Be The Light
Sacraments
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The Sacraments bring God’s own life—the life of the Trinity—into us. They are outward signs instituted by Christ to give grace, and help us to become like Him. The saving words and deeds of Jesus Christ are the foundation of what he would communicate in the Sacraments through the ministers of the Church.
Guided by the Holy Spirit, the Church recognizes the existence of Seven Sacraments instituted by the Lord. They are the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, the Eucharist), the Sacraments of Healing (Penance and the Anointing of the Sick), and the Sacraments at the Service of Communion (Marriage and Holy Orders).
Through the Sacraments, God shares His holiness with us so that we, in turn, can make the world holier. -
Sacraments of Initiation
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Sacraments of Healing
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Sacraments of Service
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Learn More About The Sacraments
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What Are The Sacraments?
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. --Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1131
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Why Do We Need The Sacraments?
The sacraments of the New Covenant are necessary for salvation. “Sacramental grace” is the grace of the Holy Spirit, given by Christ and proper to each sacrament. The Spirit heals and transforms those who receive Him by conforming them to the Son of God.
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What Are the Fruits of the Sacraments?
The fruit of sacramental life is both personal and ecclesial. For every one of the faithful on the one hand, this fruit is life for God in Christ Jesus; for the Church, on the other, it is an increase in charity and in her mission of witness. --Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1134
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