Sacraments

"His divine power has given us everything we need for life and devotion...  Through these, he has bestowed on us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may come to share in the divine nature..." 2 Peter 1:3a, 4a
 

Christ instituted the sacraments of the new law.  There are seven:  Baptism, Confirmation (or Chrismation), the Eucharist, Reconciliation, the Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony.  The seven sacraments touch all the stages and all the important moments of Christian life.  There is thus a certain resemblance between the stages of natural life and the stages of the spiritual life.

The sacraments of Christian initiation – Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist – lay the foundations of every Christian life.  The faithful are born anew by Baptism, strengthened by the sacrament of Confirmation, and receive in the Eucharist the food of eternal life. Registration for Confirmation and the Eucharist is done through our Religious Education Program.

Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick are sacraments of healing.  Jesus forgave sin and healed the sick; in his name, the Church continues those ministries to its people and the world.

Lastly, Holy Orders and Matrimony are sacraments of vocation and focus upon the life experiences of marriage as a natural outflow of love from God and Holy Orders as an image of God in service to his people.