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There are only two sacraments of service in the Catholic Church. Modern catechists commonly refer to Holy Orders and Matrimony as sacraments of service, although please note that this term is not used in the Catechism, instead the Catechism refers to these as sacraments directed toward the salvation of others.
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Do you have to be baptized to do the rest of the sacraments?
Yes, you must be baptized to receive the other sacraments. The three sacraments of initiation are Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Communion. Baptism is the sacrament that makes a person officially a Catholic. To receive any of the other sacraments one must be a Catholic. In other words, baptized.
How are the three sacraments of initiation related?
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Sacraments of Initiation include Baptism, Confirmation, and the Most Holy Eucharist. In the Eastern Church they are all commonly given together to infants, and they are still given together to adults coming into the Church at the Easter Vigil.
How are the Sacraments of Initiation celebrated in the Eastern Church different from the Western Church?
Roman Catholic AnswerIn the Eastern Church all three sacraments of initiation are given to an infant at the same time. In the Latin Rite, Baptism is given to an infant, the Most Holy Eucharist at about seven years of age, and confirmation later.
What are the 3 pillars of the Catholic Church and how do they shape the beliefs and practices of its followers?
The three pillars of the Catholic Church are the sacraments, the creed, and the hierarchy. These pillars shape the beliefs and practices of followers by providing a framework for worship, guiding moral behavior, and establishing a structured leadership system within the Church.
What does initiation into the Church mean?
Roman Catholic AnswerThat you have been baptized, and when older, you have received the Most Blessed Eucharist, and Confirmation. For an adult convert, you have received these three sacraments and penance if you were previously baptized, and made a profession of allegiance to the Church.
Three classification of sacraments?
The seven sacraments fall into three categories of Initiation, Healing and Vocation (Service) as follows:InitiationBaptismConfirmationEucharistHealingReconciliation (a.k.a. Confession or Penance)Anointing of the SickVocations (Service)MarriageHoly Orders
Can you become a Catholic if baptized in another christian church without completing the RICA classes and waiting until Easter or do you have to be baptized in the Catholic Church?
Yes and no... Yes, even if you are baptized in another Christian Church you must go through RCIA or religious instruction of some sorts... one of the major reasons is that by becoming Catholic you are participating in sacraments which are a covenant between you and the Lord. They are not to be entered into lightly. At Easter you would receive three sacraments at once, First Reconciliation, First Communion, and Confirmation. You would not be rebaptized. That being said, you can join your Catholic Church and "be" Catholic while you are going through the process of learning and educating yourself about the sacraments the same way children who are baptized Catholic and are not old enough to take Communion or Reconcilation or to be Confirmed "are" Catholic. (Not that I'm saying you're a child, please don't misunderstand). Take heart! We all had to do the same learning you'll do, only it took me 10 years of Catholic school to make all my Sacraments.
Why must you go to confirmation?
Because confirmation is the second of the three sacraments of initiation into the Catholic Church, its graces complete baptism and give the confirmed person the graces that they need to live out their baptismal vows.
What is happening in the sacrament of holy orders?
The Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Catholic Churches number Holy Orders, which is the Sacrament that confers ordination as bishops, priests, and deacons of the church, among three sacraments that create an indelible mark called a sacramental character on the recipient's soul (the other two are baptism and confirmation). The purpose of the Sacrament is to constitute a person as a minister within the Church.
Why is Confirmation done?
Roman Catholic AnswerConfirmation completes Baptism. Along with Holy Communion, these are the three sacraments of Initiation, and are given altogether to infants in the Eastern Church. AnswerYou have confirmation to become a full Christian.
What is a teaching of the Catholic church people must believe?
Roman Catholic AnswerThat the Son of God became incarnate of the Blessed Virgin Mary, taught for three years, and died on the Cross in propiation for our sins. That He established a Church in order to reach people, to guide them, and to give them His Grace in Its sacraments, in order to bring them to heaven.
What helps celebrate the unity of the Sacraments of Initiation?
Catholic AnswerThe Sacraments of Initiation, baptism, confirmation, and Holy Eucharist, are normally received all at once except in the case of infants in the Western Church. In the Eastern Church, these sacraments are all received by an infant, at the same time: the priest confirms the infant immediately after Baptism, and then gives Holy Communion. In the Western Church, the three sacraments are still received together by adults coming into the Church at the Easter Vigil. Those who are not baptized, are baptized, then confirmed, then, later in the Mass, receive their first Holy Communion. Is in only in the case of infants in the Western Church where the sacraments of initiation have been set apart and are usually given Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, - in that order.
