Sacraments

"Mass" is a church service ... not a sacrament.

Jesus didn't create sacraments, it is strictly unbiblical, and was adopted in the year 1439 by the Roman Catholic Church. Jesus Christ instituted only two ordinances, baptism and the Lord's Supper. You can read about this in the book of Matthew 28:19-20 and 26:36-28.

When you confess your sins to a priest, all of your sins are forgiven and you basically start of with a clean slate. It is the stepping stone needed for all other Sacraments other than Baptism.

Baptism.

In the sacrament of Confirmation, the Holy Ghost is given to the person confirmed.

Sanctifying Grace, that is, the Life of God in our Souls by which we are made adopted children of the Father, brothers of Christ, and Temples of the Holy Spirit. This is habitual---it remains with us unless we commit a mortal sin.

The sacrament truly bring about what they represent and the sign is a symbol of something

Confession, Confirmation, Matrimony, & Holy Orders.

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.

The sacraments of any branch of Christianity are all the same*. There are seven: -Baptism: consists of any ordained minister "forgiving sins" of anyone (usually a baby) by crossing their forehead with holy water and sealing it with oil. Parents usually make this decision for their child to follow Christ and Christianity. Parents will choose Godparents for the child and the congregation pledges to support the child. -Eucharist: commonly known as Communion, when Jesus gave bread and wine. Now, there are small communion crackers given while saying, "The body of Christ, the bread of Heaven" and wine in a chalice while saying, "The blood of Christ, the cup of Salvation." Anyone can give the wine, but you must be ordained to give the bread. When giving communion, usually the priest will wear a chasuble. -Confirmation: this is when a person (after being Baptized) renews their Baptismal vows. There is usually a Confirmation class in 7th or 8th grade. The class learns the basics of being a Christian and their denomination and then takes a test. The "graduates" (pretty much everyone passes) are all Confirmed at the same time by a Bishop. -Ordination: When someone becomes a priest, they need to know virtually everything about their denomination and others in the Christian church. They learn all they can, and then they are ordained by a Bishop. This is their initiation as a priest. -Pentecost/Confession: This consists of either a public gathering to confess your sins (other than the church service) or a single person confessing their more personal sins directly and only to the pope. In the Episcopal church, it is usually in the form of a public gathering. -Unction/Healing:When someone is dying or chronically ill, they will ask a priest to anoint them, or cross their forehead with oil. A prayer may follow it saying something like, "My life is in Your hands now, and it is Your decision whether I live or join You in everlasting life." -Matrimony: Also known as marriage. When a man and a woman decide to live together for the rest of their lives. A man will give the woman a ring and they say vows in a church. The woman will update her last name to match her fiancee's. They become husband and wife. I hope these brief overviews will help you grasp a better understanding of the seven sacraments. *These seven sacraments differ with different denominations.

2 and they are holy communion & baptism

Anointing of the Sick is one of the seven Sacraments, and is associated not only with bodily healing but with forgiveness of sins. Only priests can administer it. The special grace of the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick has as its effects: * The uniting of the sick person to the passion of Christ, for his own good and that of the whole Church; * The strengthening, peace, and courage to endure in a Christian manner the sufferings of illness or old age; * The forgiveness of sins, if the sick person was not able to obtain it through the sacrament of penance; * The restoration of health, if it is conducive to the salvation of his soul; * The preparation for passing over to eternal life.

There are seven sacraments in the Catholic Church, so which three the question is specifically referring to is unknown. Most certainly at Christmas the Holy Eucharist is distributed during Mass, but other than that, all the other sacraments have no particular place in the liturgy of Christmas. Perhaps you refer to the traditional boon granted to priests that they may celebrate Holy Mass three times during Christmas, once at midnight, once at day break and once in during the day. Usually a priest is allowed to say Mass only once a day, unless necessity dictates otherwise.

Ordained Ministers in the Catholic Church receive the sacrament of holy orders. This one sacrament has three levels. The first level is the episcopate for the ordination of bishops. The second level is the priesthood for the ordination of priests, and the third level is the diaconate for the ordination of deacons.

Resources: The Catechism of the Catholic Church from paragraph 1536 to 1589

Confirmation is a sacrament.

In the LDS religion (Mormon) it is believed that the bread of the Sacrament is symbolic of the body of Christ as stated in Matthew 26:26 and in The Doctrine and Covernants 20:77. The Sacrament is taken to renew or remember ones covenants made at baptism - to always remember Christ and to be a member of His church, which could be stated as a member of the body of Christ.

you may receive the sacrament of reconciliation at any age as long as your baptised

Only Eucharist should be capitalized, all others should not be.

NO. The Lusty Henry Viii was quite content to make minor changes-from the throne, in Church adminstration policy like Divorce laws... in fact he wrote a book largely knocking Luther- entitled ( a defense of the seven sacraments- actually assertion would be a better translation) for this he got the title (Fideo Defensor)- defender of the Faith from the Pope- Screens are Up! Then, he pulled the main cut-off pin- and got a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, look out world. Henry, apart from marital laws and some properties and tenancies of monasteries, etc, did not alter basic church doctrine and Catholic historians admit this, still rang up six wives- he ws aiming for as many as his regnal number! Only two of Henry"s wives were executed, the others were divorced or died of natural causes. Bloody Mary- who was Half-=Spanish, was his daughter and only reigned from l553-l558. long enough, her opponents say. this Was Mary Tudor, do not confuse with Mary, Queen of Scots- executed l587 by order of Elizabeth I. There it was her own blood!

You give up your free will and spare time, and you will never be right about anything ever again. Then kids come along and you spend the best years of your life supporting them and putting them through college, then they move back home until they get married, after which you will be raising your grandchildren until you welcome the sweet embrace of death.