Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Communion—are the three primary sacraments, on which the rest of our life as a Christian depends. Originally tied very closely together, the three sacraments are now, in the Western Church, celebrated at different milestones in our spiritual lives. The Sacrament of Baptism The Sacrament of Baptism, the first of the sacraments of initiation, is our entrance into the Church. The Sacrament of Baptism The Sacrament of Baptism is often called "The door of the Church," because it is the first of the seven sacraments not only in time but in priority, since the reception of the other sacraments depends on it. The Sacrament of Baptism Through Baptism, we are cleansed of Original Sin and receive sanctifying grace, the life of God within our souls. The Sacrament of Baptism That grace prepares us for the reception of the other sacraments and helps us to live our lives as Christians—in other words, to rise about the cardinal virtues, which can be practiced by anyone, to the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity, which can only be practiced through the grace of God. The Sacrament of Baptism Once baptized, a person becomes a member of the Church. Traditionally, the rite or ceremony of baptism was held outside the doors of the main part of the church, to signify this fact. The Sacrament of Baptism While the Church has an extended rite of Baptism which is normally celebrated, which includes roles for both parents and godparents, the essentials of that rite are two: the pouring of water over the head of the person to be baptized and the words "I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." The Sacrament of Confirmation Traditionally, the Sacrament of Confirmation is the second of the sacraments of initiation, and the Eastern Church continues to confirm infants immediately after Baptism. The Sacrament of Confirmation Even in the West, where Confirmation is routinely delayed until a person's teen years, several years after his First Communion, the Church has stressed the original order of the sacraments . The Sacrament of Confirmation Confirmation is regarded as the perfection of Baptism, because, as the introduction to the Rite of Confirmation states:by the sacrament of Confirmation, the baptized are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed. The Sacrament of Confirmation The Sacrament of Confirmation confers special graces of the Holy Spirit upon the person being confirmed, just as such graces were granted to the Apostles on Pentecost. The Sacrament of Confirmation Like Baptism, therefore, it can only be performed once, and Confirmation increases and deepens all of the graces granted at Baptism. The Sacrament of Confirmation Because Confirmation perfects our baptism, we are obliged to receive it "in due time." Any Catholic who did not receive Confirmation at baptism or as part of his religious education during grade school or high school should contact a priest and arrange to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. The Sacrament of Holy Communion The final sacrament of initiation is the Sacrament of Holy Communion, and it is the only one of the three that we can and should receive repeatedly—even daily, if possible. The Sacrament of Holy Communion
Even though we are required to
receive Communion at least once per year, and the Church urges us to receive Communion frequently, it is called a sacrament of initiation because, like Baptism and Confirmation, it brings us into the fullness of our life in Christ. The Sacrament of Holy Communion
In Holy Communion, we consume
the Body and Blood of Christ, which unites us more closely to Him and helps us to grow in grace by living a more Christian life. The Sacrament of Holy Communion
Receiving Holy Communion
worthily brings us graces that affect us both spiritually and physically. The Sacrament of Holy Communion
Spiritually, our souls become
more united to Christ, both through the graces we receive and through the change in our actions that those graces effect. The Sacrament of Holy Communion
Physically, frequent Communion relieves us of our passions.