The effects of Baptism are the forgiveness of sins, becoming a new creature, becoming a member of the Church, forming bonds of Christian unity, and imprinting an indelible mark on the soul.
The Original Sin was a result of the lies and temptation of the devil.
Faith needs the community of believers to be supported and to grow.
Penance and Reconciliation is the Sacrament by which our sins are forgiven and we are reconciled to God and His Church.
God gave Adam and Eve one command: not to eat from the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, and they disobeyed that command.
God gave Adam and Eve one command: not to eat from the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, and they disobeyed that command.
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.
The scriptural basis, matter, form, minister, and effects of the Sacrament of Confirmation.
