Part Two: The Celebration of the Christian Mysteries › Section Two of Part Two: The Seven Sacraments of the Church ›› CHAPTER 1: The Sacraments of Christian Initiation

› Article 1: The Sacrament of Baptism › IN BRIEF › Article 2: The Sacrament of Confirmation › IN BRIEF › Article 3: The Sacrament of the Eucharist › IN BRIEF

Questions and Answers

1194. Why are Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist the sacraments of initiation? (CCC 1212) Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist are sacraments of Christian initiation, because they lay the foundations of every Christian life.
1195. How do the faithful receive divine life through the sacraments of initiation? (CCC 1212) The faithful receive divine life through the sacraments of initiation:
1. through the rebirth in Baptism
2. through the strengthening in Confirmation
3. through the food of eternal life in the Eucharist.