10.3 Sacraments Flashcards
Why is the baptism of babies important?
- cleanses child of original sin, so if the child dies baptism has already washed away original sin and the child is reunited with God
- baptism gives protection and security to the child in their next life
- gives child a means of support if anything happens to their parents, they now have their Godparents
- parents and Godparents promise before God to provide a Christian upbringing for their child
Why do Catholics celebrate the sacrament of baptism?
- basis of a Christian life, without it you cannot receive the sacraments
- children of God
- cleanses original sin, necessary to receive salvation
- welcomes a person into a faith filled community and God’s family
- a permanent spiritual mark
What is the process of full immersion?
- prayer
- blessing of oil
- anointing of oil
- priest asks do you give yourself to the arm of Christ
- priest says your name and dedicates you
- blessing of water
- blessing of person with water
- priest says ‘guard your tongue that it speak only the truth and glories of God’ with an over mouth gesture
- laying of the pendant
- Psalm 23 is read
- blessing of Holy Trinity
- blessing
What happens in the ceremony of baptism?
- child is given a name
- short homily is read
- cross made on child’s forehead
- parents and God parents make promises
What are the white garments a symbol of?
-sign of acceptance and belonging in community of Jesus
What are the white garments a symbol of?
-sign of acceptance and belonging in community of Jesus
What are the signs and symbols of baptism?
- paschle candle
- oil of catechism
- white garment
- water
- oil of chism
When does a child become a Christian?
-priest pours water on child and blesses them with the oil of chrism, this is the blessing and the baptism
Why is confirmation important?
- the completion of baptism and we start our mission and journey of faith to do God’s work
- gain the gifts of the Holy Spirit, which guide us in life to do good
- gain a relationship with your sponsor who helps guide and support us, we can have a spiritual bond
- confirmation name gives Catholic’s something to aspire for in their faith, role model
Why is confirmation described as ‘transformative’?
- we are transformed into people who know God better and can do his work
- we go from learning about God to doing his work
What is the process of reconciliation?
- repent/contrition (feel or express remorse)
- confess to priest
- penance to make up for sins committed
- forgiveness through absolution given by priest, God works through the priest (forgiving anyone who is truly sorry)
- reconciliation with God, relationship with God is repaired
What is the seal of confession?
-priest’s oath not to share anything that has been heard in confession
Why do Catholics go to confession?
- sin is not personal, when we sin we hurt someone
- therefore we need to say sorry in a public way, even if what we’ve done is kept secret
- doing this makes us feel as if we have reconciled with everyone we’ve hurt
- the priest forgives our sins in God’s name
- mends our relationship with God, makes us happy and helps us in hard times
- salvation
Why is the Anointing of the sick important?
- Catholics believe God will help them with their sickness
- comforts the dying
- leads to heaven
- comforts relatives
What is anointing?
- sets us apart from on another
- prepares us for something
