Spirit of Truth, Parish Edition > Grade 5 > Unit 2
Lesson 5: The Sacraments Are Not Merely Symbols
The Sacraments are holy mysteries that reveal invisible grace and truth.
The Sacraments are holy mysteries that reveal invisible grace and truth.
Baptism makes us God’s children.
Baptism is the first Sacrament we receive. It makes us members of the Church, forgives our sins, and gives us new life in Christ.
We must live the gifts of the Holy Spirit bestowed upon us and pursue the moral life in Christ in order to build up the Church here on Earth.
Marriage forms an unbreakable bond of love between the husband and the wife, which was God’s plan for humanity from the beginning.
The Original Sin was a result of the lies and temptation of the devil.
God created everything for man; but man in turn was created to serve and love God and to offer all creation back to Him.
Our natural lives are marked by many important moments that we celebrate with ritual and tradition.
Baptism makes us God’s children.
Confirmation gives a special strength to witness to the Christian faith and to defend against sin and temptation.
Jesus is the Anointed One of God, the Messiah and Christ prophesied in the Old Testament, who came to save the world from sin and death.
Holy Orders is the Sacrament through which Christ continues His ministry in the Church until the end of time.
Baptism is the first Sacrament we receive and is the first of the Sacraments of Initiation.
The Original Sin was a result of the lies and temptation of the devil.
The Sacraments of Initiation are Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist.