321. What are the sacraments at the service of communion and mission?

Two sacraments, Holy Orders and Matrimony, confer a special grace for a particular mission in the Church to serve and build up the People of God. These sacraments contribute in a special way to ecclesial communion and to the salvation of others.


Veja este tema no Catecismo

Paragraph 1533

1533. Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist are sacraments of Christian initiation. They ground the common vocation of all Christ's disciples, a vocation to holiness and to the mission of evangelizing the world. They confer the graces needed for the life according to the Spirit during this life as pilgrims on the march towards the homeland.

Paragraph 1534

1534. Two other sacraments, Holy Orders and Matrimony, are directed towards the salvation of others; if they contribute as well to personal salvation, it is through service to others that they do so. They confer a particular mission in the Church and serve to build up the People of God.

Paragraph 1535

1535. Through these sacraments those already consecrated by Baptism and Confirmation1for the common priesthood of all the faithful can receive particular consecrations. Those who receive the sacrament of Holy Orders are consecrated in Christ's name "to feed the Church by the word and grace of God."2On their part, "Christian spouses are fortified and, as it were, consecrated for the duties and dignity of their state by a special sacrament."3


Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:

How are God’s justice and mercy revealed in Isaiah? (Isaiah 58:1-14)

What is the story behind the miracle of Elisha’s resurrection of the Shunammite’s son in 2 Kings 4?

What is the promise of the Messiah mentioned in Malachi 3:1-3?

What does James 5:7-11 teach us about patience in times of suffering?

What is David’s example of faith mentioned in Hebrews 11:32-40?

What is the importance of courage in standing up for the truth, according to the Bible in Philemon 1:8-9?

What does the story of the offering of manna in the book of Numbers teach us about God’s daily provision in our lives? (Numbers 11)