Seven Sacraments - 4 views

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  #1 JK Melton on 17 Feb 11

   

  The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that sacraments are "efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us. The visible rites by which the sacraments are celebrated signify and make present the graces proper to each sacrament. They bear fruit in those who receive them with the required dispositions" (1131) The Book of Common Prayer (Episcopal) defines a sacrament as a visible and outward sign of an inward and spiritual grace (857). A priest once told me that a sacrament is when something changes in both heaven and on earth because a priest or bishop invokes the Holy Spirit.
  
  Protestants hold to two dominical sacraments, that is, sacraments commanded by Jesus. In particular, those are Baptism and Eucharist. Catholics, however, hold to an additional 5 sacraments, confession or reconciliation, confirmation, ordination, and holy matrimony.
  
  Sacraments are celebrated by priests. In rare cases, lay people may celebrate. I thought this chart on wikipedia was helpful. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacraments_of_the_Catholic_Church#Ordinary_and_extraordinary_ministers_of_the_sacraments
  
  My artifacts are links to some sacramentaries.
  
  First, there is the 1962 Missal. Unfortunately, it is in Latin which makes it far from useful for many of us. But it is a fun thing to look at, since this is how much of Christendom prayed for about 500 years. http://www.sanctamissa.org/en/resources/books-1962/missale-romanum-1962.pdf
  
  More useful to us, here is the 1970 Missal. I could not find a full missal online, which seemed odd, but this gives us the Mass, Marriage, and Baptism. http://www.catholicliturgy.com/index.cfm/FuseAction/TextSubCategories/Index/4/SubIndex/67
  
  Another source that may be useful is The Episcopal Church's 1979 Book of Common Prayer. The sacraments can be found in Table of Contents on their own or under "Pastoral Offices" and "Episcopal Services." http://www.bcponline.org/

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that sacraments are "efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us. The visible rites by which the sacraments are celebrated signify and make present the graces proper to each sacrament. They bear fruit in those who receive them with the required dispositions" (1131) The Book of Common Prayer (Episcopal) defines a sacrament as a visible and outward sign of an inward and spiritual grace (857). A priest once told me that a sacrament is when something changes in both heaven and on earth because a priest or bishop invokes the Holy Spirit. <br /> <br /> Protestants hold to two dominical sacraments, that is, sacraments commanded by Jesus. In particular, those are Baptism and Eucharist. Catholics, however, hold to an additional 5 sacraments, confession or reconciliation, confirmation, ordination, and holy matrimony. <br /> <br /> Sacraments are celebrated by priests. In rare cases, lay people may celebrate. I thought this chart on wikipedia was helpful. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacraments_of_the_Catholic_Church#Ordinary_and_extraordinary_ministers_of_the_sacraments" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacraments_of_the_Catholic_Church#Ordinary_and_extraordinary_ministers_of_the_sacraments</a> <br /> <br /> My artifacts are links to some sacramentaries. <br /> <br /> First, there is the 1962 Missal. Unfortunately, it is in Latin which makes it far from useful for many of us. But it is a fun thing to look at, since this is how much of Christendom prayed for about 500 years. <a href="http://www.sanctamissa.org/en/resources/books-1962/missale-romanum-1962.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.sanctamissa.org/en/resources/books-1962/missale-romanum-1962.pdf</a> <br /> <br /> More useful to us, here is the 1970 Missal. I could not find a full missal online, which seemed odd, but this gives us the Mass, Marriage, and Baptism. <a href="http://www.catholicliturgy.com/index.cfm/FuseAction/TextSubCategories/Index/4/SubIndex/67" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.catholicliturgy.com/index.cfm/FuseAction/TextSubCategories/Index/4/SubIndex/67</a> <br /> <br /> Another source that may be useful is The Episcopal Church's 1979 Book of Common Prayer. The sacraments can be found in Table of Contents on their own or under "Pastoral Offices" and "Episcopal Services." <a href="http://www.bcponline.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.bcponline.org/</a></div>

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