The art of dyeing is said to have been invented here and many-coloured carpets or mats found in the houses of the wealthy were manufactured here. It was the great entrepôt of dyed woollen fabrics, the sheep of “many-flocked” Phrygia supplying the raw material. (1) Sardis.-The modern Sart-now a mere village of paltry huts-once the capital of the old Lydian monarchy, and associated with the names of Crœsus, Cyrus, and Alexander. The purpose of the sacraments is to sanctify people, to build up the Body of Christ, and, finally, to worship God.Ellicott's Commentary for English ReadersIII. ‘The seven Sacraments are signs and instruments by which the Holy Spirit spreads the grace of Christ the head throughout the Church which is his Body.’ (Catechism of the Catholic Church, par 774) “Go therefore, make disciples of all the nations īaptise them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,Īnd teach them to observe all the commands I have given you.” (Matthew 28:19-20) ‘In him we live and move and have our being’ (Acts 17:28) ‘The Word became flesh and dwelt amongst us’ (John 1:14) ‘God so loved the world that he gave his only son’ (John 3:16) Marriage is a lifetime journey, beginning on the wedding day, of two people pledged to love through the joys and disappointments of a lifetime. Our identity as baptised people, Christians alive with God’s loving Spirit, grows throughout life, moment by moment, with every decision to become more or less like Jesus Christ. For example, our Baptism is not ‘over and done with’ when the celebration is over. We need to try to live what they signify. Loving and Being Loved, New Life, Commitment, Friendship, Family and Community, Growth.

Suffering, Healing, Comfort, Death and Eternal Life. Relationships, Forgiveness, Healing, Conversion Nourishment, Thanksgiving, Life, Self-Giving, Love, Unity and Reconciliation with God, people and all creation. Sacraments are connected with important life experiences: Sacraments of Initiation Sacraments originate in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ who is present, acting directly when a Sacrament is celebrated with the Church community. Each is an occasion of the in-breaking of God into lives, a moment of divine presence and grace an ‘outward sign of an inward grace.’ Their purpose is that we become more Christlike, closer to God in Jesus Christ, and that we may be sent to be Christ for the world. They are: Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders and Marriage. Sacraments point to the sacramentality of the whole of life. The Catholic tradition recognises seven Sacraments, moments when God acts directly and powerfully in our lives. The Church is called to be the Sacrament of Jesus Christ, the ‘Body of Christ’, making him known, continuing his mission to bring God’s Reign in the world. Jesus Christ is the Sacrament of God in the world, revealing ‘God with us’ in everything he says and does. The birth of a child, the beauty of nature, sunset, sunrise, love and forgiveness may be sacramental – when they are signs of God and ways to experience God’s presence and love. Therefore creation is able to point towards God and helps us encounter God. In Jesus, ‘the Word was made flesh’ (Jn 1:13-14) a divine person was born into the created world (the Incarnation).

Love him more surely, and serve him more faithfully” (St Ignatius of Loyola)Ĭatholic Christians have a sacramental view of life and creation. To be the means by which we can come to know him better, “All the things in this world are gifts of God, created for us, “The world is charged with the grandeur of God” (Gerard Manley Hopkins)

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