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Lesson 3

The Sacraments: Not Merely Symbols

The Sacraments are holy mysteries that reveal invisible grace and truth.

Catechism Connections

Lesson Topics
Effects Sacrament Signs Sacramentals Symbols
Essential Lessons

Day 1 & 2 & 3

Lesson Vocabulary

  • Mystery
    :
    A visible sign of God’s grace. Mystery is derived from the Greek word mysterion, which is interchangeable with the Greek word sacramentum, from which we derive the word “Sacrament.” Sacraments are mysteries, and mysteries is another word for Sacraments.
  • Sacrament
    :
    An efficacious sign of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us through the work of the Holy Spirit.
  • Sign
    :
    Something that stands for or represents something else. Often, a sign is a visible symbol of something that is invisible or difficult to understand. The Sacraments are sign of the grace they give to us. (1131)
  • Ex Opere Operato
    :
    Latin for “from the work having been done.” Jesus has literally already “done the work” of the Sacraments to give us the grace of God. There is nothing we do to bring about God’s grace in the Sacraments, rather, it has already been done by Christ. We simply have to receive it. (1111, 1131)

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