2. SACRAMENT
“ a saving symbolic act or a visible sign, arising from the
ministry of Christ and continued in, by and for the
Church, which, when received in faith, fashions us
into likeness to Christ in His Paschal Mystery,
through the power of the Holy Spirit.” (CFC 1573)
3. SACRAMENTS
1. Sensible signs- SYMBOLS- performative
word events
2. Instituted by Christ and actions of Christ
3. Give grace
5. GRACE
1. Unmerited divine assistance given to human
for their regeneration or sanctification
2. A virtue coming from God
3. A state of sanctification enjoyed through
divine grace
6. EFFECT of the SACRAMENTS
“ to draw us closer to the Church, to Christ
Himself in the Spirit, and to the Father.”
7. PURPOSE of SACRAMENT
1. Sanctify men and women
2. Build up the Body of Christ
3. Give worship to God
