Sacraments are the life of the Catholic Church around which everything else, prayer, liturgy, meditations and daily living, revolves. There are seven Sacraments: Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony. The Catholic Church believes and teaches that all seven Sacraments were instituted by Jesus Christ during his life on earth. Anointing of the Sick (5) Baptism (6) Confirmation (5) Eucharist (18) Holy Orders (8) Matrimony (19) Reconciliation (24) 1. Sacraments - This article in the Catholic Encyclopedia presents the necessity, the nature, the origin/cause, the number, the effects, the minister, and the recipient of the Sacraments. 2. American Catholic: Sacraments - The seven Sacraments listed with links to articles about each: Baptism, Eucharist, Reconciliation, Confirmation, Marriage, Holy Orders, Anointing of the Sick 3. Decree Concerning the Sacraments and Canons on the Sacraments - A thorough traditional treatment of the Sacraments from the Council of Trent in the form of anathemae in response to uncertainties amongst the faithful of the time. 4. Sacraments of Penance and Eucharist - A Pastoral letter of Bishop John V. Daily of Brooklyn, New York, instructs on how the Sacrament of Penance leads to the Eucharist and brings one to the purification of souls. 5. Sacraments: Channels of Divine Grace - Article by John Hardon, S.J., focuses on understanding the Sacraments. They are listed and briefly defined, then the responsibilities of believers are described in relation to our time. 6. The Sacraments - Peter Kreeft gives a concise presentation of Catholic teachings on the Sacraments from the perspective of a convert. 7. The Sacraments - The Paschal Mystery in the Church - The official, definitive and in-depth instruction on the Sacraments of the Catholic Church from articles 1113 to 1134 in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It elaborates the commonalities of all seven Sacraments. 8. The Sacraments of the Church - Legislation on the disposition and conditions for reception of the seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church, as found in book 4 of the Code of Canon Law. Also includes sacramentals. 9. The Seven Sacraments - Main points of Pope John Paul II's homilies during his visit to England in October 1982. 10. The Seven Sacraments - A brief overview of the seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church with a general introduction to the category. Can be used as a refresher. 11. These Are the Sacraments - Book by Fulton Sheen. 12. Toward a Sacrament of the World - David J. Leigh, SJ, applies a modern theology approach to the Sacraments, bringing each one in turn under the light of modern cultural and social symbolism. 13. What Are Sacraments? - Testimonies of lay parish leaders on the Sacraments in general and of some particular Sacraments, mostly from Catholic people.

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