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Baptism seals the Christian with an indelible spiritual mark of belonging to Christ.

We are set up to spend our lives in service to God through our spiritual lives in the Church

This mark we receive from God is impossible to lose, so we will always belong to God no matter what.

St. Augustine was one of the first theologians to highlight the mark we receive from God- he described the mark as a cattle brand that will never need to be repeated.

Matthew 28:19 states, " Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,"

We become disciples of Christ from this mark and carry it on throughout our lives staying true to living God's Word out in our lives.

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We begin a life of grace in Baptism and our faith lives begin

Catechism of the Catholic Church(1253)- Baptism is the sacrament of faith.But faith needs the community of believers. It is only within the faith of the Church that each of the faithful can believe. The faith required for Baptism is not a perfect and mature faith, but a beginning that is called to develop. "

Baptism gives us sanctifying grace that allows us to develop our belief in God and grow our spiritual lives.

Ultimately, we become a new creature in Baptism and are born into a new life with Christ.

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Sacrament of the Dying

Viaticum is the Body and Blood of Christ a person receives before death.

It helps a person as they pass on to the journey to eternal life and anticipate the heavenly banquet with God.

Cathechism of the Catholic Church(1524)-It is the seed of eternal life and the power of resurrection, according to the words of the Lord: "He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day."141 The sacrament of Christ once dead and now risen, the Eucharist is here the sacrament of passing over from death to life, from this world to the Father."

Viaticum allows a person to share in Christ's death and Resurrection as they pass into eternal life.

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We must have the proper intention for receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation

Participating in an informal or formal examination of conscience will help us reflect on our lives to acknowledge our brokeness.

Catechism of the Catholic Church(1431)-  Interior repentance is a radical reorientation of our whole life, a return, a conversion to God with all our heart, an end of sin, a turning away from evil, with repugnance toward the evil actions we have committed. At the same time it entails the desire and resolution to change one's life, with hope in God's mercy and trust in the help of his grace.

As stated, we must have a desire to avoid breaking our relationship with God and commit ourselves to change our lives.

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Anointing highlights the name Christian and shows that we are followers of Christ

Luke 4:18 states "The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim the good news to the poor."

In any Sacrament, being anointed seals us with a "mark" of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit then fills our hearts to go out and do things such as proclaiming his word through our actions.

Anointing shows that we totally belong to Christ and it is an indelible mark that will never leave us.

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Confirmation is the Sacrament of Affirmation.

We take the ownership of living out our baptismal call and become an adult member of the Church.

Catechism of the Catholic Church (1285)- The reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace

Confirmation is not a one time celebration shown by affirmation of our baptismal grace through service to the community.

We are filled with the Holy Spirit who helps guide us on the right path to live out our baptismal call

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The principle effect of Eucharist: intimate union with Jesus Christ

John 6:56 states "Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me and I in them"

The Eucharist renews the life of grace given at Baptism along with preserving and increasing it

Eucharist cleanses us of venial sins and gives us the strength to resist the temptation to sin in the future

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Catechism of the Catholic Church (1324-1327)- The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian Life

Everything we do as followers of Christ is based on receiving him in the Eucharist.

We receive grace from the Eucharist which allows to direct our actions toward the good of  others.

In addition, the Eucharist gives us a glimpse of what awaits us in life after death as we participate in the heavenly liturgy.

Romans 11:36 sums up how Eucharist plays a role in our lives by saying, " For from him, and through him,  and in him are all things. To him be the glory forever!