Catechism of the Catholic Church 1604 Catholic Christians believe that God is present at the marriage ceremony and witnesses the promises made before him. The rings given at the marriage ceremony ...

The holy Eucharist is not only a sacrament; it is also a sacrifice-the holy sacrifice of the Mass. [21] Cf. CCC, 1486, 1497. Individual and integral confession of grave sins followed by absolution ...

Baptism is one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church and the first of the sacraments of Christian initiation, followed by Confirmation and the Eucharist. According to the Holy Scriptures ...

1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism ...

Seven adult Catholics from Malta, Indonesia, Italy and Colombia, who for various reasons had not previously received the sacrament of ... their journey to becoming Catholic or receiving ...

We are excited that you are looking for ways to explore and increase your Catholic faith through liturgy and sacraments. Whether you are looking for our Mass schedule, hoping to explore the Catholic ...

So why all this fuss? There are seven sacraments in the Catholic tradition and the word sacrament, from the Latin sacramentum, signifies a doorway to the sacred. For countless children in Ireland ...

The sacrament of reconciliation is a sacrament of ... You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea. — Micah 7:19 When satisfaction is given, the priest gives the confessor a task ...