PPT-Chapter 2: Confirmation THE SACRAMENTS – Source of our Life in Christ

Anticipatory Set   1 Samuel 16113 God sent the prophet Samuel to anoint one of Jesses sons to be king of Israel after God rejected Saul who was Israels first king   Examine . INTRODUCTION TO CATHOLICISM. ANTICIPATORY SET .  . Incorporate the story of St. Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch (cf. Acts 8:27-39) into the . Opening Prayer . and . write. for a few minutes on what it reveals about the Sacrament of Baptism.. INTRODUCTION TO CATHOLICISM. ANTICIPATORY SET . Incorporate Christ’s institution of the Sacrament of Penance (cf. . Jn. 20:19-23) into the class’s . Opening Prayer. . . Then . free . write. about what Christ’s words imply about the celebration of the Sacrament of Penance.. Efficacious signs of God’s grace, instituted by Christ, and entrusted to the Church by which divine life is dispensed to us through the work of the Holy Spirit. What is an Efficacious sign?. (Symbolic signs and rituals handout). The . Sacraments. Document #: TX002087. The . Seven . Sacraments are ceremonies that point to what is sacred, significant, and important for Christians.. Signs and Instruments. The Latin word . sacramentum. The grace or validity of the sacrament is not dependent on the worthiness of the minister or the recipient of the sacrament.. It is dependent on the power of Christ who acts through the minister. This understanding is known as . Keeps us from getting spiritually . bankcrupt. !. The Incarnation . God becoming man and taking on human flesh like us is referred to as the mystery of the . Incarnation. What do you think is the connection between the . The . Sacraments. Document #: TX002087. The . Seven . Sacraments are ceremonies that point to what is sacred, significant, and important for Christians.. Signs and Instruments. The Latin word . sacramentum. Category #1. Sacraments. Category #1: Sacraments. 1. What are the 3 sacraments of Initiation in the Roman Catholic Church?. Category #1: Sacraments. 2. What are the 2 sacraments of healing?. Category #1: Sacraments. May 2017. Confirmation. Core matters. Rooted in Christ, Rooted in Scripture and Rooted in Tradition . An encounter with Christ. Today: . Sacraments:– locating Confirmation. Overview – theological / historical considerations. INTRODUCTION TO CATHOLICISM. ANTICIPATORY SET .  . Incorporate the story of St. Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch (cf. Acts 8:27-39) into the . Opening Prayer . and . write. for a few minutes on what it reveals about the Sacrament of Baptism.. The . Sacraments. Document #: TX002087. The . Seven . Sacraments are ceremonies that point to what is sacred, significant, and important for Christians.. Signs and Instruments. The Latin word . sacramentum. What is a sacrament? The History of Confirmation The New Testament records the apostles laying on of hands as a sign of the Holy Spirit They had these men stand before the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them. (Acts 6:6) The Seven Sacraments Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, Marriage Sacraments Sacrament: An efficacious sign of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us through the work of the Holy Spirit. Mysterion. A . Greek term used to express the experience of some higher, spiritual power. This . is how . the early Greek Fathers describe “sacraments.” A transcendent mystery experienced.. Sacramentum.