The 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. Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1131
Los SACRAMENTOS son signos eficaces de la gracia, instituidos por Cristo y confiados a la Iglesia por los cuales nos es dispensada la vida divina. Los ritos visibles bajo los cuales los sacramentos son celebrados significan y realizan las gracias propias de cada sacramento. Dan fruto en quienes los reciben con las disposiciones requeridas. Catecismo de la Iglesia Católica, 1131