SACRAMENTS: SIGNS AND SYMBOLS

“Faith in God and sanctity are sustained through Christ’s

sacraments.”

SACRAMENT

“ a saving symbolic act or a visible sign, arising from the ministry of

Christ and continued in, by and for the Church, which, when received in

faith, fashions us into likeness to Christ in His Paschal Mystery,

through the power of the Holy Spirit.” (CFC 1573)

SACRAMENTS

1. Sensible signs- SYMBOLS- performative word events

2. Instituted by Christ and actions of Christ

3. Give grace

SACRAMENTS

GRACE

1. Unmerited divine assistance given to human for their regeneration or sanctification

2. A virtue coming from God3. A state of sanctification enjoyed

through divine grace

EFFECT of the SACRAMENTS

“ to draw us closer to the Church, to Christ Himself in the Spirit, and to

the Father.”

PURPOSE of SACRAMENT

1. Sanctify men and women2. Build up the Body of Christ3. Give worship to God