Spirit of Truth, High School > Course V > Unit 2
Chapter 5: Living the Sacrament of Baptism
A disciple has the seeds of holiness instilled by the Sacraments, but a person must cooperate with the graces to mature as a Christian.
A disciple has the seeds of holiness instilled by the Sacraments, but a person must cooperate with the graces to mature as a Christian.
Jesus remains present to us in His Church through the Sacraments, especially in the Eucharist, and through His teaching, which has been handed on through the centuries.
As the sacrament of salvation, the Church contains everything we need for communion with God. Through her, Gods grace is made visible to humanity; she lacks nothing.
Baptism makes us adopted children of God and incorporates us into the Mystical Body of Christ – His Church
Confirmation is often misunderstood as a kind of “graduation” or public acceptance of the Faith. In fact, the Sacrament of Confirmation is an important step on the path of Christian initiation that completes, or confirms, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit received at Baptism and sends the person out to proclaim boldly the Good News.
When we are baptized as Christians, all our sins are forgiven, including Original Sin, and God makes us His adopted children, restoring our inheritance as partakers in His divine life. We are no longer the lost descendants of Adam; we are children of God.
In this lesson your children explore the gateway to the Christian life: Baptism. In Baptism, your children were cleansed of the stain of Original Sin and became part of God’s family.
Baptism is the first Sacrament we receive. It makes us members of the Church, forgives our sins, and gives us new life in Christ.
The Sacrament of Confirmation more perfectly binds a baptized person to the Church and fills him or her with a special strength of the Holy Spirit.
Sin is an offense against God.
Christ’s promise of an outpouring of the Holy Spirit was fulfilled at Pentecost when the Holy Spirit descended upon the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Apostles.
The effect of this Sacrament is reconciliation with God and the Church.
God enacted a plan of salvation throughout Salvation History that culminated in the Death and Resurrection of His only Son, Jesus Christ.
God enacted a plan of salvation throughout Salvation History that culminated in the Death and Resurrection of His only Son, Jesus Christ.
Confirmation gives a special strength to witness to the Christian faith and to defend against sin and temptation.