FF3 4th q Flashcards
What is a sacrament according to St. Augustine
An outward and visible sign of an inward and invisible grace
What is a sacrament according to St. Thomas Aquinas
Sacrament is an efficacious symbol, a special sign that brings about what it symbolizes and symbolizes what it brings about
What is a sacrament according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church
A sensible sign, instituted by Christ, to give grace
Concrete like bread and wine, and the words of consecration in the eucharist, or water in baptism
Sacramentum tantum or the sign itself
Literally the “thing” or the reality– and the sign
Res et sacramentum or what it signifies
Spiritual effect, grace. In the Eucharist, this is God’s grace and further incorporation into the Body of Christ. Just as one load is made of many grains, so do we.
Res tantum or the reality alone