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by Anonymous on April 26th, 2004

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What are the Sacraments Catholics receive during a lifetime?

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  • by James Beatty on April 26th, 2004

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    There are seven sacraments in the Roman Catholic Church:

    1) Baptism
    2) Communion
    3) Confirmation
    4) Confession
    5) Extreme Unction (Last Rites)
    6) Marriage
    7) Holy Orders

    Of these, all Catholics are expected to take part in the first five. Baptism is usually performed on infants, the first Communion is given around the age of seven, a person is confirmed usually around 15 years. One's first confession is usually shortly after confirmation. Like Communion, confession is supposed to be partook of at least once every year. Extreme Unction, although it may be administered at any time, is usually given to people who are ill.

    With the obvious exception of clergy and nuns, all Catholics are encouraged to be married.

    Holy Orders is the sacrament that initiates a man into the clergy. Unlike all other sacraments, it is only performed on men. It is in three degrees: bishops, priests, and deacons.

    Response to edit: I'm not sure how it works in other parishes, but in mine, I took first communion when I was in first grade. I couldn't confess until after my confirmation.

    Comments

    • Reconcilliation (Confession) must happen before Communion

      Jan Szafranski

      by Jan Szafranski on April 29th, 2004

    • It goes against Catholic teachings to recieve communion first, your pastor should have known better.

      Nohbdy

      by Nohbdy on June 6th, 2004

    • Infants shoul'nt be baptize. Baptism has more meaning than "holly water" being poured on a childs forehead.

      Claudette gomez

      by Claudette gomez on March 15th, 2005

    • The list is correct, as for baptism of infants that's Biblical as in "All their households" and the infant circumcisionsofJew

      Ignatius

      by Ignatius on March 20th, 2005

    • Good answer

      Truth Monger

      by Truth Monger on April 3rd, 2005

    • You need to brush up on cannon law about reconciliation/communion

      Joseph2493

      by Joseph2493 on August 19th, 2005

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