http://www.stmvirgin.org/sacraments Contains a brief summary of the Sacraments and Sacramental Rites of the Church along with a discussion about deaths and burials. en-us Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:06:41 GMT Copyright 2008, The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin http://www.stmvirgin.org/sacraments Sacraments are the outward and visible signs of inward and spiritual grace, given by Christ as sure and certain means by which we receive that grace. The two great sacraments are Holy Baptism and the Holy Eucharist. 41590 Wed, 03 May 2006 21:09:43 GMT http://www.stmvirgin.org/sacraments 106500 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:25:36 GMT http://www.stmvirgin.org/sacraments/article8389c670386.htm Holy Baptism is the sacrament by which God adopts us as his children and makes us members of Christ's Body, the Church, and inheritors of the kingdom of God. --The Book of Common Prayer 8389 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:35:58 GMT http://www.stmvirgin.org/sacraments 106500 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:25:36 GMT http://www.stmvirgin.org/sacraments/article8390c670388.htm The Holy Eucharist is the sacrament commanded by Christ for the continual remembrance of his life, death, and resurrection, until his coming again. -- The Book of Common Prayer 8390 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:37:13 GMT http://www.stmvirgin.org/sacraments 106500 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:25:36 GMT http://www.stmvirgin.org/sacraments/article8393c670390.htm Holy Matrimony is Christian marriage, in which the woman and man enter into a life-long union, make their vows before God and the Church, and receive the grace and blessing of God to help them fulfill their vows. --The Book of Common Prayer 8393 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:56:03 GMT http://www.stmvirgin.org/sacraments 106500 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:25:36 GMT http://www.stmvirgin.org/sacraments/article8391c670392.htm Confirmation is the rite in which we express a mature commitment to Christ, and receive strength from the Holy Spirit through prayer and the laying on of hands by a bishop. -- The Book of Common Prayer 8391 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:38:24 GMT http://www.stmvirgin.org/sacraments 106500 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:25:36 GMT http://www.stmvirgin.org/sacraments/article8394c670394.htm Reconciliation of a Penitent, or Penance, is the rite in which those who repent of their sins may confess them to God in the presence of a priest, and receive the assurance of pardon and the grace of absolution. -- The Book of Common Prayer 8394 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:55:01 GMT http://www.stmvirgin.org/sacraments 106500 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:25:36 GMT http://www.stmvirgin.org/sacraments/article8396c670396.htm Unction is the rite of anointing the sick with oil, or the laying on of hands, by which God's grace is given for the healing of spirit, mind, and body. -- The Book of Common Prayer 8396 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:39:06 GMT http://www.stmvirgin.org/sacraments 106500 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:25:36 GMT http://www.stmvirgin.org/sacraments/article8397c670398.htm The Funeral or Memorial Service is not itself a sacrament, but celebrates and remembers all that has been sacred in the life of the one who has died. When a Christian dies, the service of the Burial of the Dead-- whether a Requiem or a Mass of the Resurrection-- celebrates the person's participation in the sacraments. The liturgy affirms that as in Holy Baptism we die and rise again in Christ, so in death, we die and rise again in Jesus Christ to life eternal. --The Book of Common Prayer 8397 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:39:34 GMT http://www.stmvirgin.org/sacraments 106500 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 22:25:36 GMT http://www.stmvirgin.org/sacraments/article8392c670400.htm Ordination is the rite in which God gives authority and the grace of the Holy Spirit to those being made bishops, priests, and deacons, through prayer and the laying on of hands by bishops. -- The Book of Common Prayer 8392 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:40:05 GMT http://www.stmvirgin.org/sacraments 107375 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:25:58 GMT