The document discusses the three Sacraments of Initiation in Christianity: Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist. It describes how each sacrament builds upon the last by bringing the recipient into deeper union with God and the Church through receiving the Holy Spirit. Baptism cleanses from sin and brings one into the Christian community. Confirmation strengthens the baptismal grace to live as disciples of Christ. The Eucharist nourishes disciples as they journey through life. All three sacraments unite believers more firmly with Christ and his Church.
The document discusses the three Sacraments of Initiation in Christianity: Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist. It describes how each sacrament builds upon the last by bringing the recipient into deeper union with God and the Church through receiving the Holy Spirit. Baptism cleanses from sin and brings one into the Christian community. Confirmation strengthens the baptismal grace to live as disciples of Christ. The Eucharist nourishes disciples as they journey through life. All three sacraments unite believers more firmly with Christ and his Church.
The document discusses the three Sacraments of Initiation in Christianity: Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist. It describes how each sacrament builds upon the last by bringing the recipient into deeper union with God and the Church through receiving the Holy Spirit. Baptism cleanses from sin and brings one into the Christian community. Confirmation strengthens the baptismal grace to live as disciples of Christ. The Eucharist nourishes disciples as they journey through life. All three sacraments unite believers more firmly with Christ and his Church.
The document discusses the three Sacraments of Initiation in Christianity: Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist. It describes how each sacrament builds upon the last by bringing the recipient into deeper union with God and the Church through receiving the Holy Spirit. Baptism cleanses from sin and brings one into the Christian community. Confirmation strengthens the baptismal grace to live as disciples of Christ. The Eucharist nourishes disciples as they journey through life. All three sacraments unite believers more firmly with Christ and his Church.
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Theo Confirmation
- builds on the gifts of that you have already
Lesson 2 received and moves you closer to God. - “The reception of Confirmation is necessary to Sacraments of Initiation complete Baptismal grace.” - the Sacraments of Initiation are: 1. Baptism Effects of Confirmation 2. Confirmation 2 primary effects: 3. Eucharist - bond with Church is strengthened - they are the foundation of the Christian life. - enriched with our pouring of Holy Spirit - they are closely related-in each we receive the Holy Spirit and His gifts. Impacts of the Sacraments on a person - each has its special symbols and effects. - united more firmly in Christ - deeper participation in the Church Primary effects of the Sacraments of Initiation - strengthened to spread the faith 1. Baptism - increased gifts of the Holy Spirit - beginning of new life in Christ. 2. Confirmation Who can be confirmed: - strengthening us to live more fully Christ’s - every baptized person, who has not been call to serve. confirmed, should be confirmed. 3. Eucharist Requirements: - nourish us to live as Christ’s disciples as we - reached an age of reason journey through life - make profession of faith - state your intention to receive the History of Baptism sacrament 1. Water in te Old Testament - accept their obligation to profess Christ in - creation, the flood, red sea. both the Church and the world. 2. New Testament - Baptism of Jesus, ascension Eucharist 3. Baptism - the spiritual center of the Church - first sacrament celebrated in the early - we remember what God has done for us church (Acts of the Apostles) through Jesus Christ as we gather on Sundays - celebrate the eucharist as a part of other Effects of Baptism sacramental celebrations 1. Welcome into the Christian community - eucharist is the “Heart and Summit of the life 2. Forgiveness of sins of the Church” - original sin and any other sins we have committed. Eucharist a gift from God, we accept that the 3. Born into new life Eucharist is: - marked by the sacramental character which - a gift of thanksgiving and praise to the Father is indelible and cannot be repeated. - identical to Jesus death on the Cross 4. Reception of the Holy Spirit - sacrificial memorial of Christ and his body 5. Necessary for salvation - Christ made present by the power of his word - baptism of water, blood and desire. and the Holy Spirit - a true sacrifice Baptismal rite - a reveation of thos truths to us by Jesus 1. Essential symbol - offered for the living and the dead to obtain - blessed water poured over the person (or spiritual and material benefits. the immersion in the water) and the words, “I baptize you in the name of the Father, and the Transubstantiation Son, and the Holy Spirit.” - unique change of the entire substance of the 2. Minister Eucharist bread and wine into the Body and - priest or deacon or anyone in an emergency. Blood of Christ. 3. Symbols - baptismal promises, candle, white robe, Catholics believe: anointing with Chrism (a sign of the Holy Spirit) - the whole Christ is present under each and every part of the Eucharist - the whole Christ is present if the parts are divided - the presence of Christ is sacramental - the presence of Christ endures as long as what remains appears to be bread and wine, recognizable as such and uncorrupted.
Benefits of regular reception of Eucharist
- increases our closeness to Christ - reinforces the unity of the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ - removes sin and preserves us from sin - diminishes sinful selfishness
White, James F - Roman Catholic Worship - Trent To Today (2016, Liturgical Press 320-322 - Liturgical Press, Made Available Through Hoopla) - Libgen - Li
