Sacraments
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The English word Sacrament comes from the Latin word sacramentum, meaning "an oath of allegiance, a pledge."
The Church describes sacraments as "efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us." -- Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1131 The 7 seven sacraments are a pledge of our faith and our salvation. |
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