This document discusses the sacraments of the Christian church. It describes sacraments as celebrations that involve an interplay between faith, liturgy, preaching, prayer, theology and ritual action. When the church celebrates sacraments, it preaches its faith. Sacraments are efficacious signs of grace instituted by Christ and entrusted to the church to dispense divine life. They effect what they signify and bear fruit in those who receive them. The liturgy is an action of Christ and his body the church. Sacraments are a source of faith in the paschal mystery of Christ and require faith. The church preaches faith to prepare believers for the sacraments.

1. SACRAMENTS
SACRAMENTS AS CELEBRATION
INTERPLAY
FAITH LITURGY
PREACHING PRAYER
THEOLOGY RITUAL ACTION

2. FAITH INFLUENCES THE SHAPE PRAYER
PRAYER EXPRESSES THE CONTENT OF FAITH
WHEN THE CHURCH CELEBRATES THE SACRAMENTS,
IT PREACHES ITS FAITH

3. DEFINITION
EFFICACIOUS SIGNS OF GRACE
INSTITUTED BY CHRIST
ENTRUSTED TO THE CHURCH
BY WHICH DIVINE LIFE IS DISPENSED TO US

4. AS EFFICACIOUS SIGNS OF GRACE,
THEY EFFECT WHAT THEY SIGNIFY
SACRAMENTS BEAR FRUIT
IN THOSE WHO RECEIVE THEM

5. AS INSTITUTED BY CHRIST,
THE LITURGY IS AN ACTION OF CHRIST
AND HIS BODY THE CHURCH:
WHEN A PERSON BAPTIZES,
IT IS REALLY CHRIST HIMSELF WHO BAPTIZES

6. SACRAMENTS SOURCE OF FAITH
THE PASCHAL MYSTERY OF CHRIST

7. REQUIREMENTS OF THE SACRAMENT
FAITH
THE CHURCH PREACHES FAITH
IN ORDER TO PREPAREBELIEVERS FOR THE SACRAMENTS
HENCE, NO SACRAMENT IS INTEGRALLY CELEBRATED
WITHOUT THE WORD OF GOD: LITURGY OF THE WORD

8. PURPOSE OF THE SACRAMENT
TO MAKE PEOPLE HOLY
TO BUILD UP THE BODY OF CHRIST
TO GIVE WORSHIP TO GOD

9. DIFFERENT ELEMENTS THAT COMPOSE
THE CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENTS
ASSEMBLY
MINISTERS
SCRIPTURAL READINGS
GESTURES AND SYMBOLS
MATERIAL OBJECTS
OCCASION AND PLACE FOR CELEBRATION
MUSIC, FURNISHINGS

10. EACH SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT THE NATURE, PURPOSE, EFFICACY
OF CHRIST’S MYSTERY IN THE SACRAMENTS
EACH UNFOLDS IN ITS OWN WAY
THE CHURCH’S DOCTRINE ON THE SACRAMENTS

11. THE CLASSICAL NUMBER OF SACRAMENTS
SEVEN AND UNDER THREE HEADINGS
CHRISTIAN INITIATION
HEALING
SERVICE, COMMUNION AND MISSION OF THE FAITHFUL