GROUP 2
SACRAMENTS OF THE CHURCH
WHAT IS A SACRAMENT?
A sacrament is a visible sign of the invisible God.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines the
sacraments as “efficacious signs of grace, instituted by
Christ and entrusted the Church, by which divine life is
dispensed to us.
PURPOSE OF THE SACRAMENT
• To make people holy
• To build up the Body of Christ
• To worship God.
THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS
The Sacrament of Baptism
The Sacrament of Confirmation
The Sacrament of Holy Communion
The Sacrament of Confession
The Sacrament of Marriage
The Sacrament of Holy Orders
The Sacrament of Anointing the Sick
HOW DID THE CHURCH COME TO HAVE ONLY 7 SACRAMENTS?
A. It is instituted by Christ.
1. From the scriptures – the baptism of Jesus,
Eucharistic sacrifice, the sacrament of Penance in
commission of “binding and loosing”
2. In the Acts of Apostles – baptism in Acts 2:2236; Laying of Hands in Acts 8:12-17 & 19:1-17
and Galatians 5:22-23; healing in Acts 3:1-10
HOW DID THE CHURCH COME TO HAVE ONLY 7 SACRAMENTS?
3. From the Fathers of the Church – Tertullian
introduced the term sacramentum. St. Augustine
presented the definition of sacraments. Council
of Lyons declared that there are 7 sacraments.
Council of Trent defined the core of our
sacramental theology.
HOW DID THE CHURCH COME TO HAVE ONLY 7 SACRAMENTS?
B. There are visible signs instituted by Christ to
conquer grace.
1. We see each one of the sacraments as celebrations
of man’s personal and ecclesial encounters with
the divine.
2. When these actions are celebrated, Jesus
celebrates with us.
HOW DID THE CHURCH COME TO HAVE ONLY 7 SACRAMENTS?
C. Sacraments are celebrated as necessary means for
our salvation.
D. One who claims to be committed to a relationship
with Christ would desire to encounter the Lord in
this sacraments.
E. The sacrament is a sensible or visible sign, instituted
by Christ to give or confer grace.
SACRAMENTS ARE ACTIONS OF JESUS
I.
Sacraments are activities initiated by Christ Himself
during his earthly life.
a) In the case of the Holy Eucharist, on the eve of
Christ’s betrayal.
b) In the fulfillment of the Command of Jesus – the
Sacrament of Reconciliation or Penance.
c) The Apostles showed the message of Christ, the
anointing of the sick in James 5:14-15.
SACRAMENTS ARE ACTIONS OF JESUS
II. Each of the sacraments and its efficacy is entirely
the work of Jesus.
a) He acts through the Church and through His
minister.
b) ‘Mystici Corporis’ confirms that the Church is
Christ’s body.
c) We declare the sacraments are ‘ex opere operato’;
since the sacraments are of Christ, they are valid.
SACRAMENTS ARE ACTIONS OF JESUS
d) The efficacy of the grace with we receive does not
depend on the disposition of the minister who is
administering the sacrament.
e) The grace comes from God and not from the
minister.
f) The full benefits of the grace of the sacraments
would be dependent on the readiness and
worthiness of the receiver.
QUESTIONS
1) It is a visible sign of the invisible God.
2-3) Give at least 2 purpose of the sacraments.
4) Which Council declared that there are 7 sacraments?
5) Which Council defined the core of our sacramental
theology?
6) Which saint was responsible for preventing a
definition of sacraments?
QUESTIONS
7) What phrase confirms this statement: “It is He who
through the Church baptizes, teaches, governs, binds,
absolves, offers, sacrifices”?
8-10) Enumerate the 3 Sacraments of Initiation.
THAT IS ALL TY! 