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Sacraments. And the Moral Life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mUZI8qIkwE. Sacraments. Ritually celebrate different ways of keeping in touch with God and with other people. . Sacraments of Initiation. Baptism Confirmation Eucharist. Baptism. a share in the divine life
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Sacraments And the Moral Life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mUZI8qIkwE
Sacraments Ritually celebrate different ways of keeping in touch with God and with other people.
Sacraments of Initiation • Baptism • Confirmation • Eucharist
Baptism a share in the divine life birth into a new life with God entry into the church.
Confirmation strengthens our bond with Jesus and the Church Holy Spirit helps us to be witnesses when hard decisions are to be made.
Gifts of the Holy Spirit • Wisdom • Understanding • Right Judgment • Courage • Knowledge • Reverence • Wonder and Awe
Wisdom • Helps us to see deeper into the things around us and make decisions based on the presence of God in everything.
Understanding • Helps us to comprehend how we need to live as disciples of Jesus. • A person with understanding is not confused with conflicting messages in our culture.
Right Judgment • Helps us to know the difference between right and wrong and to choose what is right • A person with right judgment avoids occasions that lead to temptation and sin.
Courage • Helps us to overcome our fears and to risk doing the right thing. • A person with courage is willing to stand up for what is right even if it means accepting rejection, physical harm and even death for what is right.
Knowledge • Helps us to understand the meaning of God’s revelation.. • A person with knowledge is always seeking to attain more especially about their faith.
Respect • A deep sense of respect for God and the Church • Recognizes our total reliance on God with humility and trust. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0XAI-PFQcA
Wonder and Awe • Makes us aware of the majesty and glory of God • God is the perfection of all we desire, perfect knowledge, perfect goodness, perfect power.
Fruits of the Holy Spirit • Love • Joy • Peace • Patience • Kindness • Generosity • Faithfulness • Gentleness • Self-control
Eucharist • The “fount and summit” of the Christian life • Meal • Greatest prayer of the Church
Sacraments of Forgiveness and Healing Reconciliation Anointing of the Sick
Alienation • An experience of isolation and separateness from God and others
Reconciliation • An experience of reuniting and reconnecting with God and others
Sacraments of Vocations matrimony Holy Orders