Chapter 11

Question 1

What is the relationship between the sacraments and the minister’s dispositieon? What about the recipient?

Answer 1

Through the holy minister, Christ himself is the real minister of the sacrament, but he works through the church into a minister.

Question 2

What does it mean to say that sacraments are efficacious signs?

Answer 2

To say that is to only say that Christ works through the sacraments.

Question 3

What is the differences between actual and sanctifying grace?

Answer 3

Actual grace is the grace that God gives us to strengthen us at particular moments when we are tempted to do wrong and sanctifying grace is received through the sacraments.

Question 4

What is the word for a sacrament in Greek?

Answer 4

Mysterion

Question 5

What are the three categories of sacraments and what are the sacraments in each category?

Answer 5

Initation. Healing. Service of Communion

• Baptism. - Penance. - holy order
• Eucharist - Anointing of the sick. - matrimony
• Confirmation

Question 6

What is the relation between the human person and sacraments

Answer 6

By practicing the sacraments, we offer and show our grace to God, which creates a divine life that works in the Holy Spirit.