Sacraments of the Catholic Church — This article is an expansion of a section entitled Sacraments within the article: Roman Catholic Church .The Sacraments of the Catholic Church, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, are efficacious signs of grace perceptible to the… … Wikipedia
sacraments — From the Latin ‘sacramentum’, meaning an oath, as taken by men joining the Roman army. Already by the time of the governor Pliny (112 CE) the term is used of Christian practices he misunderstood their sacraments to be oaths by which they promised … Dictionary of the Bible
initiation, sacraments of Christian — This term refers to the process of Christian initiation or catechumenate, which concludes with the entrance of a catechumen into the Church through the reception of the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist. (See CCC 1212,… … Glossary of theological terms
sacraments of Christian initiation — This expression refers to the first three Christian sacraments Baptism, Confirmation,and the Eucharist that are traditionally conferred at the same ceremony on adults and, in the Eastern Churches, on children. These three sacraments initiate… … Glossary of theological terms
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults — RCIA redirects here. For the company with this stock ticker symbol, see Rogers Communications. The Seven Sacraments by Rogier van der Weyden, ca. 1448. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (often abbreviated RCIA) is the process through… … Wikipedia
Anglican sacraments — In keeping with its prevailing self identity as a via media or middle path of Western Christianity, Anglican sacramental theology expresses elements in keeping with its status as a church in the Catholic tradition and a church of the Reformation … Wikipedia
Christian initiation — See sacraments of Christian initiation … Glossary of theological terms
Confirmation — For other uses, see Confirmation (disambiguation). A bishop administering Confirmation. Rogier van der Weyden, The Seven Sacraments, 15th century. Confirmation is a rite of initiation in Christian churches, normally carried out through anointing… … Wikipedia
Catholic Church — This article is about the church in communion with the See of Rome. For other uses, see Catholic Church (disambiguation). Roman Christianity redirects here. For other uses, see Roman Christianity (disambiguation). Part of a series on the Catholic … Wikipedia
Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… … Universalium
