Channels of Grace
The Sacraments
The sacraments are efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us.
Sacrament of InitiationBaptismThe gateway to life in the Spirit and the door which gives access to the other sacraments.
Sacrament of InitiationHoly EucharistThe source and summit of the Christian life — the Body and Blood of Christ truly present.
Sacrament of InitiationConfirmationThe completion of baptismal grace through the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Sacrament of HealingReconciliationThe sacrament of God’s mercy — confession, contrition, and absolution.
Sacrament of HealingAnointing of the SickChrist’s healing touch for the seriously ill, the elderly, and those preparing for surgery.
MatrimonyHoly MatrimonyThe covenant by which a man and a woman establish a partnership of the whole of life.RCIA
Becoming Catholic
The journey by which adults are received into the Catholic Church — from first enquiry to the Easter sacraments.
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