The Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church can be grouped into the following:

1. Sacraments of Christian Initiation - Baptism, Confirmation, & Eucharist
2. Sacraments of Healing - Reconciliation & Anointing of the Sick
3. Sacraments of Service - Matrimony & Holy Orders

The Sacrament that frees a person from Original Sin and from personal guilt, making him/her a member of Christ and His Church. Thus, it is the door to a new and supernatural life.


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This Sacrament completes the Sacrament of Baptism.
If Baptism is the sacrament of re-birth to a new and supernatural life, Confirmation is the sacrament of maturity and coming of age.
The Baptized Christian is sealed with the Power of the Holy Spirit, leading him/her to a firm Profession of Faith.
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The Doctrine of the Holy Eucharist as a Sacrament summarizes the Mystery of the Christian Faith. Jesus Christ, in the Eucharist or Mass, is the Sacrificial Lamb who selflessly offered Himself as an Expiation and Atonement for the sins of the fallen humanity.
In the Eucharist, Christ is truly Real and Present, uniting His whole Body around the Table of His Last Supper.
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This Sacrament is instituted by Christ in the Church to fulfill in its entirely her task of saving humanity. In Baptism, Original Sin and the punishment due to it are remitted. Baptism is the first justification.
Reconcilation, Penance, or Confession is the Sacrament of Forgiveness for those who are already Baptized but have fallen into sin after their Baptism.
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The Sacrament of Matrimony or Marriage is a covenant between two Baptized Christians. Marriage as a contract is raised by Christ to the dignity of a Sacrament.
As a Sacrament, Matrimony is entirely oriented on man's supernatural goal. Matrimony and Holy Orders are the two sacraments which not only serve the individual in reaching this goal but are there for the benefit of the community.
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Ordination to the Priesthood is always a call and a gift from God. Christ reminded his Apostles that they needed to ask the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into the harvest. Those who seek priesthood respond generously to God's call using the words of the prophet, "Here I am, send me" (Is 6:8)
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This Sacrament is for Healing. It is administered to those who are gravely ill or are in danger of death, to strengthen them and prepare them for a peaceful passage from this life to the next.
In the Church's Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, through the ministry of the priest, it is Jesus who touches the sick to heal them from sin and sometimes even from physical ailment. His cures were signs of the arrival of the Kingdom of God.
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