Sacramentality
The basis of the past semester in Catholic World, has been sacramentality and the ways it is evident in all of our religion. It is apparent in all that we do and see. Everything that we come across in a day is of God, which is the underlying meaning of sacramentality. The Catholic understanding of Sacramentality is that we are to give worship to god, build up the Body of Christ and to practice charity. Guzie states this about sacramentality, "A sacrament is a festive action in which Christians assemble to celebrate their lived experience and to call to heart their common story. The action is a symbol of God's care for us in Christ" (The Book of Sacramental Basics). All Catholics share these same sacraments that we carry out in practically the same way everywhere. This our way of connecting to our God and worshipping Him. These are moments of reflection, shared with one another and God, in celebration of God and His love. Sacraments bring us together and deepen all our thoughts on life. Sacraments are in all signs of grace that are from Christ and are sought out by the Church. Sacraments is the mediator of the relationship between God, Christ and the Church. We a
Through my understanding of sacramentality, I believe it is related to almost anything in our faith as Christians. Sacramentality is related to creation because all of creation is a sacrament. It is a visible sign of God's invisible presence. This applies by saying that everything a Creator makes he leaves an imprint, saying God is in all we have. So all of the people of God have an imprint of God, our Creator. Through this comes our relationship with God giving it meaning and worth. Through our relationship with God, we can act as a sacrament or a sign of God, because we are imprinted by Him. We are left to be used as a sacrament to set out and worship all He has given us and to rejoice in Him. This sacrament is visible to all that can see the sign that we are all made as sacraments in this creation of life. The role that faith plays is trust, love, hope, belief, and acceptance. Without these essentials, faith would not exist. We must have "faith" in sacramentality, that all things created by God are signs and sacraments. We must have faith in all that we do throughout the sacraments. If we do not trust in God and His beliefs, than we do not have faith in God or the Church. Without letting go and having faith our religion would not exist. If we questioned everything we know and learn than how could we have a Church? We must believe what we know and hear because it is all we know. We must trust that God gives us certain things in life to take on because we can handle them. We have to live and let go. Have all faith in God and all he has planned for us. Our whole lives are a cycle of faith. Every relationship we have endures some faith because of all the components of faith. You can not have relationships based on hate, mistrust and denial. You must believe in the person, love the person, support the person and trust the person to have a healthy and living relationship. This is especially true for marriage. s Catholics believe that God is present in everything. He is present in other people, communities, movements, events, places, objects, and the environment, anything visible or tangible. The seven sacraments instituted by Christ have been given to us for these reasons, "To call us to worship God, To make us holy, To build up the Church, To deepen our faith, To train us to pray and To incorporate us into the Church's tradition" (FMCC). Christ is present in all of the seven sacraments individually, but as a whole because he is presents again in all we do and have. In baptism Christ is present through welcoming us to the Church and to Christ. We are reborn with Christ without sin when we are baptized. We die with Christ and are reborn after baptism. Christ is present by washing away our sins and letting out hearts and minds are open to God. We welcome Christ into our lives and agree to be people of God. We proclaim to reject Satan and all of his works and we say we will live by the word of God and His ways. We accept the Holy Spirit through baptism and are anointed with the holy oil. The white garments represent Jesus has been accepted into your life. In confirmation you complete the grace of baptism by having the hands laid upon your head and receiving the Spirit. This sacrament confirms the belonging to God that we all share. This sacrament unites us closer to Christ and increases the gifts of the Holy Spirit in us. FMCC says this about confirmation, "We receive the Holy Spirit who roots us more profoundly in the divine filiation, incorporates us more deeply into Christ, renders us more solidly linked with the church, associates us with the Church's mission, and helps us witness Christ by words and deeds." In confirmation the baptized renews their baptismal promises, and proves that confirmation is the following step in baptism. Confirmation is an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. By being confirmed in the Catholic Church we unite more firmly to Christ, increases the gifts of t
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