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Sacraments
Sacraments are sacred rites of high importance. Sacraments are different throughout different religions, but they sometimes hold common themes such as marriage and penance.
659 Questions
What are the four sacraments accepted by the church?
The Catholic Church has 7 sacraments, not only 4. Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation, Marriage, Holy Orders, Confession, Anointing of the Sick.
Why do you need reconciliation before you receive your next sacrament?
The Sacraments are outward signs of inward grace. One can only receive grace from God when one is not in a state of mortal sin. Mortal sin, be definition is cutting oneself off from God. Perhaps an analogy, which has major drawbacks, but it might help: Would one ask "why can't I have a drink of water without opening my mouth?". Well, it would certainly help if you would open your mouth! God, in creating us, gave us freedom, freedom to say "no". We need to be free so that we are able to love Him. If we had no freedom we would not be able to love Him. God offers us friendship, but we have to accept it. He offers us grace but, again, we have to accept it. We accept it by renouncing sin (which is turning away from God). In other words, we renounce our own selfish wants so that we can be open to God's loving gifts. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is our way of telling God we are sorry for our sins, renouncing them, turning our backs on sin so that we can face Him and receive His gifts. His gifts normally come through the sacraments so one goes to confession before receiving any of them, except, of course, Baptism, which, of its very nature forgives all sin up until that point.
Because anointing of the sick forgives all sins and only priests can do that
What are the sacraments of Unitarian Universalist Association of Churches and Fellowship?
There are no official sacraments of the UUA.
UUs themselves may celebrate:
Marriage
Dedication of a child
Coming of Age
Adoption
What role do the seven sacraments play in salvation in the play everyman?
Baptism - You enter into your faith and holy-family with the promise of your parents and Godparents as well as the church community to raise you as a good Catholic.
Reconciliation - You prepare for First Communion by cleansing yourself of sin, by confessing them to Jesus through a priest. Asking for forgiveness.
First Communion - You receive Jesus into your Temple/Body with your community for the first time.
Confirmation - You accept the responsibility of your own faith.
Matrimony - Joining together through faith and God to dedicate your life to each other and partake in sex for the first time to create life.
Holy order - Giving yourself to God, through Marriage to the Church. Taking on the life and teachings of Jesus, and completely giving yourself to God and God's teachings.
Anointing of the sick - Done before you die, your last confession and communion.
Do both Catholic and Protestants believe in that God offers saving grace through sacraments?
No. Neither of them do actually. They both believe (as all Christians do) that salvation comes from a relationship with Jesus. Catholics believe that the sacraments are a time honored tradition that brings believers into a closer relationship with their savior, but most protestants do not believe the sacraments are effective.
Roman Catholic Answerfrom Pocket Catholic Dictionary by John A. Hardon, S.J. Image Books c 1980, 1985Sacrament. A sensible sign, instituted by Jesus Christ, by which invisible grace and inward sanctification are communicated to the soul. The essential elements of a sacrament of the New Law are institution by Christ the God-man during his visible stay on earth, and a sensibly perceptible rite that actually confers the supernatural grace it symbolizes. In a broad sense every external sign of internal divine blessing is a sacrament. And in this sense there were already sacraments in the Old Law, such as the practice of circumcision. But, as the Council of Trent defined, these ancient rites differed essentially from the sacraments of the New Law, they did not really contain the grace they signified, nor was the fullness of grace yet available through visible channels merited and established by the Savior.
In other words, yes, Catholics believe that God offers saving grace through the sacraments. Some Protestants (e.g. Anglicans & Episcopalians) believe that some Sacraments offer some grace (i.e. Baptism) but for the most part, no, they do not believe this.
What is the sacrament called that celebrates Gods love and healing?
It is called reconciliation. You receive this sacrament when you go to Confession at Church.
Why are the sacraments important?
The sacraments are important to christians as they remind us of the body and blood of christ that was shed for us on the cross.
Can a monsignor perform the Sacrament of Confirmation in the Roman Catholic Church?
In special cases and with the permission of a bishop, any priest can give the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Is it the priest or couple who administer the sacrament of holy matrimony?
The couple administers the sacrament . The priest witnesses and b validates the marriage.
Are Sacraments can be defined in the broadest sense?
Is the Sacrament of Reconciliation not needed today?
Who should receive the sacrament of the sick?
As far as my knowledge reaches, Christian Catholicism is the only religion known to practice the anointing of the sick or also known as last rites. Last rites involves receiving the Eucharist and an anointing of oil. People who are on the verge of death, or seem to be, or are going in for a serious surgery that could end in death, and are Catholic, may receive this sacrament. If one is not confirmed, has not had a first communion Eucharist, baptized or had a confession, then these are all part of the last rites that are being administered. if one has received all these sacraments, then the Eucharist is the only sacrament received along with the anointing, although confession may be a part of it as well.
What is the link between pentecost and sacrament of confirmation?
because its when you recieve the sacrament of the girfts of the holy spirit.
What are the 4 important things you do when you celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation?
The first thing you should do is making a good examination of conscience. You need to go over everything in your life since your last confession and make a list of any mortal sins, and any other sins which have been a particular problem in your life. The Ten Commandments, the Five Commandments of the church, and the seven deadly sins would be helpful to go over one by one. One of the biggest helps for this is to do a general exam at the end of each day. Kneel down, ask God for His help and then go over your day to see where you have fallen, and what sins you have committed. Mark them down (somewhere that no one else is going to see them) and then make an act of contrition.
On the day of your confession, get to the church early and go over your list making sure that you have everything you need to mention to the priest, you must mention all mortal sins by number, it is helpful if you can provide any background which might explain to the priest why you are failing in this particular area.
When you go into the confessional, start by making the sign of the Cross, and say, "Bless me, Father, for I have sinned, it has been x number of days (weeks, months, etc) since my last confession. If the priest does not know you, tell him your age and your state in life: "I am a thirty year old man, married for five years with three children" or whatever. Then say "Since then I have " and then mention your sins.
When you are done with your sins, say:
"For these and ALL OTHER SINS WHICH I CAN NOT NOW REMEMBER, I ASK PARDON, ABSOLUTION, AND COUNSEL.
The priest will then ask you any questions he may have, discuss anything that you need to go over, then he will impose a penance and ask you to make a good act of contrition.
Pray your act of contrition, then listen to the words of absolution. Thank the priest, leave the confessional, kneel down in one of the pews and say your penance. In your own words, make a good act of thanksgiving to the Lord of mercy for forgiving all your sins!
What Catholic Sacraments use Crucifix?
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Catholic AnswerThe Sacraments are all dependent on the action of Our Blessed Savior, apart from Him, and His Sacrifice of Himself on the Cross, they have no validly. The Sacrament of the Sacraments is the Most Holy Eucharist, because the Eucharist is the the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity, of Our Blessed Savior, Himself. The Sacrifice of the Mass is the re-presentation, the presentation AGAIN, of His Sacrifice of Himself on Calvary. So when we are witnessing the Mass, we are witnessing the actual Sacrifice of Our Blessed Savior of Himself on Calvary two thousand years ago. Remember, with God there is no time, when we are at Mass, we are witnessing Our Blessed Savior's crucifixion from God's point of view. The Mass, thus, is the Crucifixion, and the Crucifixion is the entire basis of our salvation. All of the other sacraments depend on this one, this is why the Crucifix is used by Catholics, and is necessary for Holy Mass..
Catholic AnswerBelow you will find a link to a website that lists dioceses in Illinois (as well as some other states - just scroll down till you get to Illinois). Find out which diocese you are in, and give the Chancery a call - the office for the whole diocese, and ask them your question. If there is a Church in the diocese that allows such a thing, they should be able to tell you.What signs or symbols are used in confirmation sacrament?
The main symbols used is oil and chrism; the cross, fire, dove, fire, water, oil, laying of hands, and more!
At the church I attend our sacrament is bread and water. The bread representing Jesus' body and the water representing his blood. I guess it sorta represents the atonement.
I hope this advice helps you. Well I would first explain what a sacrament is and what is has to do apart of the liturgy or whatever your doing. I would then tell him the 7 sacraments in order of appearance and then tell him one by one what sacraments mean technicaly and symbolically to interpret the ritual.
the seven sacraments are baptism, Eucharist, reconciliation, confirmation, marriage, holy orders, and anointing of the sick. they are special occasions, or important events in the life of a religious person.
What happens during the Sacrament of the Sick paying attention to the signs and symbols?
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from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 1994
.1513 The Apostolic Constitution Sacram unctionem infirmorum, (Paul VI, apostolic constitution, Sacram unctionem infirmorum, November 30, 1972) following upon the Second Vatican Council, (Cf. Sacrosanctum concilium73) established that henceforth, in the roman Rite, the following be observed:
The sacrament of Anointing of the Sick is given to those who are seriously ill by anointing them on the forehead and hands with duly blessed oil - pressed from olives or from other plants - saying, only once: "Through this holy anointing may the Lord in his love and mercy help you with the grace of the Holy Spirit. May the Lord who frees you from sin save you and raise you up." (Cf. Codex Iuris Canonici, canon 847, section 1).
The sacrament of sick is normally performed by the clergy and deacons. Oil, usually Olive oil, is poured or rubbed on the head of the afflicted, all this preceded by personal confessions with prayer in and after the ceremony.
Sacrament of the sick is anointing with physical health, continues Christ's healing ministry through the power of prayer and faith.
The anointing of the sick conveys several graces and imparts gifts of strengthening in the Holy Spirit against anxiety, discouragement, and temptation, and conveys peace and fortitude.
