Long Quiz Flashcards
The word sacrament comes from the Latin word ___________
sacramentum
Sacramentum is turn, a translation of the Greek word _________
mysterion
Does not simply mean mystery but the “unfathomed saving action of God in Christ”
mysterion
Are “efficacious signs of Grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which Divine life is dispensed to us.”
sacraments
Is effective and it communicates grace
sacraments
There are seven (7) sacraments.
Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony.
Sacrament of Christian Initiation:
Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist
Sacrament of Healing:
Penance and Anointing of the Sick
Sacrament of Service/Mission:
Holy Orders and Matrimony
Three (3) Essential Elements of Sacraments:
MINISTER
MATTER
FORM
The person administering the sacrament
MINISTER
The sensible element used for the sacrament
MATTER
The formula used in the celebration of sacrament
FORM
The Effects of the Sacrament:
Perfectly bound to the Church as sons and daughters of God
United more closely to Christ
Increases the gifts of the Holy Spirit
Cause deeper relationship to the Church
Become a resilient witnesses of Christ in thoughts, words, and actions
The Purpose of the Sacrament:
Sanctify men and women
Build up the Church
Give worship to God
From the moment that a sacraments celebrated in accordance with the intention of the Church, the power of Christ and his Spirit acts in and through it, independently of the personal holiness of the minister.
sacraments act ex opere operato
Sacrament as, Sacramentum, a sign that sanctifies; a sign of a sacred reality
St. Augustine’s Notion of Sacrament
Sacramentum is a sign that sanctifies to make men holy, because it is efficacious, and produces the intended effect.
St. Augustine’s Notion of Sacrament
St. Augustine who called a sacrament a ____________
“a visible sign of invisible grace”.
sacramentum as a _______________ sign of a sacred thing.
“sacrum signum”
The _____________________ states, “The sacraments of the New Testament were instituted by Christ the
Lord and entrusted to the Church. As actions of Christ and the Church, they are signs and means which express and strengthen the
faith, render worship to God, and effect the sanctification of humanity and thus contribute in the greatest way to establish,
strengthen, and manifest ecclesiastical communion.”
Code of Canon Law
The basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the spirit, and the door which gives access to the other sacraments.
Baptism