Sacraments

Christ was present at the inception of all of the sacraments which He instituted 2,000 years ago. Christ is also present every time each sacrament is celebrated.

"The sacraments are efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us."

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Through the sacraments, we celebrate the tangible presence of God and His work in our lives. The sacraments celebrate INITIATION (Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist), VOCATION (Marriage and Holy Orders), and HEALING (Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick).

Please click on the [More] button to get a brief overview of each sacrament, and the ways that you or your family members may access and experience the richness of the sacramental life in our parishes.

Baptism

Through the Sacrament of Baptism, we are freed from sin and reborn as children of God. We become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church, and made…

Marriage

The Vocation of Marriage is the divine call to show forth the love of God for the world in the love of husband and wife for each other. The bride and the groom at the wedding…

Holy Orders

Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time: thus it...

Confirmation

From the early days of the Church, while priests and deacons were authorized to baptize, the bishop retained to himself the right to complete the rite of initiation wit…

Reconciliation

The Sacrament of Reconciliation is an experience of God’s forgiving love that not only absolves us from past failures but, more importantly, provides God an opp…

Eucharist

In the Eucharist, we gain everything we need to live our lives as Christians, and it is the highest expression of our Christian faith. This is why the Second Vatican Council…

Anointing of the Sick

The focus here is on the possibility of a spiritual or physical healing but other aspects of the person’s health also are considered. Many times, the spiritual hea…

Roman Catholic Churches of Vernon and Area

SACRAMENTS