The seven sacraments are drawn from the love that Jesus has for all of us as shown by his life, passion, death, and resurrection. This love is extended to us by the Holy Spirit through human ceremonies instituted by Christ. They offer union with God during seven significant life stages. As our liturgy tells us, our God “always walk[s] with us on the journey of life” (cf. Eucharistic Prayer for Use in Masses for Various Needs).
Each sacrament is formed by words and gestures that explain what God is doing for us. The materials that we use (water, bread, wine, oil) point to the divine love of our God, who freely chooses to share his grace with us through them. Just as Christ is fully human and divine, so the sacraments have a human and a divine aspect. The sacraments are about God’s loving involvement in our lives.
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And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the
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All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, a
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I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will liv
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... all this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and has given
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Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them p
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Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they bec
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And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fish for people. - Matthew 4:19