Sacraments: The Seven Spiritual Wonders of the World (Biblia.com)

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The spiritual wonders of the Catholic world are known as the seven sacraments. In the sacraments we come closest to God this side of heaven. God in his mercy reaches out and meets you and me in a personal and intimate way. The sacraments are readily available to us, if we make ourselves available to them. Let us, then, examine these seven spiritual wonders of the world.

There also are prescribed words and actions. Baptism requires the pouring of water while saying the formula: “I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit …” This activity is called the form. Finally, there is a minister of the sacrament. Most often this person is a bishop, priest, or deacon, although he may, on occasion, be a layperson. (For example, anyone can baptize in an emergency situation.) Most Catholics can make a good guess as to the matter, form, and

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