Download or read book Illustrated Explanation of the Holy Sacraments written by Hermann Rolfus and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Explanation of the Holy Sacraments written by Hermann Rolfus and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Catechism of the Catholic Church written by U.S. Catholic Church and published by Image. This book was released on 2012-11-28 with total page 849 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 3 million copies sold! Essential reading for Catholics of all walks of life. Here it is - the first new Catechism of the Catholic Church in more than 400 years, a complete summary of what Catholics around the world commonly believe. The Catechism draws on the Bible, the Mass, the Sacraments, Church tradition and teaching, and the lives of saints. It comes with a complete index, footnotes and cross-references for a fuller understanding of every subject. The word catechism means "instruction" - this book will serve as the standard for all future catechisms. Using the tradition of explaining what the Church believes (the Creed), what she celebrates (the Sacraments), what she lives (the Commandments), and what she prays (the Lord's Prayer), the Catechism of the Catholic Church offers challenges for believers and answers for all those interested in learning about the mystery of the Catholic faith. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is a positive, coherent and contemporary map for our spiritual journey toward transformation.

Download or read book These are the Sacraments written by Fulton J. Sheen and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-07-24 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biretta Books is proud to present this masterwork of the great Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen! These Are the Sacramentsis a lucidly written presentation of the seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church. Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is responsible for this memorable and dramatic book which defines the meanings of the Sacraments to man, their power, and their application. In his text, Bishop Sheen skillfully describes the elements particular to each Sacrament, defining the matter and form necessary for valid administration.

Download or read book Swear to God written by Scott Hahn and published by Image. This book was released on 2005-10-18 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most solemn, majestic, and beautiful gifts that Jesus Christ gave to the world are His sacraments. He endowed them with unprecedented and unparalleled power—power to change lives, save souls, and share God’s very life. The sacraments are the ordinary means by which God directs the course of each human life and all of world history. The Church celebrates seven sacraments: baptism, Eucharist, confirmation, matrimony, holy orders, confession, and anointing of the sick. Each was established by Jesus for the sake of salvation. When Jesus spoke of the sacraments, He made clear that they were essential: Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God (Jn 3:5) . . . unless you eat of the flesh of the Son of man and drink His blood, you have no life in you (Jn 6: 53). In Swear to God, Dr. Scott Hahn explores the richness of Christ’s sacraments—their doctrine, history, symbols, and rituals. Drawing upon the Bible and the Church’s tradition, he shows how God’s covenants—with Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David—became the driving forces in history. When Jesus came to fulfill all these covenants, He established a new covenant, with greater power than ever before. Christians are God’s children now. Joined to Christ by baptism, we can already share in the eternal life of the Trinity, a life we hope to know fully in heaven. But heaven is with us, even now, in the sacraments.

Download or read book The Seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church A Brief Explanation in Connexion with Corresponding Types in the Old Testament Illustrated with Designs by J Powell Engraved by the Brothers Dalziel written by Henry Formby and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Illustrated Explanation of the Holy Sacraments written by Ferreol Girardey and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Holy Spirit works where and how He wills. The all-merciful God pours forth His grace into the souls of men in whatever manner He pleases, either mediately or immediately. The regular means of grace appointed by Christ are the sacraments, by the reception of which the work of sanctification is begun, carried on, and completed in the soul, and grace, if it has been lost, is again renewed. By the word sacrament, taken in a general sense, has always been understood something venerable and mysterious, something that appertains to God, or an act whereby man is brought into relation with God, as, for instance, an oath. But the Church understands by a sacrament one of those actual and visible signs which Christ the Lord instituted in order to give to the faithful the comforting assurance that at the moment of receiving these visible signs they are also made partakers of the invisible divine grace. A sacrament is, accordingly, the union of what is visible and what is invisible, of what is natural and supernatural, of what is corporal and what is spiritual. As man is constituted of body and soul joined together, so in His wisdom and love God has likewise attached spiritual grace to a visible sign, so that the senses may be convinced of what the soul believes. St. Augustine gives yet another reason why the Saviour instituted visible signs of His invisible grace. He says that God was pleased to employ those visible and outward means of imparting grace to the soul in order that Christians might have certain tokens whereby they might recognize one another, be united together, and easily be distinguished from heretics and other unbelievers. The holy sacraments derive their efficacy from the merits of Jesus Christ. He by His Passion and death earned for us the graces which are imparted to the soul by the sacraments. Christ the Lord instituted seven sacraments, neither more nor less. These are: (1) Baptism, (2) Confirmation, (3) the Most HolySacrament of the Altar, (4) Penance, (5) Extreme-Unction, (6) Holy Orders, (7) Matrimony.

Download or read book Illustrated Explanation of the Holy Sacraments written by H. Rolfus and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-03-30 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let us consider this on how the early Christians worshipped: It can be clearly proved that the manner of celebrating the holy sacrifice of the Mass was from the first in all essentials the same as it is now. The Apostle Paul writes: "We have an altar whereof they have no power to eat who serve the tabernacle." (Heb. xiii. 10.) Now everyone knows that in the Christian religion there is not, and never has there been, any sacrifice but the holy sacrifice of the Mass. Justin Martyr gives a description of the manner of celebrating Christian worship in his time: "On the prayers being ended the kiss of peace is exchanged. Then bread, together with a cup containing wine and water, is given to the bishop. Taking it in his hands, he gives praise and glory to the Father in the name of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, and recites an expressive prayer of thanksgiving for the gifts bestowed on us. At the conclusion of this prayer the people answer aloud: Amen, i. e., so be it. Thereupon the ministers, whom we call deacons, distribute the bread, the wine and water, that has been consecrated by the giving of thanks, to all present, and they also carry it to those who are absent. This food we call the Eucharist; none may partake of it except those who have been baptized for the forgiveness of sins and the inheritance of eternal life, and who live in accordance with the precepts of Jesus Christ. For we do not receive this as if it were common bread or common drink, but, as Jesus Christ by the word of God was made man, and took human flesh and blood for our salvation, so, we are taught, this food, which by change of substance is the nourishment of our spiritual life, through the command expressed in His words, becomes the body and blood of the God made man. For the apostles in their writings, which are called the gospels, tell us that Jesus Christ commanded them to do what He did; that, after He had taken the bread and given thanks, He said to them, Do this for a commemoration of Me: this is My body. Likewise, after He had taken the chalice and given thanks, He said: This is My blood, and gave it to them all. It is curious to observe how the very same prayers which the priest now recites at the altar are to be found in the most ancient liturgies or orders of divine worship. We will give a few prayers taken from the oldest liturgy, that of the apostle James, who for twenty-nine years was bishop of Jerusalem. They are as follows: "Send upon us and upon these Thy proposed gifts, Thy most holy Spirit, that, coming upon them with His holy and good and glorious presence, He may hallow and make this bread the holy body of Thy Christ, and this cup the precious blood of Thy Christ." At the breaking of bread, while the priest holds the one half of the sacred Host in his right hand and the other in his left, and dips in the chalice that which he holds in his right hand, he says: "The communion of the most holy body and blood of Our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ. It hath been united and sanctified and accomplished in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, now and ever." The celebrant then continues: "Behold the Lamb of God, the Son of the Father, sacrificed for the life and the salvation of the world." The thanksgiving runs thus: " We give Thee thanks, Christ Our God, that Thou hast vouchsafed to make us partakers of Thy body and blood for the remission of sins and eternal life." Hence it will be seen that the prayers appointed for the celebration of holy Mass in the early Church coincide not merely in their meaning, but in their very wording, with those in use at the present time; thus they afford unquestionable proof of the truth of the Catholic doctrine concerning the holy sacrifice of the Mass.

Download or read book The Lamb s Supper written by Scott Hahn and published by Image. This book was released on 2002-06-18 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As seen on EWTN, bestselling author Scott Hahn unveils the mysteries of the Mass, offering readers a deeper appreciation of the most familiar of Catholic rituals. Of all things Catholic, there is nothing that is so familiar as the Mass. With its unchanging prayers, the Mass fits Catholics like their favorite clothes. Yet most Catholics sitting in the pews on Sundays fail to see the powerful supernatural drama that enfolds them. Pope John Paul II described the Mass as "Heaven on Earth," explaining that what "we celebrate on Earth is a mysterious participation in the heavenly liturgy." The Lamb’s Supper reveals a long-lost secret of the Church: The early Christians' key to understanding the mysteries of the Mass was the New Testament Book of Revelation. With its bizarre imagery, its mystic visions of heaven, and its end-of-time prophecies, Revelation mirrors the sacrifice and celebration of the Eucharist. Beautifully written, in clear direct language, bestselling Catholic author Scott Hahn's new book will help readers see the Mass with new eyes, pray the liturgy with a renewed heart, and enter into the Mass more fully, enthusiastically, intelligently, and powerfully than ever before.

Download or read book An Explanation of the Sacraments and Some Other Practices of the Catholic Church written by Edward Benedictus GLOVER and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Understanding the Sacraments written by Peter M. J. Stravinskas and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding the Sacraments is a popular guide for prayer and study of all seven sacraments, designed for use by individuals and groups. Everyday anecdotes and examples enliven the text. Questions for group discussion are appended.

Download or read book The Sacraments Today written by Christopher Farrell and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have the sacraments changed because we celebrate them differently today? The sacraments remain what they always were: visible signs of God's invisible presence. But now their unique character as personal meetings with Jesus comes through much more clearly. Now the joyful dimension of a community celebrating its faith comes into clearer focus. To appreciate this new vitality of the sacraments, we need knowledge -- a new awareness. That is what this book provides. It explores the meaning of the sacraments in general, and then takes an in-depth look at each sacrament in particular. It explains the reasoning and meaning behind the new ceremonial changes of the sacraments.

Download or read book Sacraments and Social Mission written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book United States Catholic Catechism for Adults written by Catholic Church. United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and published by USCCB Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes bibliographical references (pages 540-542) and indexes.

Download or read book The Science of the Sacraments written by Charles Webster Leadbeater and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Esoteric Meaning of the Seven Sacraments written by Princess Mary Karadja and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Illustrated Explanation of the Holy Sacraments written by H. Rolfus and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Illustrated Explanation of the Holy Sacraments: A Complete Exposition of the Sacraments and the Sacramentals of the Church God created man out of love, and the love of God accompanies him all his life long. The life of man may be said to be an unbroken series of proofs of love and gifts of grace bestowed on him by God. These graces are, for instance, life, which God was in no Wise bound to give us, health, the favorable circumstances in which He placed us at our birth, the powers of our soul. Every good thing which man receives from God is a grace, because he can Claim nothing from God; all is bestowed on him out of pure bounty. Thou lovest all things that are, and hatest none of the things which Thou hast made. (wisd. Xi. All proofs of love which concern natural things alone are called natural graces. Those graces, on the contrary, which are given to man to enable him to rise above nature, or, in other words. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.