Read the Catechism in a Year
Catechism in a Year: Day 157
Part Two: How We Celebrate the Christian Mysteries
- Section One: God Acts in Our Regard by Means of Sacred Signs
-- Chapter One: God and the Sacred Liturgy
Question 172: How many sacraments are there, and what are their names?
Recommended Reading: Seven Big Myths About the Catholic Church by C. Kaczor
- Section One: God Acts in Our Regard by Means of Sacred Signs
-- Chapter One: God and the Sacred Liturgy
Question 172: How many sacraments are there, and what are their names?
The Church has seven sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony. [1210]
Question 173: Why do we need sacraments in the first place?
We need sacraments in order to outgrow our petty human life and to become like Jesus through Jesus: children of God in freedom and glory. [1129]
We need sacraments in order to outgrow our petty human life and to become like Jesus through Jesus: children of God in freedom and glory. [1129]
In Baptism the fallen children of men become cherished children of God; through Confirmation the weak become strong, committed Christians; through Penance the guilty are reconciled; through the Eucharist the hungry become bread for others; through Matrimony and Holy Orders individualists become servants of love; through the Anointing of the Sick the despairing become people of confidence. The sacrament in all the sacraments is Christ himself. In him we men, lost in selfishness, grow and mature into the true life that has no end.
Dig Deeper: Corresponding CCC section (1129,1210) and other references here.Recommended Reading: Seven Big Myths About the Catholic Church by C. Kaczor
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