Sacraments are outward signs of inward grace, instituted by Christ for our sanctification

INITIATION SACRAMENTS

BAPTISM
is the sacrament of regeneration by water in the word. The word Baptism is derived from the Greek word, bapto, or baptizo, to wash or to immerse. It signifies, therefore, that washing is of the essential idea of the sacrament.

CONFIRMATION
completes the sacrament of Baptism. If Baptism is the sacrament of regeneration and re-birth to a new and supernatural life, Confirmation is the sacrament of maturity and coming of age.

EUCHARIST
Celebrates our life together as a Community, the presence of Christ in our midst, the Word that is proclaimed and explained, many dimensions of the paschal mystery of death and rebirth. We celebrate our unity with Christ in communion and service.

HEALING SACRAMENTS

RECONCILIATION
Celebrates and reminds us of God's mercy and helps us to experience divine forgiveness, to forgive ourselves, and to become reconciled with others.

Reconciliation is available on Saturday afternoons at 4:30 in the Church, or by appointment through the Church Office (254) 547-3735.

ANOINTING
As Confirmation by conferring the Holy Spirit completes the sacrament of Baptism, so the anointing of the sick is the complement and completion of Reconciliation. It celebrates and reminds us of God's compassion and helps us to experience spiritual and physical strengthening when we are ill.

Please call the Church Office for further information, (254) 547-3735

SERVICE SACRAMENTS

MARRIAGE
The sacrament of Matrimony signifies the union of Christ and the Church. It gives spouses the grace to love each other with the love with which Christ has loved His Church; the grace of the sacrament thus perfects the human love of the spouses, strengthens their indissoluble unity, and sanctifies them on the way to eternal life.

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