Spirit of Truth, Classic Edition > Grade 7 > Unit 3
Lesson 2: What is a Sacrament?
A Sacrament is an efficacious sign of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, through which divine life is dispensed to us.
A Sacrament is an efficacious sign of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, through which divine life is dispensed to us.
He changed bread and wine into His Body and Blood.
Just as the food we eat becomes a part of us to nourish us and give us life and health, so too does the Eucharist make us a part of Christ and give us spiritual life.
The members of the Church are the Body of Christ.
The Paschal Mystery is how Christ’s Passion, Death, and Resurrection saved us from sin and death for new life as sons and daughters of God.
Baptism is the first Sacrament we receive. It makes us members of the Church, forgives our sins, and gives us new life in Christ.
Baptism is the foundation of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit.
We must be prepared to receive Holy Communion at Mass and to better understand the mystery of Christ’s presence to us in the Eucharist.
This month’s Teaching the Faith with Current Events explores what the Church proclaims about her most precious Sacrament, why the Eucharist should be preeminent in our lives and in our devotions, how we can truly participate in Christ’s Sacrifice at Mass, and what it means to carry our Faith out into the world with gratitude and joy.