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The
Act of Consecration of Man is
the centerpiece of sacramental life. In addition, there
are six other sacraments that give renewal and direction
to the natural course of our lives.
· Baptism receives the child into
the religious community, represented particularly by the
godparents.
· Confirmation takes place at the
age of fourteen to strengthen and support a young person's
path into life.
· Marriage blesses the decision
of a couple to share community of life, supported by two
chosen witnesses.
· The Last Anointing, along with
the burial ritual, helps the dying to free themselves from
the body and move into body-free spiritual life.
· Sacramental Consultation
(by request and confidential) is religious counseling for
one's life destiny, and supports individual efforts to take
responsibility for life.
· Sacrament of Ordination. The sacraments are performed by the
priest through the power conferred by the Sacrament of
Ordination. In The Christian Community both men and women
can become priests.
The
sacraments are Christ's way of speaking to us and of our
joining in his deed at important junctures in our lives.
Through them he nourishes and supports our earthly existence.
Literature
The
Seven Sacraments in The Christian Community, Capel
and Ravetz, Floris Books
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