Sacrament of Initiation Flashcards
Sacramentum means
oath
a solemn promise, often invoking a divine witness, regarding one’s future action or behavior
Sacraments
sacred agreement “to show how those who are baptized are configured to Christ with an indelible mark that can never be taken or washed away.”
Sacramentum
The Categories of the Seven Sacraments
Sacrament of Initiation
Sacrament of Healing
Sacrament of Commitment
Sacrament of Initiation
Baptism
Confirmation
Eucharist
Sacrament of Healing
Confession
Anointing of the Sick
Sacrament of Commitment
Matirmony
Holy Orders
lay the foundations of every Christian life
sacraments of Christian initiation
The sharing in the divine nature given to men through the grace of Christ bears a certain likeness to the origin, development, and nourishing of natural life.
sacraments of Christian initiation
The faithful are born anew by __________, strengthened by the sacrament of _____________, and receive in the ___________ the food of eternal life.
Baptism; Confirmation; Eucharist
This sacrament is called after the central rite by which it is carried out: to baptize (Greek baptizein) means to “plunge” or “immerse”; the “plunge” into the water symbolizes the catechumen’s burial into Christ’s death, from which he rises up by resurrection with him, as “a new creature
Sacrament of Baptism
baptize means
“plunge” or “immerse”
This sacrament is also called “the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit,” for it signifies and actually brings about the birth of water and the Spirit without which no one “can enter the kingdom of God.”
Sacrament of Baptism
celebrates the beginning of life in the family of God
Baptism
unites us to Jesus as it institutes us into his body – the people of God
Baptism
is the first sacrament of Christian Initiation
Baptism
We are claimed by Christ when we are marked with the _______________ and joined to Christ as we are baptised with ____________ – in the name of the Father, the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
sign of the cross ; water
The sacrament of baptism is received only
once
also a sign of belonging, reminds us that to belong to the church means to be open to the holy spirit, to love and serve others, to take an active part in the church, and to share with others what we believe
Sacrament of Confirmation
gives us the holy spirit, the principle of unity
Sacrament of Confirmation
is the second Sacrament of Christian Initiation
Sacrament of Confirmation
as leader of the diocesan Church community (or his delegate) administers confirmation
The Bishop
Through the __________________________ our baptismal commitment is confirmed
Laying on of Hands and Anointing with Chrism
it is an action of thanksgiving to God
Eucharist
The Greek word “eucharistein” means
“to give thanks”
is the center of other sacraments, because it contains the whole spiritual good of the Church: Christ Himself.
Eucharist
