Sacraments
DEAR COMMUNITY,
If you are trying to inquire about any of the sacraments and would like to start formation, please reach us out and we will be more than happy to assist you.
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Baptism
In the same way as we welcome a new baby into our families at birth, we welcome them into their family of faith, the Church, with a new birth in water and the Holy Spirit. We remember that God himself came as a baby to save us — he was helpless, vulnerable, and dependent on the love and guidance of his earthly parents. As parents and family, we nurture the faith of our newest member.
First Communion
The Sacrament of the Eucharist is both a sacrifice and a meal. It has its origin in the Last Supper when, on the night that he was betrayed, Jesus instituted the Eucharistic Sacrifice of His Body and Blood. He did this in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross throughout the ages until He comes again. We do this in memory of Jesus because he told us to. Remembering is not just about looking back to a past event that happened long ago, but participating in that event in a real, although invisible way.
Confirmation
Confirmation deepens our baptismal life that calls us to be missionary witnesses of Jesus Christ in our families, neighborhoods, society, and the world. We receive the message of faith in a deeper and more intensive manner with great emphasis given to the person of Jesus Christ, who asked the Father to give the Holy Spirit to the Church for building up the community in loving service.
Matrimony
Marriage is the Sacrament by which a man and woman are bound to each other for life in a union which is total, faithful, and open to new life. Marriage is “ordered to the good of the couple, as well as to the generation and education of children.” (CCC 1660) The special grace of the Sacrament of Matrimony allows a husband and wife in their own marriage to mirror the love of Christ the Bridegroom for His Church.
Reconciliation
The Sacrament of Reconciliation, also known as Penance or Confession, is that moment of grace where one receives the forgiveness for sin won by Jesus Christ on the cross. When we sin, we harm and even kill the life of God within us given to us at Baptism. Confession is a type of “doctor’s office for the soul.” In this Sacrament, when we confess the sins we have committed since our last Confession, the priest, through the power of the Holy Spirit given to him by his ordination, is able to give Christ’s forgiveness to us. We also call this Sacrament Reconciliation, because through it, we are reconciled to God!