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RCIA- 2015/2016
Our Lady Of The Assumption Church
THE SACRAMENTS Introduction
Definition of a Sacrament
Types of Sacraments:
Initiation:
Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation.
Healing:
Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick.
Vocation:
Marriage, Holy Orders.
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Table Reflection Question:
What is a sacrament?
What happens when a person receives a sacrament?
THE SACRAMENTS
INTRODUCTION Sacraments set us apart from the world;
Transforming individuals into a community.
We become God’s own people
born to new life by faith.
THE SACRAMENTS
Definition A Sacrament is an outward sign instituted by God
to give grace. (Baltimore Catechism, 1885)
A Sacrament is an act by which God shares His life
with us through the material things of this world
and other people. (2nd Vatican Council 1965)
THE SACRAMENTS
Definition
A Sacrament is an outward sign, an act,
instituted by God to give grace, by which
God shares His life with us through the
material things of this world and other
people.
THE SACRAMENTS Definition
A Sacrament is an outward sign, an act:
Something that can be seen, be heard,
touched, smelled and/or tasted.
Bread, Wine, Oil, Water, Words, Gestures.
Candles, Garments/Vestments, Incense,
Altar.
THE SACRAMENTS Definition A Sacrament is instituted by God to give grace:
“Instituted”: to set up, to establish, to ordain, to
originate, to found, to organize, to nominate, to
appoint, to begin, to commence…
“Grace”: unmerited divine assistance given
Humans for their regeneration or sanctification…
THE SACRAMENTS Definition A Sacrament is (a means) by which God shares
his life with us through material things of this
world and other people:
To be grace filled, to be good, to be saved…
All creation is designed to save human creation…
It is where time meets eternity, where creature
meets creator, where human meets divine…
“A visible sign of an invisible grace”
St. Augustine (3rd / 4th c.)
St. Thomas Aquinas (13th c.)
“ The sacraments are efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church,
by which divine life is dispensed to us.”
What is the Primordial Sacrament?
…. Jesus!
Through the truth of the Paschal Mystery,
And the power of the Holy Spirit
More Accurately, Who is the Primordial Sacrament?
Table Reflection Question:
Identify the seven Catholic Sacraments.
What happens with the celebration of each sacrament?
THE SACRAMENTS Identification
Sacraments of the Church “Initiation”: Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation
“Healing”: Reconciliation and Anointing of the
Sick.
“Mission” (service of community / mission of the
faithful): Matrimony and Holy Orders.
BREAK
Table Reflection Question:
What is meant by “conversion”?
What is Conversion?
A change from one thing to another.
Christian Perspective: an ongoing transformation into the image of Christ
The
Meaning
of Jesus’
Baptism
THE SACRAMENTS Baptism Baptism(to wash over continually)
Only means of Salvation:
Christ’s Redemption-His Mission
Baptism of Water
Baptism of Blood
Baptism of Desire
Baptism Baptism
Matter: Pouring of Water/Immersion
Form: N., I baptize you in the name of the
Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
THE SACRAMENTS
Baptism
Principal Effects:
* Makes one a Member of the Body of Christ
* Incorporates one into the Church, sharing in its mission.
*Purifies one from sins
* Regenerates one (new birth) in the Holy Spirit
THE SACRAMENTS
Baptism
* Principal Effects: Priest, Prophet, King (Queen)
* Priest: the responsibility of making sacrifices for others
* Prophet: proclaim the Good News of God’s love; required to see injustice in our world and to take up the cause of the oppressed.
* Royalty: protect and care for others, especially most in need; empowered to work for a just society.
THE SACRAMENTS
THE SACRAMENTS Baptism Who can Baptize?
The ordinary ministers of Baptism are the bishops,
priests and deacons.
In case of necessity, anyone, even a non-baptized
Person with the required intention, using the Trinitarian formula. The intention required is to will what the Church does when she baptizes (ccc 1256).
THE SACRAMENTS Baptism At Baptism we receive an indelible spiritual
mark. We “are sealed” as belonging to Christ.
Baptism is given once for all, and cannot be
repeated. (ccc 1272)
It is a “community” Sacrament. The Church
community is represented by the friends and
family members of those being Baptized.
THE SACRAMENTS Confirmation
Confirmation (to strengthen)
Matter: The Imposition of the Hands and
Anointing with oil.
Form: N., Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit.
THE SACRAMENTS Confirmation
Principal Effects:
It is the full outpouring of the Holy Spirit,
given by the Apostles on Pentecost. It increases
and deepens baptismal grace.
THE SACRAMENTS Confirmation
Principal Effects:
It strengthens our bond more closely with
Christ, the Church and our Christian mission.
It increases in us the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
THE SACRAMENTS Confirmation
Principal Effects:
The Gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to Isaiah 11:2-3.
Wisdom (Sapientia)
Understanding (Intellectus)
Counsel (Consilium)
Fortitude (Fortitudo)
Knowledge (Scientia)
Piety (Pietas)
Fear of the Lord (Timor Domini)
THE SACRAMENTS Confirmation
Principal Effects:
Current meaning Wisdom(Sapientia) – contemplation. Understanding(Intellectus) - insight. Counsel (Consilium) - prudence. Fortitude (Fortitudo) – perserverance. Knowledge (Scientia) – knowledge. Piety (Pietas) - devotion. Fear of the Lord - respect.
THE SACRAMENTS Confirmation
“And the Spirit of the Lord will rest upon him:
The spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit
of counsel and fortitude, the spirit of knowledge
and piety.
He will be filled with the spirit of fear of the Lord.
he will not judge according to the sight of the eyes,
nor reprove according to the hearing of ears.”
Isaiah 11:2-3
THE SACRAMENTS Confirmation
The ordinary minister of Confirmation is the Bishop.
The Bishop however, may grant the faculty of administering Confirmation to priests.
The usual age for Confirmation in the U.S. today is 16.
at one time it was 13. And in some countries it is administered when an infant is Baptized.