Yes it does encourage our faith.
Yes it does encourage our faith.
Through confirmation, we become more like Christ and are strengthened to be his witnesses is a true statement.
The Sacraments. Jesus said a person must be born again, of the Spirit. A person can't be a faithful follower and true witness without being spiritually born again. The sacraments are only symbols, there is no power in the sacraments. Yes, the Sacraments DO have Power from God. It is in Baptism we become Born Again in Christ; He is Literally Present in the Blessed Sacrament, & He Forgives us in Confession; We receive His Holy Spirit at Confirmation. He Gives Comfort to the Dying at the Anointing of the Sick.
Baptism, Eucharist, reconciliation, confirmation, marriage, anointing of sick, and holy orders, are the Sacraments you have meet to become Catholic.
In the liturgy, Christ is present in several key ways: first, in the proclamation of the Word, where Scripture is read and interpreted; second, in the Eucharistic elements, where bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ; third, in the assembly of the faithful, who gather in His name; and fourth, in the person of the priest, who acts in the person of Christ during the celebration of the sacraments. These aspects emphasize the multifaceted presence of Christ in the worship experience.
priestRoman Catholic answerIt is not so much a ritual as one of the seven sacraments established by Jesus Christ in order to help us to become perfect, as He commanded.
The sacraments of Vocation (or Service of the Community) are:MarriageHoly ordersAnd if you would like to know the others.....The Sacraments of Healing:Anointing of the sickPenanceThe Sacraments of Initiation:BaptismEucharistConfirmation
The Sacraments of Initiation is the common name within the Roman Catholic Church for the Sacraments Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. There Sacraments are not limited to the Roman Catholic Church though. In the first Sacrament - Baptism, our sins are forgiven and we become children of God, welcomed into the Church, and it is the beginning of our participation in the life of Christ. In Confirmation, the second Sacrament of initiation we are sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit and we affirm the vows made for us at our baptism. We enter into our adult life in the Church. The Eucharist (Holy Communion)is the third Sacrament of Initiation. Through it we honor Christs death and sacrifice on the cross. We actually receive Jesus through Holy Communion. It gives us the grace to continue and carry out our lives in the Church and community and help others.
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The sacraments are not biblically based. They are the product of the Catholic Church.
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