1127. Celebrated worthily in faith, the sacraments confer the grace that they signify.48 They are efficacious because in them Christ himself is at work: it is he who baptizes, he who acts in his sacraments in order to communicate the grace that each sacrament signifies. the Father always hears the prayer of his Son’s Church which, in the epiclesis of each sacrament, expresses her faith in the power of the Spirit. As fire transforms into itself everything it touches, so the Holy Spirit transforms into the divine life whatever is subjected to his power.
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
454. Why is the civil recognition of Sunday as a feast day important?
548. How did the first Christian community in Jerusalem pray?
128. Why is the Resurrection at the same time a transcendent occurrence?
112. What is the importance of the Paschal Mystery of Jesus?
267. What is the essential rite of Confirmation?
254. Who brought to fulfillment those prefigurations?
203. What is meant by the “resurrection of the body”?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does the Bible teach about God’s final judgment, and what does Malachi 3:18 tell us about it?
What is the role of the Holy Spirit in the sanctification of the Christian?
What is the story behind the miracle of Elisha’s resurrection of the Shunammite’s son in 2 Kings 4?
What is the meaning of the “True Vine” metaphor in John 15:1-8?
What is the church’s role in promoting reconciliation according to Philemon 1:6?
How does the story of Rich and Lazarus warn us about the consequences of greed? (Luke 16:19-31)
