Before Jesus died, he established seven sacraments in the Church to shield us with the graces of the Holy Spirit. We can find many types or symbols of the sacraments in the Old and New Testaments ...

and that the rites lead to a strengthening of humanity’s connection with God. The seven sacraments touch all stages and all important moments of Christian life.

Baptism: Babies born into the Catholic church or anyone who wants to become Catholic must be baptized in order to receive the other sacraments. Ordinarily, the priest gives baptism (but anyone can ...

Baptism is the first sacrament that initiates one into the Catholic family and before it, one is not considered a Christian in the Catholic Church. There are four sacraments in the Anglican Church ...