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SACRAMENT
Many Christians consider the sacraments to be a visible symbol of the reality of God, as well
as a channel for God's grace.
The seven sacraments are Baptism, Reconciliation, Eucharist, Confirmation, Matrimony,
Anointing of the Sick, and Holy Orders. Baptism marks the entry of the believer into the
Christian community. Along with Confirmation and Eucharist, it is one of the Sacraments of
Initiation, giving access to the full sacramental life of the Church.
Sacraments are
outward signs
that give grace to those who receive them in
a worthy manner. Sacramentals, on the other hand, “are sacred signs which
bear a resemblance to the sacraments.
The second is the effect of the sacraments. They are the signs of Christ's work; the
effectiveness of Christ's continuing work in his Church cannot be dependent on man's
inadequacy. A sacrament, administered properly in the way established by Christ and with
the proper intention, gives the grace it signifies.
The expression "instituted by Christ" means that each of the sacraments administered to the
faithful recalls events in the New Testament by Christ or his followers that correspond to each
sacrament.
The sacraments are efficacious signs of grace, instituted by
Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is
dispensed to us.
The visible rites by which the sacraments are
celebrated signify and make present the graces proper to
each sacrament. They bear fruit in those who receive them
with the required dispositions
.
Sacraments are “powers that
comes forth” from the Body of Christ
,
which is ever-living
and life-giving. They are actions of the Holy Spirit at work in
his Body, the Church. They are “the masterworks of God” in
the new and everlasting covenant.
One way to talk about the sacraments is to think of them
as
channels,
through which God gives to the faithful
particular
graces at specific points in their life.
We all need help in our walk of life, especially in such areas
as
marriage
.In this case, God has given us a sacrament through
which we receive the graces (divine help) we need to fulfill our
duties.
The
Compendium of the Catechism
, explains this aspect of
sacraments as well.
Sacramental grace is the grace of the Holy Spirit which is given by
Christ and is proper to each sacrament.
This grace helps the
faithful in their journey toward holiness and so assists the
Church as well to grow in charity and in her witness to the
world.
The purpose of this article is to give a basic introduction to the
concept of the sacraments. and is not meant to provide an in-
depth theological examination.
If you are interested in learning more about the sacraments, read
the relevant section in the
Catechism of the Catholic
Church
Jesus spoke the language of the Jews at the time which was Aramaic, he also was
able to read scripture in Hebrew. In order to interact with Gentiles in the marketplace,
he would have spoken Greek, to interact with Roman officials he had to speak
Latin.
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Jesus’ father is God, his mother Mary was a Galilean Jewish woman of Nazareth.
Jesus is widely considered Jewish because of his mother.
When Mary heard the announcement of the angel calling her to bear and raise a Son
from God, she was specifically instructed to name the child Jesus (
Luke 1:31
).
Matthew recorded as well that Joseph, the adoptive father of Jesus, was instructed by
an angel as well that the Son miraculously conceived by his virgin fiance would be
named Jesus
“Jesus,” or today’s “Joshua,” is written in Greek as “Yesous,” Hebrew “Yeshua”
derived from earlier Hebrew spelling of “Yehoshua.” The prefix “Yeho-” is associated
with the Hebrew word for “Lord” (“Yod-He-Vav-He”). Secondly, “Yehoshua” is derived
from the verb “yasha,” which means “saves, rescues, delivers.” Joined together,
“Jesus” means “God saves, rescues, delivers.”
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