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Article 2. The Paschal Mystery in the Church's Sacraments

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The whole liturgical life of the Church revolves around the Eucharistic sacrifice and the sacraments.1 There are seven sacraments in the Church: Baptism, Confirmation or Chrismation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders, and Matrimony.2 This article will discuss what is common to the Church’s seven sacraments from a doctrinal point of view. What is common to them in terms of their celebration will be presented in Chapter Two, and what is distinctive about each will be the topic of the Section Two.

Subsections
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I. The Sacraments of Christ
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II. The Sacraments of the Church
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III. The Sacraments of Faith
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IV. The Sacraments of Salvation
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V. The Sacraments of Eternal Life
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In Brief
Footnotes
  1. Cf. SC 6.

  2. Cf. Council of Lyons II (1274) DS 860; Council of Florence (1439) DS 1310; Council of Trent (1547): DS 1601.