BAPTISM is the sacrament of rebirth as a child of God sanctified by the Spirit, of unity with Jesus in His death and resurrection, and of cleansing from Original sin and personal sins, and of welcome into the community of the Church. It permanently relates him or her to God with a relationship that can never be erased. It joins him or her to the priestly, prophetic, and kingly works of Christ through His Church on earth.

CONFIRMATION is the sacrament by which those born anew in baptism now receive the seal of the Holy Spirit, the gift of the Father. Confirmation, as the sealing of the candidate with the Spirit, is linked with the other sacraments of initiation, Baptism and the Eucharist. This sealing of the Spirit prepares us for the witness of a mature Christian life, and for the apostolate of living in the world and extending and defending the Faith.

THE EUCHARIST is a celebration of the Last Supper of Jesus with His Apostles and fulfills the command of Jesus, "Do This in Memory of Me". Through the ministry of priests, Christ perpetuates the sacrifice of the cross in an unbloody manner. In this meal, the underlying reality of bread and wine is changed into the Body and Blood of Christ, Who is then given to us for our spiritual nourishment in communion. Because Jesus is really present in the Eucharist we adore Him in the Blessed Sacrament which is always reserved in our Churches.

PENANCE (RECONCILIATION) brings the Catholic God's merciful forgiveness for sins committed after baptism. Sacramental absolution, which follows upon sincere confession of sins, true sorrow, and resolution not to sin again, is a means of obtaining pardon from God. This sacrament also brings about reconciliation with the faith community, the Church, which is wounded by our sin.

PENANCE (RECONCILIATION) brings the Catholic God's merciful forgiveness for sins committed after baptism. Sacramental absolution, which follows upon sincere confession of sins, true sorrow, and resolution not to sin again, is a means of obtaining pardon from God. This sacrament also brings about reconciliation with the faith community, the Church, which is wounded by our sin.

THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK is the sacrament for the seriously ill, infirmed and aged. By this anointing the priest asks the Lord to lighten the sufferings of the sick person, forgive their sins, and bring them to eternal salvation. The Church encourages the sick to offer freely their sufferings to Christ and remind them that the Church is with them in their illness.

MARRIAGE is the sacrament whereby man and woman are joined together in an unbreakable bond of married love for the purpose of sharing their mutual love and needs and for the begetting and education of children.