The Seven Sacraments

The seven sacraments are there to be signs of grace and to bring us closer to God and Christ. It is what the Catholic Church revolves around. they are meant to make us holy and build us into the Mystical Body of Christ. Through the sacraments and prayer we as a group of people are formed into a Church. The seven sacraments are baptism, confirmation, reconciliation, eucharist, matrimony, holy orders, and anointing of the sick. Baptism is the first sacrament and the one that opens the gate to every other sacrament which makes have names such as the purifying and sanctifying sacrament of rebirth. It brings the person who receives is brought into the sacramental bond of unity. Confirmation is the sacrament that binds them more tightly to the Church and strengthens them to Christ and his word. Eucharist is to accept Christ and his offering to us for which we must accept Christ for heaven. The Penance sacrament is how the humans have their sins forgiven by God through confession. Anointing of the Sick is made to call humans to help the sick and to witness the faith and devotion of those being anointed. The sacrament of marriage or matrimony is the one that uses God’s grace to be alike Adam and Eve at the beginning of time and to look over the marriage and make sure the the problems don’t ruin it. Holy orders is the way the heirarchy receives the power and grace to perform the called upon duties.