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  • symbol - is defined as something concrete that represents something else. It is a sign that points out to another reality.
  • SACRAMENTS - Symbols of God’s abiding presence here on Earth.
  • Latin word - “sacramentum”
  • Greek - “Mysterion” (mystery)
  • St. Thomas Aquinas - the sacrament is an efficacious symbol. The efficacious symbol is one that effects what it symbolizes and symbolizes what it effects.
  • St. Augustine - a sacrament is a sign of scared reality. It is a holy sign in which the believer can both perceive and receive the invisible grace.
  • Jesus Christ: The Primordial Sacrament
    • He is the Sacrament of God's love to men and man's response to God.
    • He is the origin and the primary agent of all the Sacraments.
    • He is the fullest expression of all the Sacraments.
  • The church is called the sacrament of Christ because it is a visible reality which Christ has formed in this world as a sacred sign of His presence. It is the sign and also the means He uses to give us the unity and holiness He actually confers through it.
  • The three functions of the sacrament.
    1. The seven sacraments commemorate what happened in the past. They celebrate the Paschal Mystery. Each sacrament recalls the saving deeds of Jesus.
    2. The seven sacraments demonstrate that Jesus Christ lives in the present. The sacraments bring about an encounter with his apostles
    3. The seven sacraments prefigure our glorious future with Christ at the end of time.
  • When we talk of sacraments, these always refer to the seven sacraments, which are parts of the Church.
  •  Jesus Christ: The First Sacrament

    Jesus is the mystery of God's love for all people. In Jesus, God's plan of salvation and reconciliation has taken place. Jesus gave up His life so that we might live. We feel the loving kindness of God through Him. This loving kindness is made visible in Jesus as the great sign of God in our midst (Emmanuel - "God with us"): Jesus is the great symbol of God's love for us.
    God's offering of Jesus' life to us symbolizes His unconditional love for all men and women.
  • Jesus Christ: The First Sacrament
    Jesus is the great sign of God made flesh and made visible: "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me" (John 14:6). Jesus, indeed, is the prime or first sacrament. In Jesus, God became available to us.
    Jesus is the "efficacious sign. Jesus paschal mystery speaks of the reality that sin and death have been conquered, that eternal life is visible. Jesus kind touch to the sick is an assurance of the love and concern of God to us.
  • Jesus Christ: The First Sacrament
    The same Jesus is present today in the seven sacraments. Jesus' manifestations of His presence are seen in words, bread and wine, water, and all. The word "made flesh" is working in the world today. The basics of the sacraments remain the same. A sacramental celebration is an encounter of God's adopted sons and daughters with their Father, through Christ in the Spirit, expressed as a dialogue through actions and words."
  • The Church: Sacrament of Jesus

    The Church receives the Spirit of Jesus, the Holy Spirit, every Pentecost Sunday- the seventh Sunday after Easter. The Holy Spirit, who is the gift of God's presence in the community is the gift of the love of the Father and the Son, manifested by Jesus' death so that we may be saved from our sins and receive eternal life.
  • The Church: Sacrament of Jesus
    The presence of Jesus in the Church, in the Christian community, makes the Church a sacrament. The Vatican II document titled, "The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church" says: "By her relationship with Christ, the Church is a kind of sacrament of intimate union with God, and of the unity of all, that is, she is a sign and an instrument of such union and unity."
  • The Church: Sacrament of Jesus
    Vatican lI stresses that the Church is a sacrament for the reason that it manifests the intimate union between God and us, as her members. The Church is an "instrument" in which we can be unified. The Church becomes a symbol of unified community when she worships the Father faithfully and witnesses to Jesus lovingly--making His love visible to all men and women.
  • The Church: Sacrament of Jesus
    As Church's people who love Jesus, we become a sign of salvation to others.
    If Jesus is present in us, we go out of our way to help others, we learn to forgive, we become loving, etc. But sometimes, we fail to be sacraments of Jesus because of sin. When we are selfish, greedy, jealous, unforgiving, and others, we do not allow Jesus light to shine through us. To be a kind of sacrament is to be a symbol that others can see, respect, and admire.
  • The Seven Sacraments

    Just as without Christ, Christian faith is impossible, so without the sacraments, there could be no Catholic Church. Two new emphases stand out: first, the seven ritual sacraments are grounded directly in both Christ, the "Primordial Sacrament," and the Church as the basic or "Fundamental Sacrament."
  • The Seven Sacraments
    Thus, the seven ritual sacraments are defined as "actions of Christ and of the Church" which unite us to Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit, and incorporate us into His Body, the Church. The second emphasis is drawing the sacraments closer to everyday life, especially by recognizing the essential role of the symbol in all human life.
  • The sacraments are symbols.

    The seven ritual sacraments are particular signs that represent the actions and values of Jesus. These sacraments are reenactment and representation of what Jesus had done in the past. For example, the Eucharist is a symbolic reenactment of the Last Supper. Another is the immersion in water, which represents conversion and death to sin. The seven signs also reflect Jesus' values on forgiveness, it is the Sacrament of Reconciliation, worshipping community, the Sacrament of Eucharist and healing, and the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.
  • Christ instituted the sacraments
    This expresses the essential link between the sacraments and Christ. Jesus' presence in the Church through the Holy Spirit has helped the Christian community to realize the need for grace and friendship of God in their community. The seven sacraments highlight the paschal mystery of Jesus.
  • Sacraments give grace

    The Church has always taught that the sacraments give grace. Grace is a gift of God's friendship and love for us. The seven sacraments are moments of encountering Jesus.These are grace-filled moments. And through that encounter, we are able to change, but the decision to change depends on us. If we fully accept Jesus in the sacrament, our friendship and relationship with Him will grow and deepen.
  • SACRAMENTS
    1. Baptism
    2. Confirmation
    3. Eucharist
    4. Reconciliation
    5. Anointing of the Sick
    6. Holy Orders
    7. Marriage
  • Life Event
    1. birth
    2. growth
    3. daily life; togetherness; meal
    4. relationship-friendship
    5. sickness and near-death
    6. service; vocation
    7. vocation; family life
  • values of Jesus
    1. conversion; accepting the Good News
    2. strength of the Spirit to live a life committed to service
    3. strength of unity to live a life of love
    4. Jesus' offerings of love through reconciliation.
    5. healing and strength to endure
    6. ministry of love to God's people
    7. ministry of love to spouse and children
  • The 7 Sacraments
    Initiation - Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist
    Healing - Penance and Reconciliation
    Service of Communion - Matrimony, Holy Orders