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Anointing of the Sick

Illness, mortal or otherwise, is part of human experience. It can lead people to extreme negative experiences, anguish, sometimes even despair and revolt against God. The sacrament of Anointing of…

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Holy Orders

Baptism assigns a person with the call to holiness and to evangelize the world. This universal call to holiness is lived out in many ways. They include the call to…

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Marriage

Marriage has been viewed as a natural event and formal contract between a man and a woman in all cultures. But the Church understands it as sacrament when two baptized…

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Confirmation

Confirmation The reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace.  For, as CCC explains, “by the sacrament of Confirmation, [the baptized] are more perfectly…

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Holy Communion

The sacrament of the Eucharist has its basis on the words of Jesus, do this in memory of me (1 Cor 11:24) and his death on the cross. He urged…

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Reconciliation (Confession)

During his earthly life Jesus forgave sins. He reintegrated forgiven sinners into the community of the People of God.  He received sinners at his table, symbolizing God’s forgiveness to repentant…

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Baptism

Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist are called sacraments of initiation. As a matter of fact, in the early church they were always administered together. Catechumens were led to the baptismal…

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