Sacred Signs of Grace

Baptism is the first and most fundamental sacrament. It initiates a person into the Christian life, washing away original sin and all personal sins, incorporating the baptized into the Body of Christ (the Church), and conferring the Holy Spirit.

Confirmation completes Baptism and strengthens the grace received. The candidate receives the fullness of the Holy Spirit, becoming a mature, confirmed member of the Church, sealed as a soldier of Christ.

The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life. In this sacrament, bread and wine truly become the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit and the words of consecration. It is the perpetual re-presentation of Christ's sacrifice on Calvary.

Also called Confession or Reconciliation, this sacrament restores the relationship between the sinner and God broken by grave sin. Through sincere contrition, confession of sins, and the priest's absolution, the penitent receives forgiveness and peace.

This sacrament gives strength, peace, and courage to those seriously ill or in danger of death. It is not just for the dying — it is for any Catholic who is seriously ill, facing surgery, or weakened by age or illness.

Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to His Apostles continues to be exercised in the Church. It has three degrees: deacon, priest, and bishop.

Christian marriage is a covenant by which a man and woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life. It is ordered by its nature to the good of the spouses and to the procreation and education of children.