Sacrament

A Sacrament is a ritual common in the Catholic Faith. By definition of Hexam's Concise Dictionary of Religion, it is a rite in which God is uniquely active. Other definitions includes “a visible sign of an invisible reality”, “an outward and visible sign of an inward and visible grace”. Basically, a sacrament involves a priest or any layman in a higher position who will lead the proceedings and of course the people who will be receiving the sacrament.

The known sacraments today are the sacraments of baptism, confirmation, holy Eucharist, reconciliation, anointing of the sick, matrimony, and the Holy Order. They can be explained as 1) Baptism is the act of welcoming a person into the catholic faith. 2) Confirmation is the sacrament of bestowing the gifts of the Holy Spirit. 3) Reconciliation is the same as confession. 4) Anointing of the sick is when a priest blesses a sick person so he can cope with his suffering. 5) Holy Eucharist is the commemoration of the Last Supper. 6) Matrimony is of course marriage. 7) Holy Order is the sacrament to enter priesthood.

In short, all sacraments have a certain purpose that it must serve in order to bring together the followers of the Catholic faith. It is all important to the foundation of the Church and its teachings.