Lesson 13

LESSON 13 THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE
CHURCH (AN INTRODUCTION)
Lesson Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the lesson you should be able to:
1. Understand the meaning of the Sacraments of the Church

2. Identify the Seven Sacraments Instituted by Christ
3. Live the Grace Received through the Different Sacraments
ENGAGE
The Sacraments of the Catholic church are left by Christ to the Church to be source of
grace that through receiving them one is able to receive these grace. Not all the Seven
Sacraments were instituted by Christ but we can trace the Sacraments from Jesus. One
Sacrament was instituted by God the Father in the Old Testament. The Seven Sacraments are:
Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Eucharist/Holy Communion, Penance/Confession/Reconciliation,
Extreme Unction/Holy Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders/Priesthood, Matrimony/Marriage.
EXPLORE
Canon 840 The sacraments of the New Testament were instituted by Christ the Lord and
entrusted to the church. As actions of Christ and of the church, they are signs and means by
which faith is expressed and strengthened. Worship is offered to God and our sanctification is
brought about.
ACTIVITY (Use the answer sheet at the back)
 What was the Sacrament Instituted by God the Father in the Old Testament? How do you
trace this sacrament to Jesus?
EXPLAIN
Canon 840 The sacraments of the New Testament were instituted by Christ the Lord and
entrusted to the church. As actions of Christ and of the church, they are signs and means by
which faith is expressed and strengthened. Worship is offered to God and our sanctification is
brought about. They provide for the basic and essential needs of man's spiritual life.
1. Baptism
Baptism is regarded as the first sacrament in which we are born to the life of sanctifying
grace and to the divine life, that make us children of God. In John's Gospel, he says, "One
cannot enter the kingdom of God without being born again" (John 315). This text proves
that baptism is one of the most important sacraments and is necessary for salvation.
2. Confirmation
Confirmation is the completion of the sacrament of baptism. It reminds the baptized

individual of the gifts received during baptism. The grace of this sacrament strengthens
the person's will in doing his or her work for the building up of the church.
3. Holy Eucharist/Holy Communion
The Eucharist is the center of all the celebrations in the church. It is the highest form of
prayer, which unites us with God and the members of the community. We do this
frequently whenever we follow Christ's words during the Last Supper.
4. Penance/Confession/Reconciliation
The sacrament of penance and reconciliation was instituted by Christ to forgive sins that
a believer commits after baptism. When he appeared to his apostles during his
resurrection, he ordered them.
5. Extreme Unction/Holy Anointing of the Sick
The sacrament of anointing of the sick effects bodily and spiritual healing to those who
are suffering from various illnesses. One of the essential effects of this sacrament is the
forgiveness of sins. A sick person may not be healed physically, but he is totally touched
by God's healing hand, resulting in peace and serenity of soul and spirit.
6. Holy Orders/Priesthood
Everyone is called to serve the people of God, and this is a universal calling. The priest is
taken from the community of God's people to serve God in the ministry of preaching the
Gospel, witnessing and sacrificing his whole life for God Priesthood is a vocation not for
everybody but only to those chosen by God to serve him by giving his whole life to the
church.
7. Matrimony/Marriage
CCC 1601 "The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between
themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature Ordered toward the good of
the spouses and the procreation and education of Offspring; this covenant between
baptized persons has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a sacrament."
ELABORATE
 The seven-sacraments instituted by Christ are bestowed on us with sanctifying grace.

Each sacrament also gives a particular and special grace called “sacramental grace,"
which is the right to receive later from God the actual graces needed for the actualization
of the responsibilities and tasks demanded by the specific sacrament acquired.
EVALUATE (Use the answer sheet at the back)
 Explain the reason Christ left the Seven Sacraments to His church

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LESSON 13 THE SEVEN SACRAMENTS OF THE

CHURCH (AN INTRODUCTION)

Lesson Learning Outcomes:

1. Understand the meaning of the Sacraments of the Church

ACTIVITY (Use the answer sheet at the back)

Confirmation is the completion of the sacrament of baptism. It reminds the baptized

3. Holy Eucharist/Holy Communion

5. Extreme Unction/Holy Anointing of the Sick

 The seven-sacraments instituted by Christ are bestowed on us with sanctifying grace.

EVALUATE (Use the answer sheet at the back)

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