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Slide 2: Introduction to Mindfulness
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Commentator: Pastor Osiel Gomes
Presentation: Missionary Celso Napoleon
Renewed in Grace
2. What is a Sacrament?
A Sacrament is a physical sign of a
spiritual reality
There are 7 sacraments
The first 3 are known as the sacraments
of initiation
They are baptism, confirmation, and
eucharist
The final 4 sacraments are confession,
anointing the sick, holy orders and
matrimony
4. Baptism
The symbolic plunging and
rising up again from the water.
it reminds us that a new
Catholic enters into Christ’s
death and then rises to a new
life of grace
It is the sign of joining the
Christian family (was formerly
circumcision)
Both for men and women and
children
5. Symbols of Baptism
Water – water represents
cleansing
Oil – in ancient world, oil
was used to anoint kings
and queens to show they
were set apart
White garment – Purity,
means putting on Christ,
similar to a bride
Candle – Christ is the light
of the world and so we
should be as well
6. Confirmation
It is the completion of
baptism.
You are saying that
this is your faith not
just your parents if
baptized as an infant
To be done when one
has reached the “age
of reason”
7. Effects of Confirmation
1. The full outpouring of the
holy Spirit
2. Binding us more closely
to the Church and more
firmly to Christ
3. Increasing the gifts of the
Holy Spirit in us,
especially his strength to
spread the faith by word
and deed
8. Eucharist
The Eucharist is the celebration of
the death, burial and resurrection of
Jesus.
it is called the Lord's Supper.
Christians are invited to celebrate
the Eucharist every week during
Mass.
Children usually make their First
Holy Communion at the age of 7 or
8.
This is a formal affair, and children
completing their First Holy
Communion wear formal attire.
9. Eucharist
Transubstantiation
– the transfer of the
substance of bread and
wine at Mass to the Body
and Blood of Jesus
Christ.
Cleanses from sin and
gives spiritual energy
and nourishment
10.
11. Anointing of the Sick
Sacrament offered to
those who are
suffering from serious
illness, for the elderly,
for those facing major
surgery, and for the
dying.
Primarily lead by
priests or bishops.
They anoint the
persons body and
pray for them.
12. Sacrament of Confession / Reconciliation
It is a sacrament of
healing through which
Christ extends
forgiveness to
sinners, bringing
about reconciliation
with God and the
Church.
Given to priest in a
confessional
anonymously
13. Involves:
Contrition – feeling sorry for your sins
Confession – admitting our faults
Absolution – the priest forgives us in the
name of Christ Jesus
Satisfaction – or penance, something to
make repair for the harms our sins have
caused
14. The Church
teaches that there
are two primary
purposes of
marriage:
1. Procreative – be
fruitful and multiply
2. Unitive – become
one body
Matrimony
15. A sign of God
calling a man and
woman to holiness
through ordinary
married life.
God is the source
of marriage.
Marriage is meant
to be a covenant.
Matrimony
17. Holy Orders
All of us are called to
serve others as part of a
common priesthood, but
the Church also has
those who minister to
us:
Deacons – helpers to
priests
Priests – servants to
God’s people, celebrate
the Eucharist
18. Holy Orders
Bishops – servants to
God’s people and the
priests in their area
Religious nuns and
brothers – servants to
all of God’s people.
Join orders and take
3 vows:
Poverty, chastity, and
obedience
19. Women & Celibacy
Women
The Catholic Church
doesn’t ordain women
because Jesus didn’t and
because the priest is a
representation of Christ
who was male.
Women can become
nuns
Celibacy
Celibacy is the state of
being unmarried that
priests and other religious
leaders choose in order
to dedicate their lives
totally to Jesus and God’s
people
In the Latin rite of the
Church priests cannot
marry
This may change one day
as it is only a doctrine of
the church