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sacrament Answer: An outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace.
sacrament Answer: A visible sign of an invisible reality.
sacrament Answer: A sacred mystery.
sacrament Answer: An encounter with Christ.
Catholics' view of sacraments Answer: Catholics believe sacraments are necessary, real
encounters with God that give grace.
symbols associated with sacraments Answer: Water, oil, bread, wine, laying on of hands—
each tied to the specific sacrament and its spiritual meaning.
sacramental Answer: Sacraments were instituted by Christ and confer grace ex opere operato.
sacramental Answer: Sacramentals are instituted by the Church and prepare us to receive
grace.
sacramental principle Answer: The belief that God uses the physical world to reveal divine
truths and grace.
sacramentum Answer: A Latin term meaning 'sacred oath'; in Roman times it referred to a
soldier's oath and came to mean sacred ritual.
sign (theological terms) Answer: A sign is something that points beyond itself to a deeper
reality, like water symbolizing purification.
symbol (theology) Answer: A symbol both points to and participates in the reality it
signifies—e.g., Eucharist as Christ's Body.
mystery Answer: A divine truth revealed by God that transcends full human understanding.
ritual Answer: A prescribed set of actions and words repeated in worship to express faith.
liturgy Answer: The official public worship of the Church, especially the Mass.
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, Paschal Mystery Answer: Jesus's Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension—His saving
work.
extra ecclesiam nulla salus Answer: 'Outside the Church there is no salvation.'
lex orandi, lex credendi Answer: 'The law of prayer is the law of belief'—how we worship
shapes what we believe.
matter in the sacraments Answer: The physical element used—e.g., water in Baptism, bread
and wine in Eucharist.
form in the sacraments Answer: The words and gestures that make the sacrament valid—e.g.,
'I baptize you...'
minister for Baptism Answer: priest/deacon (or anyone in emergency)
minister for Eucharist Answer: priest
minister for Confirmation Answer: bishop (priest with permission)
minister for Reconciliation Answer: priest
minister for Anointing Answer: priest
minister for Holy Orders Answer: bishop
minister for Matrimony Answer: the couple (clergy as witness)
grace Answer: A free and undeserved gift from God that helps us share in His life and love.
sanctifying grace Answer: God's life within us; habitual grace that makes the soul holy.
actual grace Answer: Temporary help from God for specific situations or decisions.
effects of Baptism Answer: forgives original sin.
effects of Eucharist Answer: nourishes the soul.
effects of Reconciliation Answer: restores grace.
effects of Confirmation Answer: strengthens faith.
effects of Anointing Answer: gives healing.
effects of Marriage Answer: unites spouses.
effects of Holy Orders Answer: configures a man to Christ.
sacramental character Answer: An indelible spiritual mark given in Baptism, Confirmation,
and Holy Orders.
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sacrament Answer: An outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace.
sacrament Answer: A visible sign of an invisible reality.
sacrament Answer: A sacred mystery.
sacrament Answer: An encounter with Christ.
Catholics' view of sacraments Answer: Catholics believe sacraments are necessary, real
encounters with God that give grace.
symbols associated with sacraments Answer: Water, oil, bread, wine, laying on of hands—
each tied to the specific sacrament and its spiritual meaning.
sacramental Answer: Sacraments were instituted by Christ and confer grace ex opere operato.
sacramental Answer: Sacramentals are instituted by the Church and prepare us to receive
grace.
sacramental principle Answer: The belief that God uses the physical world to reveal divine
truths and grace.
sacramentum Answer: A Latin term meaning 'sacred oath'; in Roman times it referred to a
soldier's oath and came to mean sacred ritual.
sign (theological terms) Answer: A sign is something that points beyond itself to a deeper
reality, like water symbolizing purification.
symbol (theology) Answer: A symbol both points to and participates in the reality it
signifies—e.g., Eucharist as Christ's Body.
mystery Answer: A divine truth revealed by God that transcends full human understanding.
ritual Answer: A prescribed set of actions and words repeated in worship to express faith.
liturgy Answer: The official public worship of the Church, especially the Mass.
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, Paschal Mystery Answer: Jesus's Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension—His saving
work.
extra ecclesiam nulla salus Answer: 'Outside the Church there is no salvation.'
lex orandi, lex credendi Answer: 'The law of prayer is the law of belief'—how we worship
shapes what we believe.
matter in the sacraments Answer: The physical element used—e.g., water in Baptism, bread
and wine in Eucharist.
form in the sacraments Answer: The words and gestures that make the sacrament valid—e.g.,
'I baptize you...'
minister for Baptism Answer: priest/deacon (or anyone in emergency)
minister for Eucharist Answer: priest
minister for Confirmation Answer: bishop (priest with permission)
minister for Reconciliation Answer: priest
minister for Anointing Answer: priest
minister for Holy Orders Answer: bishop
minister for Matrimony Answer: the couple (clergy as witness)
grace Answer: A free and undeserved gift from God that helps us share in His life and love.
sanctifying grace Answer: God's life within us; habitual grace that makes the soul holy.
actual grace Answer: Temporary help from God for specific situations or decisions.
effects of Baptism Answer: forgives original sin.
effects of Eucharist Answer: nourishes the soul.
effects of Reconciliation Answer: restores grace.
effects of Confirmation Answer: strengthens faith.
effects of Anointing Answer: gives healing.
effects of Marriage Answer: unites spouses.
effects of Holy Orders Answer: configures a man to Christ.
sacramental character Answer: An indelible spiritual mark given in Baptism, Confirmation,
and Holy Orders.
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