10 commandments

First Commandment: I, the Lord, am your God. You shall not have other gods besides me.

Second Commandment: You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain.

Third Commandment: Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.

Forth Commandment: Honor your father and your mother.

Fifth Commandment: You shall not kill.

Sixth and Ninth Commandments: You shall not commit adultery. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife.

Sixth and Ninth Commandments: You shall not commit adultery. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife.

Seventh and Tenth Commandments: You shall not steal. You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor.

Seventh and Tenth Commandments: You shall not steal. You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor.

Eighth Commandment: You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. \

Roman Catholicism

The 7 Sacraments

What is a Sacrament?

A Sacrament is a physical sign of a spiritual reality

There are 7 sacraments

The first 3 are known as the sacraments of initiation

They are baptism, confirmation, and eucharist

The final 4 sacraments are confession, anointing the sick, holy orders and matrimony

GUESS WHAT IS THE FIRST SACRAMENT

Baptism

Comes from the Greek word that means “to plunge” or “to immerse”

The symbolic plunging and rising up again from the water reminds us that a new Catholic enters into Christ’s death and
then rises to a new life of grace

It is the sign of joining the Christian family (was formerly circumcision)

Both for men and women and children

Symbols of Baptism

Water – water represents cleansing

Oil – in ancient world, oil was used to anoint kings and queens to show they were set apart

White garment – Purity, means putting on Christ, similar to a bride

Candle – Christ is the light of the world and so we should be as well

Confirmation

Happened in the early Church and in Acts

Is the completion of baptism

You are saying that this is your faith not just your parents if baptized as an infant

To be done when one has reached the “age of discretion”

Effects of Confirmation

1. The full outpouring of the holy Spirit

2. Binding us more closely to the Church and more firmly to Christ

3. Increasing the gifts of the Holy Spirit in us, especially his strength to spread the faith by word and deed

Eucharist

The Eucharist is the celebration of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus.

In the Bible, it is called the Lord's Supper.

Christians are invited to celebrate the Eucharist every week during Mass.

Children usually make their First Holy Communion at the age of 7 or 8.

This is a formal affair, and children completing their First Holy Communion wear formal attire.

Eucharist

Transubstantiation – the transfer of the substance of bread and wine at Mass to the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ.

Cleanses from sin and gives spiritual energy and nourishment

Anointing of the Sick

Sacrament offered to those who are suffering from serious illness, for the elderly, for those facing major surgery, and for
the dying.

Primarily lead by priests or bishops.

They anoint the persons body and pray for them.

Sacrament of Confession or Reconciliation

It is a sacrament of healing through which Christ extends forgiveness to sinners, bringing about reconciliation with God
and the Church.
Given to priest in a confessional anonymously

Involves:

Contrition – feeling sorry for your sins

Confession – admitting our faults

Absolution – the priest forgives us in the name of Christ Jesus

Satisfaction – or penance, something to make repair for the harms our sins have caused

Matrimony

A sign of God calling a man and woman to holiness through ordinary married life.

God is the source of marriage.

Marriage is meant to be a covenant.

The Church teaches that there are two primary purposes of marriage:

1. Procreative – be fruitful and multiply

2. Unitive – become one body

Till Death Do Us Part…

The Catholic Church does not permit the divorce of a valid marriage

Annulments can be given. An annulment is an official Church declaration that what appeared to be a Christian marriage
never existed in the first place.

Holy Orders

All of us are called to serve others as part of a common priesthood, but the Church also has those who minister to us:

Deacons – helpers to priests

Priests – servants to God’s people, celebrate the Eucharist

Bishops – servants to God’s people and the priests in their area

Religious nuns and brothers – servants to all of God’s people. Join orders and take 3 vows:

Poverty, chastity, and obedience

Women & Celibacy

Women

The Catholic Church doesn’t ordain women because Jesus didn’t and because the priest is a representation of Christ who
was male.

Women can become nuns

Celibacy

Celibacy is the state of being unmarried that priests and other religious leaders choose in order to dedicate their lives
totally to Jesus and God’s people

In the Latin rite of the Church priests cannot marry

This may change one day as it is only a doctrine of the church

How does each symbol represent a sacrament?