The document discusses the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church. It provides online resources on each sacrament and explains some of their key aspects, such as what they signify, their effects, and how they are celebrated. The sacraments are Baptism, Confirmation, the Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony. Each sacrament configures Christians to Christ through grace and incorporates them more deeply into the Church community.
I am an Ecclesial Lay Minister of the Roman Catholic Church in Las Vegas. I teach scripture studies at St. Joseph Husband of Mary parish. This presentation was during my two year training program through the Las Vegas Diocese. I hope it can help you as you need it. Peace and Love In Christ.
The document discusses the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church. It describes the sacraments of initiation which include Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist. It then explains the sacraments of healing which are Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick. Finally, it discusses the sacraments of commitment which are Holy Orders and Matrimony. For each sacrament, it provides details on their significance, rituals, effects and those who can administer them according to Catholic doctrine.
Holy Orders is the sacrament through which men become priests. It gives them sacred power to act in total identification with Christ. There are three degrees of Holy Orders: bishops, priests, and deacons. Bishops receive the fullness of Holy Orders and have the duties of teaching, sanctifying, and ruling. Priests preach the Gospel, shepherd the faithful, and celebrate divine worship. Deacons serve the people of God through liturgy, the Gospel, and charity. Receiving Holy Orders affects the whole life of the ordained as they are configured to Christ and bound to pursue perfection.
The document discusses the four pillars of the Catholic Church: the Creed, Sacraments, Commandments, and Prayer. It focuses on explaining the seven sacraments - Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Marriage. The sacraments are visible signs of God's grace that were instituted by Christ and are celebrations of faith that touch important moments in the Christian life.
The document discusses the sacraments and liturgy in the Catholic Church. It explains that the sacraments were instituted by Jesus Christ and are a way for His grace to be spread to the Church. The seven sacraments are grouped into categories of birth and growth, healing, and mission. They sanctify believers and build up the Body of Christ through worship. Sacramentals are also discussed as blessed objects that increase devotion and remit venial sin.
The document discusses the sacrament of Confirmation. It describes Confirmation as strengthening the grace of Baptism and bringing one into closer union with the Church through empowerment by the Holy Spirit to spread the faith. Over time, Confirmation developed separately from Baptism due to practical difficulties with bishops confirming all infants. The sacrament involves anointing with chrism on the forehead while imposing hands and saying words invoking the Holy Spirit. Bishops are the proper ministers as they are successors to the apostles. Confirmation equips Christians with qualities needed for effective witness, such as knowledge of their faith and courage to suffer for the kingdom of God. Adolescence is usually considered the appropriate age for receiving Confirmation.
I am an Ecclesial Lay Minister of the Roman Catholic Church in Las Vegas. I teach scripture studies at St. Joseph Husband of Mary parish. This presentation was during my two year training program through the Las Vegas Diocese. I hope it can help you as you need it. Peace and Love In Christ.
The document discusses the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church. It describes the sacraments of initiation which include Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist. It then explains the sacraments of healing which are Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick. Finally, it discusses the sacraments of commitment which are Holy Orders and Matrimony. For each sacrament, it provides details on their significance, rituals, effects and those who can administer them according to Catholic doctrine.
Holy Orders is the sacrament through which men become priests. It gives them sacred power to act in total identification with Christ. There are three degrees of Holy Orders: bishops, priests, and deacons. Bishops receive the fullness of Holy Orders and have the duties of teaching, sanctifying, and ruling. Priests preach the Gospel, shepherd the faithful, and celebrate divine worship. Deacons serve the people of God through liturgy, the Gospel, and charity. Receiving Holy Orders affects the whole life of the ordained as they are configured to Christ and bound to pursue perfection.
The document discusses the four pillars of the Catholic Church: the Creed, Sacraments, Commandments, and Prayer. It focuses on explaining the seven sacraments - Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Marriage. The sacraments are visible signs of God's grace that were instituted by Christ and are celebrations of faith that touch important moments in the Christian life.
The document discusses the sacraments and liturgy in the Catholic Church. It explains that the sacraments were instituted by Jesus Christ and are a way for His grace to be spread to the Church. The seven sacraments are grouped into categories of birth and growth, healing, and mission. They sanctify believers and build up the Body of Christ through worship. Sacramentals are also discussed as blessed objects that increase devotion and remit venial sin.
The document discusses the sacrament of Confirmation. It describes Confirmation as strengthening the grace of Baptism and bringing one into closer union with the Church through empowerment by the Holy Spirit to spread the faith. Over time, Confirmation developed separately from Baptism due to practical difficulties with bishops confirming all infants. The sacrament involves anointing with chrism on the forehead while imposing hands and saying words invoking the Holy Spirit. Bishops are the proper ministers as they are successors to the apostles. Confirmation equips Christians with qualities needed for effective witness, such as knowledge of their faith and courage to suffer for the kingdom of God. Adolescence is usually considered the appropriate age for receiving Confirmation.
This document provides an overview of a workshop about upcoming changes to the Roman Missal liturgy. It begins by acknowledging concerns some have about the changes but says the workshop will address these fears. The presenter shares they once held these concerns but researching changed their view. The workshop will provide historical context on liturgy from Passover to the Temple to understand the development and importance of liturgy. This will help explain the necessity of changing translations to restore accuracy and connection to the original Latin.
The sacrament of reconciliation involves a penitent confessing their sins to a priest, who provides advice and encouragement. The priest assigns a penance as a way for the penitent to make up for their sins and amend their life. The priest gives absolution and dismisses the penitent, freed from their sins.
Liturgy is necessary for salvation in two senses: absolutely, as baptism is necessary, and fittingly, as the sacraments aid salvation. The liturgy sanctifies believers and honors God through right worship, practiced regularly in the Church's liturgical calendar of seasons like Advent, Lent and Easter. Practicing the liturgy forms Christians in orthodoxy, or right worship, making them holy as God intends.
The document provides an overview of the key aspects of the Catholic sacrament of Baptism. It discusses Baptism as the door of the Church, its necessity according to Christ, and the three types of Baptism - Baptism of water, Baptism of desire, and Baptism of blood. It also addresses the form, minister, effects, infant Baptism, and adult Baptism of the sacrament.
The document discusses what the Church is. It states that the Church is the mystical body of Christ, established by God on earth to gather humanity to divine life in heaven. It notes that God desires all the faithful to be united to him and one another in the mystical body. The Church is the instrument for the salvation of all. It also discusses the four marks of the Church - that it is one, holy, catholic, and apostolic. Jesus Christ founded the Church and gave authority to the apostles and St. Peter to govern it.
This might help you to inform your mates about the sacrament of holy orders. This might be more efficient to be your report and it'll impress your teacher. If you'll like this, a big hand for you. God Bless you more! <3
Holy Orders is the sacrament that confers the authority and ability to share in Christ's mission to his apostles. There are three orders: bishop, priest, and deacon. The sacrament is conferred through the laying on of hands and prayer by a bishop. Jesus chose the apostles to govern, teach, and sanctify in his name, and they passed this on through ordaining successors. Today, those in Holy Orders unite, protect, and lead the faithful, preach and teach with authority, and confer sacraments. The call to Holy Orders comes from God and is freely accepted through discernment and formation.
The document discusses the history and significance of church architecture in relation to Christian faith and liturgy. It covers how church design has evolved from the tabernacle and temple described in the Bible to early Christian house churches to larger structures incorporating classical, Byzantine, Romanesque and Gothic architectural styles. The Second Vatican Council emphasized that sacred art, including church architecture, should increase God's praise and turn people's minds devoutly toward God.
Confirmation is a sacrament that celebrates the full outpouring of the Holy Spirit on a baptized person. It completes the grace received in baptism and imprints an indelible spiritual mark or seal. The biblical foundations are Jesus' own baptism and anointing by the Spirit, and the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles at Pentecost. While bishops are the original ministers, priests may also administer confirmation. Candidates renew their baptismal promises through laying on of hands and anointing with chrism, an oil blessed by the bishop representing the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission of Christ continues in the Church. It includes three degrees: bishop, priest, and deacon. A priest acts in the person of Christ as head of the Church. Through ordination, one is configured to Christ and receives authority to preach, sanctify believers, and celebrate divine worship. The priesthood finds its origin and fulfillment in the one, unique priesthood of Jesus Christ.
The document discusses the sacraments in the Catholic faith. It defines sacraments as visible signs instituted by Christ to give grace. It outlines the seven sacraments - Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Confession, Marriage, Holy Orders, and Anointing of the Sick - and describes the matter and form required for each to be valid. It also identifies the ordinary and extraordinary ministers for each sacrament and who can receive each sacrament. The purpose of sacraments is the sanctification of man and glorification of God.
Roman Catholicism is the largest Christian church, with adherents primarily in South America and Southern Europe. It differs from Protestantism in its emphasis on tradition, ritual, and the authority of the Pope. Key Roman Catholic doctrines include papal infallibility, transubstantiation in the Eucharist, purgatory, and veneration of Mary and saints. The religion's teachings and practices have evolved over time, becoming less rigid after the Second Vatican Council addressed relations with the modern world.
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The document discusses the roots and historical development of Catholic sacraments and traditions. It explains that sacraments originated from informal practices in the early Church and were adapted from cultural rituals. Over time, sacraments became more formalized and standardized through edicts like the Council of Trent to ensure proper celebration. However, Vatican II encouraged a return to more meaningful, vernacular celebrations and appreciation of diverse rites while maintaining sacramental essence.
This document provides an overview of key aspects of Catholicism. It begins with definitions of important Catholic terms like Apostles, Catechism, Eucharist, and Vatican. It then addresses questions like the Holy Trinity, the role of the Pope, the seven sacraments, transubstantiation, rules for communion, the process of becoming Catholic, requirements to become a priest, whether women can be priests, differences between Catholic and Protestant bibles, how confessions work, and why Latin is the language of the Church. Sources are provided at the end.
- A devotion is a customary popular prayer, often linked to other holy actions, objects or places. Popular devotions during Advent and Christmas include the Advent wreath and nativity crib. Devotions during Lent include the Stations of the Cross. There are also devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary throughout the liturgical year. Devotions to the Holy Eucharist include Eucharistic adoration and Benediction.
This document provides information about the Sacrament of Confirmation in the Catholic Church. It begins with definitions of Confirmation from Church documents and sources. It then discusses what the Bible says about the institution of Confirmation. The document outlines the matter and form of the sacrament, its effects, who can receive it, who the minister is, and the meanings of the signs and rites involved in the celebration. It provides details on the seven gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit received in Confirmation.
THE UNIQUENESS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH-RCIA-SFX-PJ-08maximilianyong
The document discusses the origins and nature of the Catholic Church. It describes how the Church was established by Jesus Christ and how he called the apostles to form a community of faith. It discusses how the Church is universal, holy, and apostolic, spanning all people and times. It also outlines the hierarchical structure of the Church and roles of the Pope, bishops, priests, and laity.
The Sacrament of Holy Orders continues Christ's priesthood by ordaining men to serve the Church. There are three levels of ordination: deacon, priest, and bishop. Deacons serve the bishop and help those in need. Priests preach, celebrate the Eucharist, and serve the faithful. Bishops teach the faith and ordain new priests and bishops. Ordination imprints an indelible spiritual mark and configures the man to Christ the priest.
This document provides an overview of Holy Orders and the Anointing of the Sick according to Catholic teaching. It discusses that Holy Orders is the sacrament through which Christ's mission is continued through bishops, priests, and deacons. It also notes that Holy Orders confers an indelible spiritual character and cannot be repeated. The document then provides details on the roles of bishops and priests and their relationships to each other and the Church community.
Same as it ever was? Significant Properties and the preservation of meaning o...GarethKnight
Presentation describing the methodology adopted by the JISC funded InSPECT project to determine the set of technical properties that are significant for preservation over time
My Prostate Cancer Story by Paul SchellhammerTony Crispino
With permission of Dr. Schellhammer this slide deck should be interesting to any PCa patient. Dr. Schellhammer is a former president of the American Urological Association and a leading authority on prostate cancer. He has fought i long battle. He and his colleague, Paul Lange operated on each other and had vastly different results.
This document provides an overview of a workshop about upcoming changes to the Roman Missal liturgy. It begins by acknowledging concerns some have about the changes but says the workshop will address these fears. The presenter shares they once held these concerns but researching changed their view. The workshop will provide historical context on liturgy from Passover to the Temple to understand the development and importance of liturgy. This will help explain the necessity of changing translations to restore accuracy and connection to the original Latin.
The sacrament of reconciliation involves a penitent confessing their sins to a priest, who provides advice and encouragement. The priest assigns a penance as a way for the penitent to make up for their sins and amend their life. The priest gives absolution and dismisses the penitent, freed from their sins.
Liturgy is necessary for salvation in two senses: absolutely, as baptism is necessary, and fittingly, as the sacraments aid salvation. The liturgy sanctifies believers and honors God through right worship, practiced regularly in the Church's liturgical calendar of seasons like Advent, Lent and Easter. Practicing the liturgy forms Christians in orthodoxy, or right worship, making them holy as God intends.
The document provides an overview of the key aspects of the Catholic sacrament of Baptism. It discusses Baptism as the door of the Church, its necessity according to Christ, and the three types of Baptism - Baptism of water, Baptism of desire, and Baptism of blood. It also addresses the form, minister, effects, infant Baptism, and adult Baptism of the sacrament.
The document discusses what the Church is. It states that the Church is the mystical body of Christ, established by God on earth to gather humanity to divine life in heaven. It notes that God desires all the faithful to be united to him and one another in the mystical body. The Church is the instrument for the salvation of all. It also discusses the four marks of the Church - that it is one, holy, catholic, and apostolic. Jesus Christ founded the Church and gave authority to the apostles and St. Peter to govern it.
This might help you to inform your mates about the sacrament of holy orders. This might be more efficient to be your report and it'll impress your teacher. If you'll like this, a big hand for you. God Bless you more! <3
Holy Orders is the sacrament that confers the authority and ability to share in Christ's mission to his apostles. There are three orders: bishop, priest, and deacon. The sacrament is conferred through the laying on of hands and prayer by a bishop. Jesus chose the apostles to govern, teach, and sanctify in his name, and they passed this on through ordaining successors. Today, those in Holy Orders unite, protect, and lead the faithful, preach and teach with authority, and confer sacraments. The call to Holy Orders comes from God and is freely accepted through discernment and formation.
The document discusses the history and significance of church architecture in relation to Christian faith and liturgy. It covers how church design has evolved from the tabernacle and temple described in the Bible to early Christian house churches to larger structures incorporating classical, Byzantine, Romanesque and Gothic architectural styles. The Second Vatican Council emphasized that sacred art, including church architecture, should increase God's praise and turn people's minds devoutly toward God.
Confirmation is a sacrament that celebrates the full outpouring of the Holy Spirit on a baptized person. It completes the grace received in baptism and imprints an indelible spiritual mark or seal. The biblical foundations are Jesus' own baptism and anointing by the Spirit, and the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles at Pentecost. While bishops are the original ministers, priests may also administer confirmation. Candidates renew their baptismal promises through laying on of hands and anointing with chrism, an oil blessed by the bishop representing the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission of Christ continues in the Church. It includes three degrees: bishop, priest, and deacon. A priest acts in the person of Christ as head of the Church. Through ordination, one is configured to Christ and receives authority to preach, sanctify believers, and celebrate divine worship. The priesthood finds its origin and fulfillment in the one, unique priesthood of Jesus Christ.
The document discusses the sacraments in the Catholic faith. It defines sacraments as visible signs instituted by Christ to give grace. It outlines the seven sacraments - Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Confession, Marriage, Holy Orders, and Anointing of the Sick - and describes the matter and form required for each to be valid. It also identifies the ordinary and extraordinary ministers for each sacrament and who can receive each sacrament. The purpose of sacraments is the sanctification of man and glorification of God.
Roman Catholicism is the largest Christian church, with adherents primarily in South America and Southern Europe. It differs from Protestantism in its emphasis on tradition, ritual, and the authority of the Pope. Key Roman Catholic doctrines include papal infallibility, transubstantiation in the Eucharist, purgatory, and veneration of Mary and saints. The religion's teachings and practices have evolved over time, becoming less rigid after the Second Vatican Council addressed relations with the modern world.
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The document discusses the roots and historical development of Catholic sacraments and traditions. It explains that sacraments originated from informal practices in the early Church and were adapted from cultural rituals. Over time, sacraments became more formalized and standardized through edicts like the Council of Trent to ensure proper celebration. However, Vatican II encouraged a return to more meaningful, vernacular celebrations and appreciation of diverse rites while maintaining sacramental essence.
This document provides an overview of key aspects of Catholicism. It begins with definitions of important Catholic terms like Apostles, Catechism, Eucharist, and Vatican. It then addresses questions like the Holy Trinity, the role of the Pope, the seven sacraments, transubstantiation, rules for communion, the process of becoming Catholic, requirements to become a priest, whether women can be priests, differences between Catholic and Protestant bibles, how confessions work, and why Latin is the language of the Church. Sources are provided at the end.
- A devotion is a customary popular prayer, often linked to other holy actions, objects or places. Popular devotions during Advent and Christmas include the Advent wreath and nativity crib. Devotions during Lent include the Stations of the Cross. There are also devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary throughout the liturgical year. Devotions to the Holy Eucharist include Eucharistic adoration and Benediction.
This document provides information about the Sacrament of Confirmation in the Catholic Church. It begins with definitions of Confirmation from Church documents and sources. It then discusses what the Bible says about the institution of Confirmation. The document outlines the matter and form of the sacrament, its effects, who can receive it, who the minister is, and the meanings of the signs and rites involved in the celebration. It provides details on the seven gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit received in Confirmation.
THE UNIQUENESS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH-RCIA-SFX-PJ-08maximilianyong
The document discusses the origins and nature of the Catholic Church. It describes how the Church was established by Jesus Christ and how he called the apostles to form a community of faith. It discusses how the Church is universal, holy, and apostolic, spanning all people and times. It also outlines the hierarchical structure of the Church and roles of the Pope, bishops, priests, and laity.
The Sacrament of Holy Orders continues Christ's priesthood by ordaining men to serve the Church. There are three levels of ordination: deacon, priest, and bishop. Deacons serve the bishop and help those in need. Priests preach, celebrate the Eucharist, and serve the faithful. Bishops teach the faith and ordain new priests and bishops. Ordination imprints an indelible spiritual mark and configures the man to Christ the priest.
This document provides an overview of Holy Orders and the Anointing of the Sick according to Catholic teaching. It discusses that Holy Orders is the sacrament through which Christ's mission is continued through bishops, priests, and deacons. It also notes that Holy Orders confers an indelible spiritual character and cannot be repeated. The document then provides details on the roles of bishops and priests and their relationships to each other and the Church community.
Same as it ever was? Significant Properties and the preservation of meaning o...GarethKnight
Presentation describing the methodology adopted by the JISC funded InSPECT project to determine the set of technical properties that are significant for preservation over time
My Prostate Cancer Story by Paul SchellhammerTony Crispino
With permission of Dr. Schellhammer this slide deck should be interesting to any PCa patient. Dr. Schellhammer is a former president of the American Urological Association and a leading authority on prostate cancer. He has fought i long battle. He and his colleague, Paul Lange operated on each other and had vastly different results.
The document provides guidelines for the various roles and parts of the Catholic Mass, including liturgical ministers, readings, prayers, and rituals. It emphasizes the importance of full and active participation by all members of the congregation. Specific instructions are given for gestures, postures, readings, music, materials, adaptations based on circumstances, and each part of the Mass from the introductory rites to communion.
The document provides information and guidance for altar server candidates. It discusses the importance of the role of altar servers and their responsibility to help facilitate the Mass. It outlines characteristics that servers should possess like attentiveness and teamwork. The document also lists requirements for candidates such as having received First Communion and knowing prayers and gestures. It defines terms related to serving and provides direction on proper preparation and conduct before, during, and after Mass.
This document provides an overview of the origins and development of the Liturgy of the Eucharist in the early Christian church. It discusses how the Gospels describe Jesus instituting the Eucharist during the Last Supper. It then examines how passages from the writings of Paul and John provide theological meaning regarding the Eucharist. The document also explores how the early church fathers like Justin Martyr and Hippolytus describe the Sunday liturgy and Eucharistic prayers practiced in the 2nd century. Overall, the document traces how the church developed a standardized liturgy for the Eucharist based on the teachings and actions of Jesus recorded in the Gospels.
The document provides an overview of liturgy and the liturgical year. It discusses the terms and definitions of liturgy. It then describes the different liturgical seasons including Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Ordinary Time. It also mentions special feast days and the importance of the Holy Eucharist as the center of liturgy.
The document provides information about the sacred liturgy and sacraments of the Catholic Church. It defines the sacred liturgy as the true worship of God enacted by Jesus Christ and his body, the Church, through ceremonies, rites and formulas established by Scripture and Tradition. It explains that the Church celebrates liturgy in obedience to God's will and that liturgy is fitting for humans as social beings. Major liturgies include the sacraments and the Divine Office, and they are celebrated at fixed times and seasons, most importantly relating to the life of Christ.
- Baptism is the sacrament by which we become Christians. It frees us from Original Sin, makes us children of God and members of the Church. Baptism is conferred by immersion in water or pouring water over the head with the Trinitarian formula.
- Confirmation completes Christian initiation begun in Baptism, making us spiritually adult with an indelible seal. It equips us for living the Christian life in the world through the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. Confirmation is conferred by anointing the forehead with chrism and the words "Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit."
- Both sacraments perpetuate the grace of Pentecost and are
The document provides descriptions of various liturgical objects and vestments used during Mass including:
- The corporal, pall, paten, purificator, chalice, ciborium, cruets, pitcher and basin, finger towel, communion plate, bell, sacramentary book, lectionary book, and sacramentary stand used on the altar.
- The thurible, incense boat, and credence table used for incense.
- Processional items like the cross, candles, and monstrance.
- Vessels for reserved sacrament like the pyx and lunette.
- Vesting items like the asper
The document discusses the Christian liturgy as the participation of God's people in the work of God through Christ and the Church. It describes how the liturgy involves the action of the Holy Trinity and encompasses elements like the sacraments, the liturgical year, Mary and the saints. It emphasizes that full participation requires knowledge, self-offering through prayer and good works, and applying the liturgy's lessons to daily life.
Altar Server Formation - Items Used in ChurchRobert Barden
The document provides descriptions of various items used in Catholic churches during mass and other religious ceremonies. It defines important furnishings and objects found in the sanctuary like the altar, tabernacle, and ambo. It also explains vestments and vessels used by priests like the chasuble, stole, chalice, and ciborium. Liturgical items carried in processions such as the processional cross and candles are also defined.
is a holy sacrament, officiated by a priest, of uniting a man to a woman. Through this holy sacrament, the man and woman become one, for as the Lord Jesus said, “For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife and the two shall become one flesh. So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate” (Matthew 19:5,6).
The document outlines rituals in the Holy Eucharist including washing of hands, preparation of bread and wine, consecration words, breaking of bread, and receiving communion. It explains that these rituals commemorate Jesus' actions at the Last Supper and reinforce the real spiritual presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
This document discusses servant leadership, including its definition as leadership that prioritizes serving others. It outlines Robert Greenleaf's founding of the modern servant leadership theory and 10 characteristics of servant leaders like listening, empathy, and community building. The document argues servant leadership is relevant today and provides examples of industries, famous leaders, and companies that practice it. It describes how servant leadership could benefit health information management departments by empowering employees.
The Holy Eucharist, also known as Communion, has been central to Christian worship since the earliest times. It commemorates Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. At the Last Supper, Jesus took bread and wine and told his disciples this was his body and blood, establishing the Eucharist. Today, Catholics believe the bread and wine truly become the body and blood of Christ during Mass. The Eucharist brings Christians together as one body in Christ and nourishes them spiritually through receiving his body and blood.
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The document discusses teaching children about the Catholic sacrament of matrimony. It explains that marriage is considered a holy sacrament in the Catholic Church based on quotes from Jesus. While children can understand the sacraments of baptism, Eucharist, reconciliation and confirmation, matrimony is more complex due to modern relationships and lifestyles. The document provides activities to teach children about their parents' marriage ceremonies and the symbols of marriage like wedding rings and dresses. It emphasizes that Catholic matrimony represents a lifelong commitment between a man and woman.
This document discusses various means of spiritual growth in Christianity, including the sacraments, meritorious good works, and prayer. It examines each of the seven sacraments in detail - baptism, confirmation, Eucharist, penance, anointing of the sick, matrimony, and holy orders - and explains their significance and effects. It also briefly discusses good works, prayer, and other secondary aids that can help Christians grow in holiness. The overall purpose is to outline the principal positive means that are necessary for spiritual development according to Catholic theology.
The document discusses the Catholic Church's teachings on the sacraments. It describes the seven sacraments - Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony. It explains what each sacrament is, who can administer it, and its significance and effects on those who receive it worthily. The sacraments are seen as essential means of grace, imparted through visible rites, which nourish the Christian's life and journey towards salvation.
Baptism is defined as a sacrament that cleanses one from original sin and brings them into the Christian community through water and the Trinitarian formula. It has roots in Jewish purification rituals and John the Baptist's baptisms. Baptism can take place through immersion, sprinkling, or pouring of water on infants and adults to signify their new life in Christ and incorporation into the Church. Its effects include sanctifying grace, sharing in Christ's mission, and cleansing from sin.
The document provides an overview of the sacrament of Confirmation including its history, current theology, and goals of preparation. It traces how Confirmation evolved from being part of the initiation rite including Baptism and Eucharist, to becoming a separate sacrament. Currently, there are three understandings of Confirmation: as the fulfillment of Baptism, enabling one to defend the faith, and strengthening one to accept Jesus' mission. The effects of Confirmation unite one more firmly to Christ and increase the gifts of the Holy Spirit to spread and defend the faith. These gifts including wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of the Lord are examined in detail.
Baptism incorporates believers into Christ and his church through water, cleansing them of original sin and bringing them into new life. Confirmation deepens the grace received in baptism through the laying on of hands and anointing with oil, strengthening believers with the gifts of the Holy Spirit to boldly profess and spread their faith. Both sacraments initiate believers and bring them to full initiation and participation in the life of the church.
This document provides information about various Catholic Christian practices, including the seven sacraments, liturgical worship like the Mass, the funeral rite, types of prayer, popular piety such as the rosary and stations of the cross, pilgrimage, Catholic social teaching, and mission and evangelism. It defines each topic, provides examples, and explains their importance for Catholics today in strengthening their faith and connection to God.
Baptism is a significant Christian practice that involves cleansing or purification through water. It can involve sprinkling, pouring, or full immersion of individuals. Baptism signifies initiation into the Christian faith, a cleansing of sins, and a symbolic death and rebirth. It holds significance both for individuals as a personal commitment and acceptance of faith, as well as for Christian communities in welcoming new members. There are differences in beliefs and practices regarding baptism between denominations.
The document provides an overview of the Catholic sacrament of Confirmation. It discusses how Confirmation gives baptized Christians the strength and courage to outwardly profess their faith, making them "champions" of Christ. It reviews the sacrament's roots in Sacred Scripture and Tradition, placement within God's plan of salvation, essential rite of anointing with chrism, effects of outpouring the Holy Spirit's gifts, and the bishop as ordinary minister.
This document discusses the sacraments of the Catholic Church. It begins by defining a sacrament as a visible sign instituted by Christ to give grace. There are seven sacraments in the Catholic tradition: Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Matrimony, and Holy Orders. The sacraments are divided into three types: Initiation, Healing, and Vocation. The three sacraments of initiation are Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist. Baptism gives new life and makes one a member of the Church. Confirmation strengthens the life received in Baptism and makes one a witness of Christ. The Eucharist
Confirmation becoming a mature christianNinyo Garcia
Confirmation completes baptism by strengthening the baptized with the gifts of the Holy Spirit to spread and defend the Christian faith. It calls one to a mature life of witnessing to Christ through participation in the life and mission of the Church. The rite involves renewal of baptismal promises, anointing with chrism by the bishop, and receiving the Holy Spirit to bond one more closely to the Church and empower one for active discipleship in the world.
Confirmation becoming a mature christianNinyo Garcia
Confirmation completes baptism by strengthening the baptized with the gifts of the Holy Spirit to spread and defend the Christian faith. It calls one to a mature life of witnessing to Christ through participation in the life and mission of the Church. The rite involves renewal of baptismal promises, anointing with chrism by the bishop, and receiving the Holy Spirit to strengthen one's Christian identity and mission.
Confirmation completes baptism by strengthening the baptized with the gifts of the Holy Spirit to spread and defend the Christian faith. It calls one to a mature life of witnessing to Christ through participation in the life and mission of the Church. The rite involves renewal of baptismal promises, anointing with chrism by the bishop, and receiving the Holy Spirit to bond one more closely to the Church and empower one for active discipleship in the world.
The document discusses the sacrament of Confirmation, describing its essential characteristics of closer union with the Church and strengthening by the Holy Spirit to spread the faith. Originally part of baptism, Confirmation separated over time due to practical reasons as dioceses and parishes grew. The ordinary minister of Confirmation is the Bishop, who administers the sacrament through anointing with chrism on the forehead while imposing hands and words of sealing with the Holy Spirit. Confirmation strengthens baptismal grace and empowers Christians to publicly witness their faith in Christ and the Church.
The document provides an overview of the sacraments of Christian initiation - Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist. It describes the rituals and symbolic meanings involved in the sacrament of Baptism during the Easter Vigil ceremony. These include blessing the baptismal water, renouncing sin and professing faith, being clothed in a white garment, and being presented with a lit candle. The document emphasizes that through these sacraments, one is born anew in Christ, freed from sin, and made a member of the Church. The Eucharist is described as necessary to remain spiritually alive. The period of mystagogia involves living out the Christian faith through sacramental living,
Confirmation becoming a mature christianNinyo Garcia
Confirmation completes baptism by strengthening the baptized with the gifts of the Holy Spirit to spread and defend the Catholic faith. It calls one to a mature life of witnessing to Christ through participation in the life and mission of the Church. The rite involves renewal of baptismal promises, anointing with chrism by the bishop, and being sent forth to proclaim the Gospel.
The document discusses the differences between sacraments and sacramentals. Sacraments were instituted by Christ directly, while sacramentals were instituted by the Church. Sacraments confer saving grace, while sacramentals confer grace through the work of the Church and the doer. It then provides an overview of each of the seven sacraments - Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Communion, Penance and Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Holy Matrimony - describing their essential elements and effects.
Confirmation completes Christian initiation through the laying on of hands and anointing with chrism oil. It strengthens baptismal grace and obliges Catholics to publicly profess their faith. Though originally part of baptism, it separated over time and is now conferred by bishops upon adolescents to make them soldiers of Christ. Candidates prepare through acts of service, retreat, and regular Mass attendance before receiving the Holy Spirit's gifts of wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord.
The document summarizes key aspects of Catholic Christian practices, including the seven sacraments. It describes each sacrament's purpose, associated symbols, and how God's grace and presence is experienced through them. The sacraments discussed are Baptism, Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Eucharist, Confirmation, Marriage, and Holy Orders. It also discusses liturgical worship structures like the Mass, acts of piety outside worship, and the importance of mission and evangelization in Christianity.
The document defines the Catholic Church and discusses its origins and establishment. It begins by defining the Church through its own self-identity and marks (one, holy, catholic, apostolic) and then defines sacraments. It describes how Christ established the Church and how the Holy Spirit manifested it at Pentecost. It discusses the hierarchical structure of the Church established by Christ to ensure unity, fidelity, and administration of sacraments. The Church grows through the preaching and martyrdom of the Apostles and handing on of Jesus' teaching through Apostolic Tradition.
The document discusses the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church. It defines what sacraments are, explaining that they are physical and efficacious signs of grace instituted by Jesus Christ. The seven sacraments are Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony. The document explores the purpose and effects of each sacrament. It emphasizes that the sacraments are necessary for salvation.
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2. ONLINE RESOURCES
• Diocese of Fortworth : Historical Guidelines
– http://www.fwdioc.org/worship/Pages/sacramental_gu
• Catechism of the Catholic Church:
– http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM
• Ordinatio Sacerdotalis (on Ordination to the
Priesthood)
– http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_l
3. ONLINE RESOURCES
Vatican II Today: Seven Sacraments
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4. SACRAMENTAL
CHARACTER/SEAL
• 1121 The three sacraments of Baptism,
Confirmation, and Holy Orders confer, in addition to
grace, a sacramental character or "seal" by which
the Christian shares in Christ's priesthood and is
made a member of the Church according to
different states and functions. This configuration to
Christ and to the Church, brought about by the
Spirit, is indelible,40 it remains for ever in the
Christian as a positive disposition for grace, a
promise and guarantee of divine protection, and as
a vocation to divine worship and to the service of
the Church. Therefore these sacraments can never
be repeated.
5. Sacraments Pre-suppose faith
• "The purpose of the sacraments is to
sanctify men, to build up the Body of
Christ and, finally, to give worship to God.
Because they are signs they also instruct.
They not only presuppose faith, but by
words and objects they also nourish,
strengthen, and express it. That is why
they are called 'sacraments of faith."'44
6. CHRIST & SPIRIT (EPICLESIS)
• CCC1127 Celebrated worthily in faith, the
sacraments confer the grace that they signify.48
They are efficacious because in them Christ
himself is at work: it is he who baptizes, he who
acts in his sacraments in order to communicate
the grace that each sacrament signifies. the
Father always hears the prayer of his Son's
Church which, in the epiclesis of each sacrament,
expresses her faith in the power of the Spirit. As
fire transforms into itself everything it touches, so
the Holy Spirit transforms into the divine life
whatever is subjected to his power.
7. SACRAMENTAL CELEBRATION:
SIGNS & SYMBOLS
• CCC1145
– A sacramental celebration is woven from
signs and symbols. In keeping with the divine
pedagogy of salvation, their meaning is
rooted in the work of creation and in human
culture, specified by the events of the Old
Covenant and fully revealed in the person
and work of Christ.
8. SACRAMENTS RESEMBLE
STAGES OF NATURAL AND
SPIRITUAL LIFE
• 1210 Christ instituted the sacraments of the
new law. There are seven: Baptism,
Confirmation (or Chrismation), the Eucharist,
Penance, the Anointing of the Sick, Holy
Orders and Matrimony. the seven
sacraments touch all the stages and all the
important moments of Christian life:1 they
give birth and increase, healing and mission
to the Christian's life of faith. There is thus a
certain resemblance between the stages of
natural life and the stages of the spiritual life.
9. BAPTISM
• CCC 1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of
the whole Christian life, the gateway to life
in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua),4 and
the door which gives access to the other
sacraments.
10. BAPTISM
• CCC 1250 Born with a fallen human nature and
tainted by original sin, children also have need of the
new birth in Baptism to be freed from the power of
darkness and brought into the realm of the freedom of
the children of God, to which all men are called.50 The
sheer gratuitousness of the grace of salvation is
particularly manifest in infant Baptism. the Church and
the parents would deny a child the priceless grace of
becoming a child of God were they not to confer
Baptism shortly after birth.51
• CCC1251 Christian parents will recognize that this
practice also accords with their role as nurturers of the
life that God has entrusted to them.52
11. OIL
• ANOINTING WITH OIL
– SIGN OF SPIRITUAL SEAL
– ABUNDANCE AND JOY
– CLEANSING BEFORE/LIMBERING AFTER
– HEALING
– BEAUTY HEALTH AND STRENGTH
12. CONFIRMATION
• WHO CONFIRMS?
– God confirms that you are “configured” to God
• We belong to God
• Effects?
• - it roots us more deeply in the divine filiation which makes us
cry, "Abba! Father!";115
- it unites us more firmly to Christ;
- it increases the gifts of the Holy Spirit in us;
- it renders our bond with the Church more perfect;116
- it gives us a special strength of the Holy Spirit to spread and
defend the faith by word and action as true witnesses of
Christ, to confess the name of Christ boldly, and never to be
ashamed of the Cross:117
http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P3T.HTM
13. Why a Bishop?
• 1313 In the Latin Rite, the ordinary
minister of Confirmation is the bishop.130.
……..They have received the fullness of
the sacrament of Holy Orders. The
administration of this sacrament by them
demonstrates clearly that its effect is to
unite those who receive it more closely to
the Church, to her apostolic origins, and to
her mission of bearing witness to Christ.
14. Penance and Reconciliation
• What is celebrated?
– Forgiveness
– Reconciliation: it imparts to the sinner the
life of God who reconciles: "Be reconciled
to God."7 He who lives by God's merciful
love is ready to respond to the Lord's call:
"Go; first be reconciled to your brother.“8
–Call to conversion
15. What’s an indulgence?
• CCC 1471"An indulgence is a remission before
God of the temporal punishment due to sins
whose guilt has already been forgiven, which the
faithful Christian who is duly disposed gains under
certain prescribed conditions through the action of
the Church which, as the minister of redemption,
dispenses and applies with authority the treasury
of the satisfactions of Christ and the saints."81
"An indulgence is partial or plenary according as it
removes either part or all of the temporal
punishment due to sin."82 Indulgences may be
applied to the living or the dead
16. Anointing of the Sick
• CCC1511
• This sacred anointing of the sick was
instituted by Christ our Lord as a true and
proper sacrament of the New Testament.
It is alluded to indeed by Mark, but is
recommended to the faithful and
promulgated by James the apostle and
brother of the Lord.
17. ANOINTING OF THE SICK
• the "priests of the Church"132 - in silence -
lay hands on the sick; they pray over them
in the faith of the Church133 - this is the
epiclesis proper to this sacrament; they
then anoint them with oil blessed, if
possible, by the bishop.
These liturgical actions indicate what
grace this sacrament confers upon the
sick.
18. EFFECTS OF ANOINTING
• CCC 1520 …strengthening, peace and courage to
overcome the difficulties that go with the condition of
serious illness or the frailty of old age.
• strengthens against the temptations of the evil one,
the temptation to discouragement and anguish in the
face of death
• lead the sick person to healing of the soul, but also of
the body if such is God's will
• "if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven."
19. EFFECTS
• 1521 Union with the passion of Christ
• 1522: Church intercedes for the benefit of
the sick person,….sick person contributes
to the sanctification of the Church
• 1523 A preparation for the final journey.
20. VIATICUM = VIA TE CUM
• 1525 Baptism, Confirmation, and the
Eucharist…. " the sacraments of Christian
initiation,”
• Penance, the Anointing of the Sick and the
Eucharist as viaticum = sacraments that end
Christian life on earth:
• the sacraments that prepare for our heavenly
homeland" or the sacraments that complete
the earthly pilgrimage.
•
21. Sacraments in service of
communion
• 1534 Two other sacraments, Holy Orders
and Matrimony, are
– directed towards the salvation of others; if
they contribute as well to personal salvation,
it is through service to others that they do so.
– They confer a particular mission in the
Church and serve to build up the People of
God.
22. SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS
• CCC 1536
– it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry.
– It includes three degrees: episcopate,
presbyterate, and diaconate.
– “order” in Roman antiquity
• an established civil body, especially a governing
body.
• Ordinatio means incorporation into an ordo.
23. ORDERS
• TAXEIS OR ORDINES:
– In the Church there are established bodies
by Tradition, “not without a basis in
Sacred Scripture,”
– the liturgy speaks of the ordo
episcoporum, the ordo presbyterorum, the
ordo diaconorum.
– (Other groups also receive this name of
ordo: catechumens, virgins, spouses,
widows,..)
24. Ordination
• Integration into these bodies
• confers a gift of the Holy Spirit that
permits the exercise of a "sacred power"
(sacra potestas)
• Ordination is also called consecratio, for it
is a setting apart and an investiture by
Christ himself for his Church.
25. Sacramental signs?
• the laying on of hands by the bishop, with
the consecratory prayer, constitutes the
visible sign of this ordination.
26. Ministry exercised in different
degrees
• 1554 Exercised in different degrees by those who even from
ancient times have been called bishops, priests, and deacons."32
• there are two degrees of ministerial participation in the priesthood of
Christ: the episcopacy and the presbyterate .
• the diaconate is intended to help and serve them.
• sacerdos in current usage denotes bishops and priests but not
deacons.
• Yet Catholic doctrine teaches that the degrees of priestly
participation (episcopate and presbyterate) and the degree of
service (diaconate) are all three conferred by a sacramental act
called "ordination," that is, by the sacrament of Holy Orders:
27. BISHOP
• "Episcopal consecration confers, together
with the office of sanctifying, also the
offices of teaching and ruling
• the fullness of the sacrament of Holy
Orders is, ….called the high priesthood,
the acme (summa) of the sacred ministry.
28. Bishop
• take the place of Christ himself, teacher,
shepherd, and priest, and act as his
representative (in Eius persona agant).
• By virtue, therefore, of the Holy Spirit who
has been given to them, bishops have
been constituted true and authentic
teachers of the faith and have been made
pontiffs and pastors."38
29. Ordination of Women?
• Pope John Paul II in the apostolic letter "Ordinatio sacerdotalis",
– http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_letters/documents/hf_jp-i
– that the Church has no authority whatsoever to confer priestly
ordination on women and that this judgment is to be definitively
held by all the Church's faithful.”
– In 2007, the Holy See issued a decree saying that the
attempted ordination of women would result in automatic
excommunication for the women and priests trying to ordain
them.[94]
– In 2010, the Holy See stated that the ordination of women is a
"grave delict".[95]
30. Bishops and Collegiality
• a member of the episcopal body
• the lawful ordination of a bishop requires a
special intervention of the Bishop of
Rome, because he is the supreme visible
bond of the communion of the particular
Churches in the one Church and the
guarantor of their freedom.
31. PRIESTS: co-workers of Bishops
• The ordination of priests - co-workers of
the bishops
• priests shares in the authority by which
Christ himself builds up and sanctifies and
rules his Body. Hence the priesthood of
priests, while presupposing the
sacraments of initiation, is nevertheless
conferred by its own particular sacrament.
32. Priests
• Depend on bishops for exercise of their
own power
• consecrated in order to preach the Gospel
and shepherd the faithful as well as to
celebrate divine worship as true priests of
the New Testament
• share in the universal dimensions of the
mission
33. Priests
• In each local assembly of the faithful they
represent, in a certain sense, the bishop
• Promise of obedience & communion
34. DEACONS IN ORDER TO SERVE
• who receive the imposition of hands 'not
unto the priesthood, but unto the
ministry."‘
• only the bishop lays hands on the
candidate, thus signifying the deacon's
special attachment to the bishop in the
tasks of his "diakonia."
35. TASKS OF DEACON
• to assist the bishop and priests in the
celebration of the divine mysteries, above all
the Eucharist,
• in the distribution of Holy Communion,
• in assisting at and blessing marriages,
• in the proclamation of the Gospel and
preaching,
• in presiding over funerals,
• in dedicating themselves to the various
ministries of charity
36. PERMANENT DIACONATE
• Western Church Restored it at Vatican II
• Eastern Church always had it.
• conferred on married men,
• constitutes an important enrichment for
the Church's mission: liturgical, pastoral
life, social & charitable works,
37. ORDERS
• configures the recipient to Christ by a
special grace of the Holy Spirit, so that he
may serve as Christ's instrument for his
Church. By ordination one is enabled to
act as a representative of Christ, Head of
the Church, in his triple office of priest,
prophet, and king
38. Matrimony
• CCC 1601 "The matrimonial covenant, by
which a man and a woman establish
between themselves a partnership of the
whole of life, is by its nature ordered
toward the good of the spouses and the
procreation and education of offspring;
this covenant between baptized persons
has been raised by Christ the Lord to the
dignity of a sacrament."
39. MATRIMONY
• Marriage in the order of creation
• The intimate community of life and love
• image of the absolute and unfailing love
with which God loves humans
• an unbreakable union of their two lives by
recalling what the plan of the Creator had
been "in the beginning": "So they are no
longer two, but one flesh
40. Sin and Matrimony
• has always been threatened by discord, a
spirit of domination, infidelity, jealousy,
and conflicts that can escalate into hatred
and separation
• Their relations were distorted by sin:
mutual recriminations;6 their mutual
attraction, the Creator's own gift, changed
into a relationship of domination and lust.
41. Sin and Matrimony
• After the fall, marriage helps to overcome
self-absorption, egoism, pursuit of one's
own pleasure, and to open oneself to the
other, to mutual aid and to self-giving.
42. Matrimony as a Sign
• Of "the wedding-feast of the Lamb.“
• Jesus' presence at the wedding at Cana.
• Declared by Jesus to be indissoluble
• Represents mystery of God’s covenant
with the Church (St. Paul)
43. MINISTER OF SACRAMENT ?
• In the Latin Church: the spouses, as
ministers of Christ's grace, mutually confer
upon each other the sacrament of Matrimony
by expressing their consent before the
Church.
• In the Eastern liturgies the minister of this
sacrament (which is called "Crowning") is the
priest or bishop who, after receiving the
mutual consent of the spouses, successively
crowns the bridegroom and the bride as a
sign of the marriage covenant
44. Epiclesis
• The various liturgies abound in prayers of blessing
and epiclesis asking God's grace and blessing on
the new couple, especially the bride.
• In the epiclesis of this sacrament the spouses
receive the Holy Spirit as the communion of love
of Christ and the Church.124
• The Holy Spirit is the seal of their covenant, the
ever available source of their love and the
strength to renew their fidelity.
45. Who?
• 1625 The parties to a marriage covenant
are
– a baptized man and woman,
– free to contract marriage,
– who freely express their consent;
– "to be free" means:
- not being under constraint;
- not impeded by any natural or ecclesiastical
law
– free of coercion or grave external fear
46. Why Church Marriage?
•
- Sacramental marriage is a liturgical act. It is
therefore appropriate that it should be celebrated in
the public liturgy of the Church;
•
- Marriage introduces one into an ecclesial order, and
creates rights and duties in the Church between the
spouses and towards their children;
• - Since marriage is a state of life in the Church,
certainty about it is necessary (hence the obligation to
have witnesses);
- the public character of the consent protects the "I do"
once given and helps the spouses remain faithful to it
47. ADEQUATE PREPARATION
• Longterm, Immediate, Proximate and Post
– The example and teaching given by parents and families
– The role of pastors and of the Christian community as the
"family of God" is indispensable for the transmission of the
human and Christian values of marriage and family,133 and much
more so in our era when many young people experience broken
homes which no longer sufficiently assure this initiation
– It is imperative to give suitable and timely instruction to young
people, above all in the heart of their own families, about the
dignity of married love, its role and its exercise, so that, having
learned the value of chastity, they will be able at a suitable age
to engage in honorable courtship and enter upon a marriage of
their own.134
48. Mixed Marriage and Disparity of
Cult
• mixed marriage (marriage between a
Catholic and a baptized non-Catholic)
• disparity of cult (between a Catholic and a
nonbaptized person)
49. Permission for Mixed Marriages
and Disparity of Cult
• "For the unbelieving husband is consecrated
through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is
consecrated through her husband."138 It is a
great joy for the Christian spouse and for the
Church if this "consecration" should lead to
the free conversion of the other spouse to the
Christian faith.139 Sincere married love, the
humble and patient practice of the family
virtues, and perseverance in prayer can
prepare the non-believing spouse to accept
the grace of conversion. ( 1 Cor 7:14-16)