Sacraments
(What it Means to be Catholic)
Learning Goals:
• I will understand the role of the sacraments in
the life journey of all Catholics. (Especially the
sacraments of initiation and healing)
• I will understand the importance of religious
symbol and ritual in sacramental life.
Sacraments are:
1. Community celebrations of significant
moments in our lives, especially as Catholics
2. Visible signs of God’s presence in our lives
3. Meetings or personal encounters with Jesus
4. The continuing actions of Jesus in the world
today
5. There are signs and symbols representing
each sacrament
Types of Sacraments
• There are 3 types of sacraments
1) Sacraments of Initiation:
- these are sacraments that deepen our faith and
welcome us into the church community
2) Sacraments of Healing:
- these sacraments allow us to be healed physically and
spiritually so that we can continue to follow the will of
God
3) Sacraments of Vocation:
- these are sacraments that allow us to dedicate our lives,
for the Glory of God
Signs of the Sacraments
• Signs of the sacraments are things or actions
that indicate we are receiving a sacrament,
Name of Sacrament
Description
Sign or Symbol
associated with the
sacrament
Type of Sacrament
(i.e., initiation,
healing, vocation)
Sacraments
Type
Baptism
Initiation
Vocation
Water
Healing
Words of the
penitent and the
priest
Confirmation
Matrimony
Holy Orders
Anointing of the Sick
Bread and wine
Oil and the words of
healing
Reconciliation
Eucharist
Sign or Symbol
Laying on of hands
by the bishop
Words between a
husband and wife in
the presence of a
community
Words of the bishop
and the anointing of
the forehead with oil
The Sacraments of Initiation
1. Baptism – life commitment to God’s family
2. Eucharist – sign of all Christian life in the
form of the body of Jesus, which is lived out
through our actions.
3. Confirmation – re-confirming our
commitment to God’s family on our own (as
an adolescent becoming an adult)
The Sacraments of Healing
1. Reconciliation – Penance and Prayer because
of Sin
2. Anointing of the Sick – try to restore person
to life ‘everlasting’ after human death
The Sacraments of Vocation
1. Matrimony – Union of 2 people out of love as
Christ and Church are also in union
2. Holy Orders – deacon, priest, bishop, cardinal
and pope. This is a calling from God to give
up entire self to the church
answers
– Bread and wine (Eucharist)
– Oil and the words of healing (anointing of the sick)
– Water (baptism)
– Words of the penitent and the priest
(reconciliation)
– Laying on of hands by the bishop (holy orders)
– Words between a husband and wife in the
presence of a community (marriage)
– Words of the bishop and the anointing of the
forehead with oil (Confirmation)