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• Initiation • Baptism • Confirmation • Reconciliation • Eucharist • Anointing of the Sick • Marriage • Sacrament of Orders |
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One of the most important aspects of Catholic parish life is the celebration of the seven Sacraments. Catholics have always believed that Christ instituted the sacraments; today, we understand from history and theology that Christ did this both directly and indirectly. We know from the Scriptures that he told his followers to initiate new members into the Church through baptism (Matthew 28:19) and to share bread and wine together to celebrate his presence among them (Luke 22:19). And we know from early historical records that the Church, acting as Christ's body and in Christ's name, developed other ceremonies to symbolize what the Christian life was all about. By being a sacramental person himself, and by founding a sacramental institution that symbolizes its very nature in what it does together as a church, Jesus laid the foundations for all seven of the community rituals that Christians call sacraments. |
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