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| St. Michael the Archangel Melkite Catholic Church |
| Holy Mysteries |
The Holy Mysteries of the Church are otherwise known (in the Latin and Protestant
Churches) as the "Sacraments."
The Holy Mysteries are one of the three things that unite us to God. The other two
ways which unite us to God are prayer and fasting.
Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ gave us, through His Holy Catholic Church,
seven Holy Mysteries. These seven Holy Mysteries are:
Baptism is derived from the Greek word, bapto, or baptizo, to wash or to immerse. It
signifies, therefore, that washing is of the essential idea of the sacrament.
CHRISMATION: completes the sacrament of Baptism. If Baptism is the sacrament
of regeneration and re-birth to a new and supernatural life, Confirmation is the
sacrament of maturity and coming of age.
HOLY EUCHARIST: celebrates our life together as a Community, the presence of
Christ in our midst, the Word that is proclaimed and explained, many dimensions of
the paschal mystery of death and rebirth. We celebrate our unity with Christ in
communion and service.
REPENTANCE: celebrates and reminds us of God's mercy and helps us to
experience divine forgiveness, to forgive ourselves, and to become reconciled with
others.
HOLY UNCTION: As confirmation by conferring the Holy Spirit completes the
sacrament of Baptism, so the anointing of the sick is the complement and completion
of Reconciliation. It celebrates and reminds us of God's compassion and helps us to
experience spiritual and physical strengthening when we are ill.
HOLY ORDINATION: integrates men into the holy orders of Deacons, Priests, and
Bishops; empowering them for a lifetime of leadership and service in the Church.
HOLY CROWNING: The sacrament of Matrimony signifies the union of Christ and
the Church. It gives spouses the grace to love each other as Christ loved His Church;
the grace of the sacrament thus perfects the human love of the spouses, strengthens
their indissoluble unity, and sanctifies them on the way to eternal life.
Churches) as the "Sacraments."
The Holy Mysteries are one of the three things that unite us to God. The other two
ways which unite us to God are prayer and fasting.
Our Lord, God and Savior, Jesus Christ gave us, through His Holy Catholic Church,
seven Holy Mysteries. These seven Holy Mysteries are:
- Baptism
- Chrismation
- Holy Eucharist
- Repentance
- Holy Unction
- Holy Ordination
- Holy Crowning
Baptism is derived from the Greek word, bapto, or baptizo, to wash or to immerse. It
signifies, therefore, that washing is of the essential idea of the sacrament.
CHRISMATION: completes the sacrament of Baptism. If Baptism is the sacrament
of regeneration and re-birth to a new and supernatural life, Confirmation is the
sacrament of maturity and coming of age.
HOLY EUCHARIST: celebrates our life together as a Community, the presence of
Christ in our midst, the Word that is proclaimed and explained, many dimensions of
the paschal mystery of death and rebirth. We celebrate our unity with Christ in
communion and service.
REPENTANCE: celebrates and reminds us of God's mercy and helps us to
experience divine forgiveness, to forgive ourselves, and to become reconciled with
others.
HOLY UNCTION: As confirmation by conferring the Holy Spirit completes the
sacrament of Baptism, so the anointing of the sick is the complement and completion
of Reconciliation. It celebrates and reminds us of God's compassion and helps us to
experience spiritual and physical strengthening when we are ill.
HOLY ORDINATION: integrates men into the holy orders of Deacons, Priests, and
Bishops; empowering them for a lifetime of leadership and service in the Church.
HOLY CROWNING: The sacrament of Matrimony signifies the union of Christ and
the Church. It gives spouses the grace to love each other as Christ loved His Church;
the grace of the sacrament thus perfects the human love of the spouses, strengthens
their indissoluble unity, and sanctifies them on the way to eternal life.
| Bearers of the Mysteries |
| can read a "Vision for the Church" |
