The Seven Sacraments
Dear Children of God! how are you? How are you spending the winter season? As you know, this is the occasion that is cold, wet and snowy. Therefore, it is better to use your break time for reading of Holy Scriptures, studying your school lessons at home and local churches, whilst helping your family on house chorus. Ok? good!
Children, may we remind you that we have been learning about “The Mysteries of Church” for the last consecutives weeks. Hope you understood our lessons and put them into practice because in Christian life, the main purpose is the act of good deed by keeping the law of God and church’s order. Well! And now we will proceed to our lesson of “The Seven Sacraments.” First let see their list.
- Baptism
- Myron
- Holy Communion
- Ordination
- Holy Matrimony
- Mystery of Penance
- Unction of the Sick
Dear Children of God! the sacraments are yet again divided into three. The first group is known as is “The Mysteries of life that bestows us the grace of children of God.” These are “Mystery of Baptism, Mystery of Myron and Mystery of Holy Communion.” The reason they are given this name is because without their performance, it is impossible to embrace infant baptism. When these three are applied, we are born again and become children of God through given a new life.
The second one is, “The Mysteries which endows us service and graceful unity.” These are “Mystery of Ordination and Mystery of Holy Matrimony.” The Mystery of Holy Matrimony is the sacrament that is performed when people get married. And The Mystery of Ordination is the sacrament of those chosen by God for the service of priesthood.
The Third one is known as “The Mystery of soul and body healing.” These are “Mystery of Unction of the Sick and Mystery of Penance.” Children, when we are sick the priest’s unction on us and we will be healed form our sickness. And through the sacraments of penance, we heal our soul from any harm, evil and deviousness. Our soul will be injured if we sin (do bad things) and thus, we shall repent (perform Mystery of Penance).
Dear Children of God! we have seen the seven sacraments and their services above. Below, we will see the sacraments that are must, repeatedly done and not repeated on laities (believers).
- The Sacraments done on all laities are: “Mystery of Baptism, Mystery of Myron and Mystery Holy Communion.”
- The Sacraments that are repeatedly done are: “Mystery of Penance, Mystery Holy Communion and Mystery of Unction of The sick.”
- The Sacraments that are not repeated are: “Mystery of Baptism, Mystery of Myron, Mystery of Ordination and Mystery of Holy Matrimony.”
- The Sacraments done on only selected people are: “Mystery of Ordination, Mystery of Holy Matrimony and Mystery of Unction of the sick.
Dear Children of God! we have seen about the seven sacraments as far as this. On our next lesson, we will see them each in detail. Until then, be obedient, good and brave children, whilst your winter break ends and you start the new year.
Farewell children! Hope to meet you on our next lesson and for now we will leave you with a good wish of peace and love.
May God be with you, Amen!